Jr Accountant

Description

Jr Staff Accountant

Jr Staff Accountant supports the Finance Dept. with routine and non-routine duties with emphasis on general ledger management, account reconciliations, journal entry postings, financial reporting, accounts payable, corporate G&A forecast and budgeting, as well as special projects. Also the liaison between the office and corporate for accounts payable issues. Responsible for misc. projects as assigned by manager. Completes these projects with minimal supervision.

Join the team at Dr Pepper Snapple Group and make a difference by pursuing everything that you do with the determination that sets us apart from our competitors. Driving for results leads to recognition and personal growth within the company, helping us to achieve our goal to “Be the Best Beverage Business in the Americas”. The success that comes from within each of us is recognized, and creates opportunities for your growth in the organization.

Duties include:

• Support the finance manager and accountant with month end close activities, including analysis of expense accounts and posting corresponding journal entries.
• Review profit center expense account detail for utilities, repairs & maintenance, and occupancy for accruals needed or miscodings and prepare corresponding je's.
• Maintain the Fastrak (bridge tolls) account for all the branches. Obtain the daily transactions in account. Distribute the cost of the fees for the month between the branches by how often the branch vehicles cross the bridge.
• Work as the liaison between the branch office managers and AP in Plano. Any issues the office managers have with invoices not being paid or any other issues relating to AP. In addition, prepare check request for utility bills for NW branches, business license renewals, other city/state correspondence
• Prepare, upload, and manually enter monthly journal entries.
• Prepare account reconciliation for general ledger accounts.
• Responsible for acting on outstanding reconciliation items in a timely manner. Identify and resolve differences through interaction with other departments and utilization of reconciliation aids from SAP.
• Monthly financial reporting preparation and analysis of financial variances to Budget and Prior Year.
• Manage and file Business License renewals and other required government filings.
• Miscellaneous research projects as assigned by manager.
• Special Projects.

Total Rewards

We take great pride in offering our people benefits that are competitive. We appreciate hard work, innovative ideas and unending passion, which is why we provide a comprehensive set of benefits and options designed to fit the unique lifestyles of our employees from day one based on eligibility requirements.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• 1-3 Years of experience in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Windows based programs.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Admin, or Bachelors Science in Finance from an Accredited University, and 1-3 years of related experience.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS) is one of North America’s leading refreshment beverage companies, manufacturing, bottling and distributing more than 50 brands of carbonated soft drinks, juices, teas, mixers, waters and other premium beverages.

With a brand heritage spanning more than 200 years, the DPS portfolio includes some of the most recognized beverages in the Americas . More than 75 percent of the company’s overall volume is from brands that are either #1 or #2 in their flavor categories. In addition to its flagship Dr Pepper and Snapple brands, the DPS portfolio includes 7UP, Mott’s, A&W, Sunkist soda, Hawaiian Punch, Canada Dry, Schweppes, RC Cola, Diet Rite, Squirt, Penafiel, Yoo-hoo, Rose’s, Clamato, Mr & Mrs T and other well-known consumer favorites.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Dr Pepper Snapple Group recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V