Accounting Supervisor

Job Attributes

94311BR
Finance
Full Time
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Business Service Center (0900)
March 25, 2024

Company Description

Performance Food Group is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Va. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG has a nationwide network of approximately 150 distribution centers, 35,000-plus talented associates, and thousands of valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping customers thrive, PFG markets and delivers quality food and related products to independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, convenience operations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers, and theaters across the U.S.
Job Description
About PFG
Performance Food Group Company is built on the many proud histories of our family of companies and is a customer-centric foodservice distribution leader headquartered in Richmond, Virginia with offices and Operating Companies across the country. Grounded by roots that date back to a grocery peddler in 1885, PFG today has a nationwide network of approximately 75 distribution centers, 20,000-plus talented associates and more than 5,000 valued suppliers across the country. With the goal of helping our customers thrive, we market and deliver quality food and related products to over 150,000 locations including independent and chain restaurants, schools, business and industry locations, healthcare facilities, vending distributors, office coffee service distributors, big box retailers and theaters. Building strong relationships is core to PFG's success - from connecting associates with great career opportunities to connecting valued suppliers and quality products with PFG's broad and diverse customer base.
A new opportunity has opened for an Accounting Supervisor on our Vistar GL team.
HYBRID OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE.
The Accounting Supervisor with the Performance Business Solutions division of PFG will be responsible for analyzing and verifying complex financial information, preparing financial reporting, reconciling general ledger accounts, and performing month-end close activities for distribution centers and other locations as assigned in a Shared Services environment supporting multiple operating companies and corporate locations across the US. Identify and recommend effective solutions towards process improvements while providing leadership and direction to a team of two or more accountants. Internal contacts with employees at all levels in the organization. External contacts may include vendors, operating companies, banks, and auditors. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.
Major Functional Responsibilities:
Supervises associates to include, but not limited to staffing, training, coaching, performance management and problem resolution. Lead small teams on special projects assigned by management. Perform detailed review of complex journal entries. Prepare and publish internal month-end, quarter-end, and year-end reporting. Perform and/or review complex accounting reconciliations and balance sheet trend analysis. Prepare and review schedules for internal/external auditors in connection with reviews/audits. Prepare and review reports. Ensure compliance with accounting policies and reporting deadlines. Ensure transactions are performed within a sound internal control environment, in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) key controls. Provide strategic recommendations for process improvements and efficient use of resources.
Effectively lead team through change. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Education/Experience Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; 2-5 years accounting experience.
General Accounting or other relevant experience in a high-volume transaction environment; Thorough understanding and application of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP); High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, working knowledge of Microsoft Access.
Preferred Qualifications
Master's in Business Administration (MBA), public company experience, food service/distribution experience. Experience with supervision and/or project leadership. AS400 and Blackline experience or exposure to other major ERP applications.
Preferred Professional Certification: CPAEEO
Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
EEO Statement
Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy; (2) the "EEO is the Law" poster and supplement; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement.