Navis Food Partners · 1 day ago
Senior Accountant
West Haven, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expNavis Food Partners is a leading foodservice company seeking a highly qualified Senior Accountant for a dynamic, cross-functional role. The Senior Accountant will be responsible for the timely and accurate completion of financial close processes, overseeing accounting policies and internal controls, and preparing financial statements while ensuring compliance with GAAP and regulatory requirements.
Food Production
Responsibilities
Perform the month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting in a timely manner
Oversee general ledger functions and ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data
Prepare, review and analyze financial statements and reports for accuracy, compliance with GAAP, and deliver meaningful insights for decision making
Partner closely with the Controller and other departments to develop and maintain accounting procedures, practices and principles to ensure efficiency and accurate financial records and compliance with internal controls, company policies, external regulations, and audit requirements
Collaborate with Controller on workflow process improvement and project management, including implementation and documentation of the processes to ensure accuracy, efficiency and effectiveness
Oversee inventory movements, identify inaccurate adjustments, and analyze inventory reserves for slow-moving or excess stock
Maintain and keep track of the Capital Expenditure spending
Partner with the Controller to achieve operational accounting objectives by identifying any potential transactional issues, resolving problems, determining system/process improvements and implementing changes that are effective and efficient
Collaborate with other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policies and applying observations and recommendations to operational matters
Responsible for completion of external survey reports, submission of monthly/quarterly sales use tax data, supports internal, external and year-end audit and tax preparation activities
Ensure compliance with all relevant tax, legal and regulatory requirements
Other duties, as required
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business related field required
5 years of progressive experience in accounting, month-end close, account reconciliations, internal controls, lease accounting and sales use tax
Experience with ERP system, accounting system required
Proficient in Microsoft Excel and general data tools
Preferred
Previous experience in food distribution, food service or CPG industries
Company
Navis Food Partners
A holding company focused on building a premier independent foodservice distribution platform in the Northeast.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase