Senior Accountant

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Pasadena, CA, USA
In-Office
95K-110K Annually
Senior level
Food
The Role
The Senior Accountant prepares and reviews journal entries, reconciliations, month-end close activities, intercompany settlements, fixed-asset accounting, billing, and accruals. The role ensures US GAAP and internal-control compliance, supports audits, oversees Concur approvals, maintains accounting systems and documentation, collaborates cross-functionally, and identifies process improvements. Advanced Excel and Power Query expertise are required, with experience in S/4HANA, Concur, and OneStream preferred.
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About The Role

As the Senior Accountant at Nature’s Bakery, you’ll play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, maintaining compliance with US GAAP, and supporting month-end close and internal control processes. You bring strong technical accounting expertise, excellent analytical skills, and experience with ERP systems and other accounting software tools. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, communicate effectively with team members at all levels, and have the flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities. Most importantly, you’re passionate about driving process improvements and creating efficiencies that make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, monthly close processes, settling monthly intercompany receivables & payables.
  • Record acquisitions, transfers, disposals, and depreciation of fixed assets
  • Perform complex and bank and account reconciliations
  • Ensure compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, and accounting policies
  • Oversee Concur review and approvals, monthly billing & accruals
  • Maintain and enhance accounting systems, processes, and documentation
  • Support internal and external audits: ensure ongoing compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
  • Ensure compliance with policies related to ethics, confidentiality, and safety
  • Perform additional accounting tasks and special projects as needed
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accuracy and consistency in financial reporting.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities within accounting workflows and systems.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field
  • 5–7+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP
  • Hands-on experience with S4HANA, Concur, and OneStream preferred
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required, including complex formulas, PivotTables, and Power Query
  • Power Query experience is required; Power BI experience is preferred but not required
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
  • Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

What We Offer You
Join us in shaping the future of food manufacturing while keeping safety, sustainability and innovation at the forefront. Together, we’ll bake up something extraordinary!

Nature’s Bakery is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. Our team members' physical and mental health is important to a thriving workplace. That’s why we offer the following benefits to full-time Associates:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance offered for eligible Associates
  • 401(k) plan with a company match that vest on day 1 of eligibility
  • Paid vacation (80 hours)
  • Paid time off (40 hours)
  • Holiday pay (11 days)
  • Paid short-term disability
  • Paid life insurance
  • Banfield Pet Insurance Discounts
  • Wellness Benefits and Discounts
  •  Associate Assistance Program

#NaturesBakeryjobs

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range for this position is $95,000 - $110,000. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is between the range listed below, however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position will include variable pay, medical and dental benefits, participation in 401k plan, and paid time off benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an applicant receives an offer of employment.

The pay range shown is applicable to all US locations listed within the job posting:USD 0.00 - USD 0.00

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
  • 5-7+ years of progressive accounting experience
  • Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP
  • Hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA, Concur, and OneStream
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including complex formulas, PivotTables, and Power Query
  • Power Query experience
  • Power BI experience
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
  • Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.

  • Healthcare Strength The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.

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The Company
HQ: Mc Lean, VA
41,866 Employees
Year Founded: 1911

What We Do

For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.

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