Brand: Post Consumer Brands
Categories: Finance
Locations: Lakeville, Minnesota
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Remote Eligible: No
Req ID: 30930
Job Description
Business Unit Overview
Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats, PEBBLES, Grape-Nuts and Malt-O-Meal cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish, Kibbles 'n Bits and 9Lives dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea: To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit www.postconsumerbrands.com and follow us on LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/company/postconsumerbrands/) or Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Post-Consumer-Brands/1919490918137560/) for the latest news.
Location Description
Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.
Responsibilities
Accounting Manager
Big company opportunity. Small company attitude.
About the Role
As an Accounting Manager , you'll be a critical contributor to accurate, timely financial reporting and strong accounting controls. You'll partner closely with the business to deliver thoughtful, responsive support while building a collaborative, positive, and engaging team culture. In this role, you'll also be a coach and mentor, helping accountants grow their technical skills, critical thinking, and confidence through a high-performing (and genuinely enjoyable) close environment.
Location: Lakeville, MN - Hybrid, Onsite requirement 3 days a week.
Key Responsibilities
Lead timely, accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
Lead, coach, and mentor accountants; review journal entries, workpapers, and account reconciliations for quality and accuracy.
Strengthen team culture through open communication, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
Research and evaluate changes inGAAP and other regulatory guidance; confirm treatments align to GAAP and document conclusions.
Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Provide accurate and timely information to the parent company; support alignment with corporate policies, standards, and expectations.
Partner cross-functionally to explain accounting impacts, support business initiatives, and provide practical, solution-oriented guidance.
Own SOX controls within the accounting function; maintain documentation and support testing/remediation with Internal Audit and the SOX manager.
Serve as back-up for key accounting functions to ensure continuity and on-time execution.
Support special projects as assigned.
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Qualifications
What We're Looking For
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
CPA license (active or inactive)
7-10 years of progressive accounting experience
Experience in a public company environment , including understanding of SEC reporting , internal controls, and close rigor
Experience leading or mentoring accounting professionals
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
Strong experience conducting GAAP research and applying GAAP
Preferred
Experience with JD Edwards or another advanced ERP system
Why You'll Love This Role
You'll see your impact. This is a role where your handprint shows up in the work-your expertise improves reporting, controls, and how decisions get made.
Big resources, small-company feel. You'll have the opportunity to do big things with strong support behind you - without losing the agility, connection, and culture that make work feel human.
A place to grow people (and be proud of it). You'll shape and develop a team through mentorship, coaching, and continuous improvement - building capability while building community.
Purpose you can connect to. We're here to make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all - and that mission shows up in how we work and who we serve.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're energized by leading strong closes, elevating controls, and building a team that's both high-performing and fun to be part of, we'd love to meet you. Apply today and discover what's just right for your next chapter.
The pay range for this position is $89,506 - $132,468 per year.
Accounting Manager
Big company opportunity. Small company attitude.
About the Role
As an Accounting Manager , you'll be a critical contributor to accurate, timely financial reporting and strong accounting controls. You'll partner closely with the business to deliver thoughtful, responsive support while building a collaborative, positive, and engaging team culture. In this role, you'll also be a coach and mentor, helping accountants grow their technical skills, critical thinking, and confidence through a high-performing (and genuinely enjoyable) close environment.
Location: Lakeville, MN - Hybrid, Onsite requirement 3 days a week.
Key Responsibilities
Lead timely, accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting.
Lead, coach, and mentor accountants; review journal entries, workpapers, and account reconciliations for quality and accuracy.
Strengthen team culture through open communication, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
Research and evaluate changes inGAAP and other regulatory guidance; confirm treatments align to GAAP and document conclusions.
Drive process improvements that increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Provide accurate and timely information to the parent company; support alignment with corporate policies, standards, and expectations.
Partner cross-functionally to explain accounting impacts, support business initiatives, and provide practical, solution-oriented guidance.
Own SOX controls within the accounting function; maintain documentation and support testing/remediation with Internal Audit and the SOX manager.
Serve as back-up for key accounting functions to ensure continuity and on-time execution.
Support special projects as assigned.
xt chapter.
What We're Looking For
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
CPA license (active or inactive)
7-10 years of progressive accounting experience
Experience in a public company environment , including understanding of SEC reporting , internal controls, and close rigor
Experience leading or mentoring accounting professionals
Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines
Strong experience conducting GAAP research and applying GAAP
Preferred
Experience with JD Edwards or another advanced ERP system
Why You'll Love This Role
You'll see your impact. This is a role where your handprint shows up in the work-your expertise improves reporting, controls, and how decisions get made.
Big resources, small-company feel. You'll have the opportunity to do big things with strong support behind you - without losing the agility, connection, and culture that make work feel human.
A place to grow people (and be proud of it). You'll shape and develop a team through mentorship, coaching, and continuous improvement - building capability while building community.
Purpose you can connect to. We're here to make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all - and that mission shows up in how we work and who we serve.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're energized by leading strong closes, elevating controls, and building a team that's both high-performing and fun to be part of, we'd love to meet you. Apply today and discover what's just right for your next chapter.
Post Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, status as a covered veteran and any other category protected under applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
