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Sr. Accountant

Dairy Farmers of America

Kansas City, KSJob$85–100K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$85–100K/yr
Location
Kansas City, KS
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Accountant supports manufacturing financial reporting for facilities through month-end close, financial analysis and reporting, account reconciliation, and troubleshooting accounting issues. The role provides guidance to plant accounting personnel, reviews work, and mentors less experienced accountants. It also contributes to budgeting, forecasting, expense analysis, reporting, and accounting projects, while identifying process improvements. The position requires 5 to 8 years of accounting experience and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementMultitaskingSelf-MotivationLeadershipTeamworkAnalytical SkillsProblem-SolvingCommunicationIndependent WorkUrgencyProject OwnershipConfidentialityBusiness JudgmentDecision-MakingUS GAAPERP ApplicationsSAPPublic AccountingManufacturing Accounting

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting5+ Years Accounting ExperienceMBACPA

Full job description

Job Description

The Senior Accountant supports the financial reporting efforts of manufacturing accounting for facilities by assisting with month-end close tasks, financial data analysis and reporting, account reconciliation, and trouble-shooting accounting-related issues. This position will require multi-tasking, strong sense of urgency, as well as effective communication.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide guidance and support in the month-end close process for plant accounting personnel at respective plants

  • Establish and nurture relationships with intra-office and plant personnel

  • Assist with month-end close, including preparation of journal entries and account reconciliations

  • Train and mentor less experienced accountants

  • Review journal entries prepared by less experienced accountants

  • Review and analyze plant month-end income statement and balance sheet and investigate unusual or unexpected trends and implement corrective action

  • Analyze complex and non-routine transactions and prepare related journal entries requiring significant judgment, accounting estimates, and application of technical accounting guidance

  • Participate and assist with the budgeting, forecasting, expense analysis processes and various supporting analysis

  • Participate in the of expense analysis and forecasting on assigned SG&A cost centers of respective business units

  • Fulfill inquires and engage in ad-hoc analysis and reporting as needed to support departments within and external to the division

  • Coordinate or spearhead various accounting-related projects as assigned by the Sr. Manager

  • Assist with ad-hoc projects, data analysis requests, and management reporting on multiple levels of management

  • Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement within areas of responsibility

  • The requirements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employee, but is not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned as required.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

  • 5 to 8 years of experience in an accounting environment

  • Public accounting experience is preferred

  • Manufacturing experience is preferred

  • Experience with ERP applications a plus, SAP preferred

  • License and/or certification – MBA / CPA or further education preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Must be willing to travel 5%-15% (1-3 times per year)

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

  • Advanced organizational and time management skills, including ability to multitask and set priorities for multiple divisions

  • Driven self-starter

  • Demonstrate exceptional leadership abilities with team player mentality

  • Collaborate effectively and foster strong teamwork skills

  • Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written with various levels of leadership

  • Ability to work independently on tasks or projects after a brief explanation of the desired results

  • Ability and willingness to work with a sense of urgency and within deadlines

  • Ability to take ownership for assigned projects and see through to completion

  • Maintain confidentiality of information

  • Demonstrate solid business judgment and decision-making skills

  • Strong knowledge of US GAAP

An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans

Pay Range $85000-$100000/Annually

How this job compares

Set against the 3,339 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–100K/yr
  • US median$75–100K/yr974 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $93K, is 6% above the US median midpoint ($88K) — in the middle half of Accountant salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 26 open Accountant jobs in Kansas and 3,339 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,183 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,815 of the 3,339 open Accountant jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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