Senior Corporate Accountant

The Senior Corporate Accountant is a key member of the Finance team for a $1.9 billion public company, reporting to the Senior Manager of Accounting & External Reporting.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, along with exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden®, Chick-fil-A®, Buffalo Wild Wings®, Arby’s®, Subway®, and Texas Roadhouse® products. The foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to top U.S. restaurant chains. The company’s mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food, guided by the purpose to nourish growth in all aspects of the business.

Responsibilities

• Perform key activities within the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Manage the financial statement consolidation process, including preparation and review of consolidation and elimination entries and supporting documentation.
• Prepare internal financial statements, management reports, and supporting analyses for Accounting and Finance leadership.
• Perform analytical reviews of business segment financial results, investigate unusual or unexpected activity, and coordinate follow-up as needed.
• Prepare and review assigned journal entries and account reconciliations, including areas related to leases, stock-based compensation, cash, debt, and other corporate accounts.
• Support year-end close activities and preparation of related financial schedules.
• Own accounting for operating and finance leases, including journal entries, reconciliations, lease classification assessments, completeness procedures, and financial statement disclosures.
• Support accounting for stock-based compensation, including expense calculations, vesting activity, new grants, and financial statement disclosures.
• Support quarterly and annual external financial reporting, including financial statements, disclosures, supporting schedules, and tie-out procedures.
• Prepare supporting analyses and schedules related to business segments, GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations, debt compliance, and other financial reporting requirements.
• Assist Accounting leadership with researching, evaluating, implementing, and communicating new accounting guidance and its impact on the organization.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for internal and external audit requirements.
• Perform assigned internal control activities accurately and timely in accordance with established procedures.
• Identify and appropriately escalate potential control deficiencies, process gaps, or compliance issues.
• Maintain clear and complete documentation supporting significant accounting conclusions, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting activities.
• Support Tax and other functions with financial information and analyses required for tax compliance and other business needs.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, controls, and overall close efficiency.
• Support financial systems and consolidation activities, including annual system roll forward and related maintenance.
• Partner effectively with Accounting, Finance, Tax, and other cross-functional teams to resolve accounting and reporting matters.
• Participate in accounting, finance, systems, and other special projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of progressive accounting experience.
• Experience in either (i) public accounting or (ii) corporate accounting with direct responsibility for technical accounting areas such as lease accounting under ASC 842 and stock-based compensation under ASC 718.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and general accounting principles.
• Experience with financial statement consolidation and corporate accounting strongly preferred.
• CPA or progress toward CPA certification preferred.
• Experience in consumer packaged goods, food manufacturing, or a similar industry is a plus.
• Experience with SAP or another large-scale ERP system preferred.
• Experience with consolidation and financial reporting systems preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage financial systems, reporting tools, and automation to improve accounting processes and reporting efficiency.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and demonstrated ability to work effectively with large or complex financial data sets.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet reporting deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate across functions and levels of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, support organizational change, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Working Conditions

Works in a normal office environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, see, hear, sit, stand, talk, type, walk, and bend while moving about the facility. The noise level in the office is quiet. Occasional travel to plants or meetings is required.