What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Manager, Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting (Clayton, MO) position at Premier Nutrition?
Here’s what all the hype is about…
BellRing Brands, Inc. (NYSE: BRBR) is a $2 billion (revenue) publicly traded holding company and a rapidly growing leader in the global convenient nutrition category offering ready-to-drink shake and powder protein products. Our subsidiary, Premier Nutrition Company (PNC), sells the brands Premier Protein, Dymatize, and PowerBar, which is sold internationally.
BellRing Brands has a simple, yet powerful, formula for its success, which we’ve been nailing since we went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019. We are super-intentional about designing a people-centric culture where everyone feels like they truly connect and belong. We have found that our purpose-driven, connected employees who are consistently mastering new skills and flourishing will deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with amazing people and thriving cultures attract and retain top talent, which means the cycle becomes self-reinforcing or what we call our regenerative culture.
We don’t mind sharing our secret formula since we think the world would be a better place if more workplaces treated adults like adults and gave them the platform to do the best work of their lives—alongside some truly amazing teammates. Why don’t more companies do this? Well, it takes deep-in-your-bones conviction to your people, products, and purpose to pull it off. It also takes resisting the urge to try to control people and instead trusting them to make the right decisions and by keeping time-consuming processes and rules to a minimum. Our rewards and success focus more on the We than the Me to avoid the silos that often characterize companies of our size; and we find that assuming positive intent and focusing on our shared purpose of building great brands and a great company is why people love working for us and we get so many workplace awards year after year.
We have a long list of ways we take care of our people, but here are some crowd-pleasers that our teammates often say they love most: Year-round ½ day Fridays, 6% 401k match after 1 year, all positions bonus-eligible, Costco or Sam’s membership reimbursement, monthly phone and internet reimbursements, on-site gym access, generous paid family leave regardless of gender, company-wide volunteer days, company-matched charitable donations, no employee handbook, no dress code, and coaching conversations instead of performance reviews.
BellRing Brands seeks individuals who will flourish in this type of work environment and will add to our culture and help build this high-growth company for the next phase in our amazing journey. Does this sound like you? Then read on…#LI-HYBRID
The role you’re interested in…
If you enjoy a highly varied workday with a mixture of intense conversations, solving complex problems, working directly with BellRing’s CFO, and a chance to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels and throughout the C suite, this might just be the job you always deserved but has eluded you…until now.
The Sr. Manager will be an integral member of the accounting/finance team and will work closely with the rest of the organization to ensure complete, accurate, and timely SEC reporting. This role will report directly to the Director of Financial Reporting and will work closely with members of the corporate accounting team, investor relations, and the business units.
The Sr. Manager’s primary goal is to lead the preparation and completion of SEC filings, primarily 10-Qs and 10-Ks. This role will also be responsible for overseeing the team’s compliance with audit requests and SOX requirements. Additionally, they will be responsible for leading the disclosure committee’s review of the draft financial statements and managing the technical accounting function, including the annual goodwill impairment assessment, quarterly technical memos, and evaluation of new accounting standards. The position requires strong SEC reporting experience, managerial leadership, knowledge of US GAAP and SEC requirements, effective communication, problem solving, and analytical skills. The Senior Manager will manage a Staff Accountant while maintaining a hands-on role.
The work environment…
So, what’s it like to work here? If you’re based in the greater St. Louis area, you’ll walk into our new, modern Clayton, Missouri headquarters each Tuesday morning and start the in-person portion of our hybrid work week at our weekly all-company meeting live-streamed along with our colleagues at our flagship subsidiary, Premier Nutrition Company, which is headquartered in Emeryville, California. During that time, we watch one of our newer teammates tell their personal life and career journey followed by short updates on any hot topics that might be relevant to the week ahead such as product news, culture events, and ringing the bell (i.e., things to celebrate).
We are a true hybrid workplace with aligned days in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. What this means in practice is you will have more flexibility and time to do focused work at the beginning and end of the workweek, and the middle portion will be filled with connecting in person for things like innovation, impromptu collaboration, having respectful challenges to get to better decisions, leadership role-modeling, and culture building. Great work cultures are built on the stories about what great looks like in practice, and, if you think about it, no one ever told a great culture-building story about something that happened off-camera on a Zoom or Teams meeting. The expected pay scale for this role is $135k to $145k, which may vary based on relevant experience, qualifications, geographic area (if applicable), and internal equity for the role.
