Senior Accountant

Senior Restaurant Accountant

Essential Functions:

• Prepare timely and accurate journal entries related to various accounting areas in accordance with periodic close schedule.
• Ensure compliance with company policy, U.S. GAAP and internal controls while focusing on strategies to reduce the time it takes to close the accounting period
• Accurately reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts, including review, investigation, and resolution of accounting discrepancies and reconciling items.
• Perform detailed variance analysis on assigned accounts to understand reasons for changes and help ensure accuracy.
• Responsible for preparation of schedules and analysis that support significant balances and accounts.
• Develop and maintain an effective control environment on assigned accounts and tasks in accordance with the Company’s SOX controls and processes.
• Contribute recommendations and participate in improving the Company's accounting processes; assist in the development and/or improvement of internal control activities and accounting policies and procedures.
• Maintain ownership of key controls related to corporate accounts and processes; update SOX documentation as needed and perform all assigned controls to ensure a strong control environment over assigned processes.
• Prepare supporting schedules for internal and external auditors and respond timely to audit requests.
• Participate in and support company initiatives such as software implementations, process improvement initiatives and other departmental projects.
• Document processes and cross train in other areas in order to provide support during absences.
• Complete special projects, ad hoc reporting or other general duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field required with a minimum of three (3) years of progressive experience in public accounting and/or corporate accounting in a public company environment required; CPA or CPA candidate preferred
• Strong US GAAP knowledge with the initiative to remain current on accounting changes
• Ability to proactively seek out others within the organization to resolve issues
• Proficient in financial analysis and reporting of financial data
• Proficient with corporate accounting processes including preparing journal entries, account reconciliations and account analysis
• Experience with major ERP system and tools required; Oracle Fusion and Blackline preferred
• Above average knowledge of Excel with the ability to visually interpret the logic of a complex sequence of excel formulas and update or change these as needed
• Unquestionable integrity, ethics and credibility
• Preference towards industry experience with consumer-based, multi-site operations such as food & beverage (restaurant), retail, hospitality, or other consumer-based businesses

Knowledge, Skills and Abilit

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills
• High ethical standards and the ability to maintain confidential information
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
• Strong documentation skills, research and resolution skills, data analysis
• Strong attention to detail with consistent accuracy and organization
• Commitment to meet internal close and reporting deadlines
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships with peers and key business partners
• Effective verbal and written communications, including active listening skills, problem solving skills and presentation skills
• Proficient in using AI tools to improve efficiency, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making while maintaining accuracy and confidentiality preferred