McLane Company, Inc Looking for Senior Accountant at Temple, TX  Full Time

McLane is one of the largest and most stable supply chain services leaders in the United States. We’ve been at the forefront of delivering retail and restaurant solutions for convenience stores, mass merchants, drug stores, and chain restaurants for over 125 years. Our vision is to be an agile, innovative, and unified supply chain partner that delivers a superior customer experience, improves the lives of our teammates and community, and produces best-in-class returns.

The Senior Accountant is jointly responsible for financial and accounting activities within a McLane Company, Inc. grocery division. They also have frontline supervisory and leadership responsibilities for the division’s non-exempt accounting team. We are seeking trustworthy candidates who can work efficiently without sacrificing accuracy. This position will manage accounting tasks, create journal entries, gather, track, analyze and present accounting information as needed. Manage CIP asset projects as requested. Detailed reports are required for account recons and a good audit trail and ensure that confidential information is secure for bank deposits. Manage the Supplier set in Oracle Expense Payable and additional tasks that are assigned. You can expect to work with large amounts of numerical data, handle multiple tasks, deadlines, and provide reports to divisional and management personnel. A firm understanding of Accounts Payable practices and regulations for supplier setup is necessary, as well as strong verbal and written communication skills. Applicants should have a firm grasp of Excel and Microsoft products.

BENEFITS:

• Day 1 Benefits available: medical, dental, and vision insurance, FSA/HSA and company-paid life insurance.
• Get paid early. Get paid fast.
• 401(k) with annual company match.
• Paid holidays, vacation time, sick leave accrual, college tuition reimbursement, and more!

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS / PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Other duties may be assigned. A teammate in this position must have the ability to:

• Share responsibility for all aspects of the financial reporting of a division, such as:
  • Financial statement preparation and management including advanced balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Support all departments in expense control to include review and analysis.
  • Set up, maintain, and inventory fixed assets.
  • Prepare documents for internal and external audits.
  • Maintain compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), McLane accounting policies, best practices and other internal controls.
  • Assist in preparing the annual budget.
• Prepare, file and pay product excise taxes and other taxes as needed including:
  • Forecast and facilitate the purchase of excise tax indicia.
  • Assist in meeting physical security and internal control objectives of tax indicia and taxable product.
  • Facilitate various jurisdictional audit and information requests.
• Supervise and train accounting department clerical staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
A teammate in this position must:

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• Be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or CPA-in-progress preferred.
• Possess 3 or more years of accounting experience.
• Have strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Have Oracle E-Business Suite experience preferred.
• Possess strong analytical skills.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Have the ability to organize, forecast and meet deadlines.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Office environment.
• Interaction with cigarette stamping and inventory control in a distribution center environment.

Candidates may be subject to a background check and drug screen, in accordance with applicable laws.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.