You’re excited about this opportunity because your time will be filled with…
Strategic Reporting Initiatives: 60% of the time
- Oversee the preparation and filing of financial SEC reports, including 10-Qs, 10-Ks, and 11-Ks, ensuring compliance with SEC regulations and GAAP
- Serve as primary contact for external auditors (PwC) and internal auditors (EY) regarding corporate related controls and requests and provide auditors with required data for their audits
- Maintain documentation of SEC reporting processes, while ensuring internal control protocols are followed
- Support and drive technology capabilities for the team with a continuous improvement mindset
- Lead and contribute to projects spanning across other departments
Technical Accounting Initiatives: 20% of the time
- Manage the technical accounting function, including the annual goodwill impairment assessment, quarterly technical memos, and evaluation of complex accounting issues
- Stay up to date on changes to GAAP standards and other regulations, and provide company specific recommendations to ensure compliance with new or changing standards
- Maintain documentation of technical accounting memos and accounting policies, while ensuring internal control protocols are followed
- Provide guidance over significant contracts, ensuring accounting accuracy and appropriate accounting treatment
Coaching, guiding, and business partnering: 20% of the time
- Hire, coach and develop staff and senior accountants
- Prioritize tasks and assignments for direct report
- Lead internal and external team meetings (when necessary), where the management team discusses financial statement disclosures, changes to accounting standards, and process improvement projects
What are we looking for?
- Great attitude with the ability to troubleshoot issues and identify solutions in a positive, resourceful, and team-oriented way
- Strong analytical, organizational and research abilities
- Must be a motivated, self-starter, who is able to work independently or with a team
- Ability to handle multiple priorities and work well under pressure
- Ability to meet strict deadlines on a consistent basis
- Ability to work with all levels of personnel, from staff to executive management
- Desire to be a part of a team working in a rapidly growing, fast paced, success-focused environment
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
Experience:
- 8 years of relevant accounting experience with large public companies
- 2 years of people management experience required
- Public Accounting experience and a CPA license or Masters in Accounting preferred
- Experience with financial reporting software such as Workiva preferred
So, if after reading through this long list you’re thinking—I’m not sure I meet 100% of these requirements, should I still apply? YES—if you embody a growth mindset, see challenges as opportunities to develop, and find innovative ways to get the real work that matters done, you sound like our kind of candidate!
The 5 capabilities or mindsets most relevant to this role:
The 5 capabilities or mindsets most relevant to this role:
- Foster an environment where everyone can connect and truly belong
- Be a builder by creating for the future
- Bring people along by providing context and cascading information; share openly and inclusively
- Enterprise strategic view—take the full company perspective over departments or channels
- Inspire and influence—build trusting, win-win relationships; motivate those whom you lead and peers
You will thrive here and may just do the best work of your life if…
- You want to be an integral part of shaping an amazing work culture and being a culture-add
- You know when good enough is good enough, or the rare times when execution needs to be flawless
- You can be flexible in your approach and abandon past practices if they don’t make sense
- You are comfortable being natural, casual, open, and even a bit playful at work
- You don’t have a big ego and give credit and praise freely
- You like to get stuff done
- You can be both clear and kind—empathetic yet hold people accountable
- You can do periods of focused, deep work on projects that drive the business forward
This may not be your ideal next career move if…
- You like hierarchy, and command and control management
- You like a “big company” impersonal, cog-in-the-machine vibe—that ain’t us
- You like things to not change much (we suggest the elevator business for that)
- Dealing with ambiguity or experimentation is not your jam
- You enjoy writing stuffy job descriptions (wink, wink)
- You want to work in your own silo-of-excellence
- You prefer engaging with your camera off, better yet, on mute, and demonstrating excellence through email
- You tend to chase whatever shiny object presents itself during the day instead of real results through focus
Here’s the deal with our not-so-standard, um…standard interview process because we know you are the curious type, which is why you’re still reading this…
- Quick 30 min phone chat with a high energy member of our Talent Acquisition team to do a quick overview of your background and answer any burning questions you have
- Team interviews are kept to a minimum to foster a more efficient, candidate-friendly process (too many interviewers yields little value and drags out the process for you—and who wants that, right?):
- A short series of in-person or video interviews in a 1:1 setting; these are usually with the hiring manager, one or two other team members, and a person from another team to get broader perspectives (note: we don’t do panel interviews because they don’t give interviewers a chance to ask you unique questions, and we assign interviewers different roles so we’re probing different capabilities)
- Once your interview concludes, the team will meet for an in-depth consultative process to ensure we are hiring the right person for the right job. Interviewers must come in with a strong yes or no vote beforehand to avoid groupthink with supporting reasons. The collective thoughts on your candidacy will be discussed in an environment of safety to challenge ideas respectfully, debate, and be open to all important qualifications of the candidates. A trained, disinterested bias blocker will be present to help mitigate bias so the team can make a sound hiring decision. The moment of truth arrives when the hiring manager makes the big decision. If you nailed the interviews, guess what? The offer is all yours! And the ball is in your court. Will you accept? We sure hope so because this place is the real deal, and don’t just believe us—just ask the 93% of our people who said this is a great place to work in our most recent employee survey.
We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment to contribute to the success of our organization. BellRing Brrands 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.
Salary : $135,000 - $145,000
