Senior Accountant

Festival Foods • De Pere, WI

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About The Position

ABOUT FESTIVAL FOODS: We are a Wisconsin grocer that is committed to giving back to the communities it serves and providing guests with exceptional service and value. We operate +40 full-service supermarkets across the state of Wisconsin. At Festival, people are at the top of our list. You’ll see it in everything from our daily interactions to how we treat our guests – even in our extensive associate benefits and programs.

Title: Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant plays a key role in the integrity, efficiency, and effectiveness of our accounting function. This role requires strong technical accounting expertise paired with a process-oriented, forward-thinking mindset. The ideal candidate is collaborative, creative, communicative, and takes ownership of their work to drive continuous improvement across the Accounting team. Working closely with the Accounting Director, the Senior Accountant will maintain the general ledger, analyze financial data, prepare and interpret financial statements, and contribute to process enhancements that support our business.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of progressive accounting experience; retail or multi-unit experience strongly preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of GAAP, month-end close processes, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Experience with fixed assets, inventory, prepaids, lease accounting, and payroll-related accruals.
• Creative and process-minded, with demonstrated ability to improve accounting workflows.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across levels and functions.
• High level of ownership, accountability, and decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Great Plains/Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the accounting for real estate and asset leases ensuring compliance with standards such as ASC 842.
• Oversee fixed assets accounting ensuring compliance with GAAP.
• Assist with selection, setup, configuration, testing, and optimization of accounting software.
• Perform accounting for a multiple legal entity business structure including allocations, eliminations, and consolidations.
• Prepare journal entries, reconciliations, and financial schedules for fixed assets, inventory, prepaids, lease accounting, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Maintain accurate and complete general ledger records in accordance with GAAP.
• Ensure all month-end, quarter-end, and year-end deadlines are met.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial data and proactively recommend corrective actions.
• Demonstrate a high level of ownership and decision-making, contributing ideas to improve processes, mitigate risk, and support accuracy and timeliness of financial reporting.
• Assist with audit requests and support external auditors through timely and accurate documentation.
• Create and maintain automated accounting processes that increase efficiency and reduce error risk.
• Partner with cross-functional teams and third-party providers to design, test, and implement accounting system integrations and process improvements.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Associate Discount: Enjoy an industry-leading 15% off your grocery purchases for you and your immediate household!.
• Weekly Pay & Premium Pay: Hourly associates are paid weekly, providing more frequent access to their funds. Part-time store associates are paid a $1 premium per hour on Sundays and select holidays. Hourly full-time store associates receive time and a half on Sundays and select holidays.
• Two-Week Advanced Scheduling: Better Planning. Better Balance. We provide our associates with their schedules two weeks in advance, offering greater predictability & flexibility.
• Vision & Dental Insurance: Part-time and full-time associates are eligible for vision insurance and two dental coverage options that are designed to fit your needs.
• Support: Our associates receive support for their total well-being; including 3 weeks of paid parental leave, a fitness reimbursement program offering savings off of fitness membership fees; our EAP (Employee Assistance Program) and LEAPCare Care Coaches, which provide associates confidential care related to hospital visitation, conflict resolution, stress management, marriage or divorce, family issues and depression or anxiety.
• Save for Your Future: Offering a 401(k), we’re proud to support our associates in planning for retirement. The 401(k) plan empowers associates to save a portion of their paychecks for retirement. Festival Foods has an annual discretionary match to help our associates reach their savings goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level