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Here’s what all the hype is about…
BellRing Brands, Inc. (NYSE: BRBR) is a 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, and we are part of our holding company, BellRing Brands.
PNC has a simple, yet powerful, formula for its success, which we’ve been nailing since its founding in 1997. We start off with an organization powered by our company purpose—Changing Lives with Good Energy. Then our purpose-driven people are given the support and autonomy to develop and grow. Next, we are super-intentional about designing a culture where everyone feels like they truly connect and belong, which is one of our five company core values. Purpose-driven, connected employees who are consistently mastering new skills deliver amazing business results. And winning companies with amazing people and thriving cultures attract and retain top talent, so the cycle becomes self-reinforcing or what we call our regenerative culture.
We don’t mind sharing our formula since, as people who we believe in the power of changing lives with good energy, 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 colleagues. Why don’t more companies do this? 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. The results of our vibrant culture speaks for themselves: We were certified as a Great Place to Work™ for the 8th year-running in 2024. And we currently rank #3 on Fortune Magazine’s Best Workplaces in our category, and in the top 12 for each of the last 6 years.
We have a long list of ways we take care of our people, but here are some crowd-pleasers that our employees often say they love most: Year-round ½ day Fridays, in-office massages, free lunches & snacks, dogs in the office, month-long cultural and diversity celebrations, monthly over-the-top in-office events like bring your kids to work day, 6% 401k match after 1 year, generous paid family leave regardless of gender, all positions bonus-eligible, company-wide volunteer days, company-matched charitable donations, no employee handbook, no dress code, coaching conversations instead of performance reviews, walking meetings, free exercise classes, and company-paid gym membership for Emeryville-based employees.
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…
The role you’re interested in…
The Staff Accountant will play a critical role in the preparation and delivery of monthly financial statements for BellRing Brands. The position will work cross-functionally across BellRing’s subsidiaries to ensure compliance with SEC regulations and with the corporate accounting and consolidations team to support the month end close process and provide audit detail and support.
We are looking for an analytical and detail-oriented individual to assist with SEC filings, technical accounting analyses, and support during the close process. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, CPA certification (or progress towards it), and experience with SEC reporting. You will contribute to board slide preparation, maintain reporting calendars, and engage in system and process enhancements. Strong communication skills are required and proficiency in financial reporting software preferred.
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 the 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 $70k to $80k, 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: 80% of the time
- Assist in the preparation of SEC filings, including 10-Qs, 10-Ks, and 11-Ks, and help ensure accurate and timely submissions
- Support the corporate accounting and consolidations team during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
- Contribute to the preparation of board slides
- Help maintain and update SEC reporting calendars and participate in internal reporting on a monthly basis
- Assist with the reconciliation and validation of financial data from OneStream to reporting systems
- Engage in projects such as system implementations and process improvements during non-peak periods
- Support the maintenance of SOPs and process flow charts for the department's activities
- Work with the team to evaluate and recommend system enhancements or additional resources as needed
- Coordinate with external auditors (PwC) and internal auditors (EY) regarding corporate related controls and requests and provide auditors with required data for their audits
Technical Accounting Initiatives: 20% of the time
- Participate in technical accounting analyses, including goodwill impairments and quarterly memos
- Stay up to date on changes to GAAP standards and other regulations to help 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
- Help with the review of significant contracts to provide relevant accounting guidance, ensuring accounting accuracy and appropriate accounting treatment
What are we looking for?
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
Experience:
- 1 - 3 years of relevant accounting experience required
- Public Accounting experience and a CPA license or Masters in Accounting
- Experience with consolidations tools and financial reporting software such as Workiva preferred
- Experience with publicly traded companies preferred
Skills and mindset:
- Understanding of SEC reporting requirements and technical accounting principles
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communication and teamwork abilities
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities
- Proficiency in using financial reporting software and Microsoft Office Suite
- Desire to be a part of a team working in a rapidly growing, fast paced, success-focused environment
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:
- Be a builder by creating for the future
- Embody a strategic mindset
- Challenge ideas respectfully by sharing your real opinion with conviction
- Bring people along by providing context and cascading information; share openly and inclusively
- Emotional intelligence— awareness and regulation of emotional impact on others
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.
If we haven’t convinced you to apply already, here are some of our favorite perks and benefits:
- Friday afternoons off (and of course a hefty PTO package plus 11 holidays)
- 401K match. Literally free money
- Hybrid work with 3 days a week in the office
- All jobs are bonus-eligible
- Extended paid parental leave regardless of gender or familial make-up
- Monthly phone and internet reimbursements
- Costco or Sams membership reimbursement
- On-site gym access
We strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment to contribute to the success of our organization. BellRing Brands 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.
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