Within our corporate Finance & Accounting team located in Denver – Leprino is seeking a Corporate Accountant to take lead with the preparation of monthly journal entries, help assure financial results are reported accurately and in compliance with policies, procedures, and accounting principles.

At Leprino Foods, starting compensation for this role typically ranges between $64,700 and $76,000. This position has an annual target bonus of 5%.

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Using technical accounting research, ensure financial statements are prepared in compliance with policies and procedures and all pertinent accounting principles.
• Provide support for both internal and external audits.
• Complete accurate, timely and meaningful account reconciliations monthly.
• Provide monthly variance explanations for business partners and quarterly balance sheet fluctuation explanations to support our quarterly financial documents.
• Maintain a system of controls over the distribution, retention and retrieval of financial reports.
• Direct external accounting firms in their monthly financial preparation to ensure accurate reporting.
• Support the budget cycle with accurate, efficient, and consistent reporting
• Develop budget assumptions by partnering with each cost center owner.
• Lead preparation of annual corporate payroll budgets ensuring accurate computation of salary/labor and benefit expenses and compliance payroll tax requirements.
• Identify processes and tools to improve the efficiency of the budgeting cycle.
• Ensure the efficient operation of the general ledger and the integrity, reliability and relevancy of the financial data.
• Preparation of certain G&A cost center budgets.
• Utilize SAP and Microsoft products to create efficiencies within the department and improve reporting and month end analytics.
• Be humble, inquisitive, patient, collaborative, innovative, results-oriented, and resilient - the DNA of a Leprino employee.

You Have At Least (Required Qualifications):

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• At least two (2) years of accounting experience.
• An excellent grasp of GAAP to process the technical expertise required for timely and accurate reporting.
• The ability to work a weekly 3/2 (office/home) hybrid schedule.

We Hope You Also Have (Preferred Qualifications):

• A Master’s Degree or MBA in the above mentioned subject areas.

Leprino Foods celebrates and supports diversity. We believe in equal opportunity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We know we are better together and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive culture that uses the unique talents, experiences, background, and perspectives of each individual employee.

Offering You In Return:

A chance to be part of a global team of individuals passionate about producing and delivering high-quality products that help feed and nourish families around the world. Leprino Foods could not be where it is today without our incredible employees. That is why we share in our success together by rewarding you for your hard work. Hiring great people who are in it for the long run is our goal. Through competitive salaries and bonuses, life, medical/dental/vision coverage, voluntary benefits, employee assistance programs, wellness incentives, tuition assistance, vacation, ten paid holidays, sick time, paid parental leave, annual merit increases, as well as the LFC Profit-Sharing & 401(k) plan. Your impact will be noticed and rewarded, as you seek to further our company, our customers, and one another.

Our Story:

Leprino Foods’ history dates back over 70 years, when Jim Leprino first started making small batches of mozzarella for local markets and eateries in the Little Italy neighborhood of Denver. We’ve grown a bit since then. Today, Leprino Foods is the world’s largest manufacturer of mozzarella and lactose, and a leading producer of whey protein. Still owned by Jim and the Leprino family, our sights are set to be the “World’s Best Dairy Food and Ingredient Company.” To help us achieve that bold vision, we’re looking for our secret ingredient: You. A motivated team member who is the best at what you do. Three passionate individuals in a small corner grocery store in the early 1950s have now grown to almost 5,000 employees throughout 16 global locations. Will you join us on our journey?