Senior Accountant

The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining accounting principles, practices and procedures to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. Responsible for all entries and reconciliations of the general ledger. Analyzes financial information and produces management reports for internal and external reporting and decision-making purposes.

Responsibilities

• Manage all their day-to-day accounting operations, preparing the month-end, quarterly and year end close.

• Ensure company financial reports are prepared in compliance with policies and directives, US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.

• Ensure SOX compliance activities and internal controls are performed timely and accurately.

• Analyze monthly trends in actual invoice expenses and accruals to identify errors in our monthly expense accruals and opportunities for cost savings.

• Responsible for preparation and coordination of all 3rd party and internal audit requests and resolving all audit inquires and issues in a timely manner.

• Coordinate and audit all pension, insurance and medical IBNR actuary reports and challenge assumptions for reasonableness.

• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual analysis of financial statements.

• Oversee reconciliation of corporate balance sheet accounts and performance of corporate controls.

• Assist with process improvement and project development oversight.

• Work closely with all areas of the company to enhance reporting of key business drivers.

• Assist with annual budgeting and financial reporting as needed.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.

• CPA preferred

• 5+ years of accounting experience

• Public Accounting or accounting experience with a publicly traded company required.

Personal and Professional Skill Sets

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and the ability to work with other departments within the organization to implement business solutions.

• Highly organized and willing to engage with internal departments and external auditors to comply with filing and reporting requirements.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office

• Ability to read and understand technical forms and financial reports.

• Meets deadlines, follows through on commitments and delivers on promises.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Farmer Brothers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind. Farmer Brothers is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Farmer Brothers are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Farmer Brothers will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.