About this role
- Restaurant Accounting & Financial Reporting
- Must have hospitality or restaurant accounting experience.
- Manage daily accounting activities and maintain accurate general ledger accounts.
- Reconcile POS sales, third party platforms, credit card transactions and bank deposit.
- Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, bank reconciliation and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Prepare Sales Tax
- Perform biweekly bank reconciliations, daily credit-card and third party and monthly balance-sheet reconciliations.
- Assist with period-end and year-end closing processes.
- Perform and review payroll entries and payroll reconciliations by entities.
- Understanding restaurant payroll systems including benefits and TIP policy.
- Ensure payroll expenses are properly recorded and allocated.
- Monitor and analyze food, labor, and operating costs.
- Review inventory counts, inventory valuation and create new items as needed.
- Prepare and analyze monthly P&L and balance-sheet reports.
- Investigate and explain significant financial variances.
- Maintain supporting schedules for balance-sheet accounts.
- Support AP and Payroll department as needed.
- Assist with Audit requests and compliance documentation.
- Must have Restaurant 365 experience
Internal Controls
- Maintain and improve accounting procedures and internal controls.
- Identify discrepancies and potential control weaknesses.
- Ensure transactions are properly authorized and documented.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 4+ years of accounting experience, in restaurant, hospitality, or multi-unit franchise.
- Strong knowledge of full-cycle accounting.
- Experience with month-end close and financial statement preparation.
- Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, COGS, inventory, and labor costs.
- Experience with accounts payable and payroll.
- Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and financial analysis.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Experience with high-volume or high-end dining operations.
- Experience with multi-unit operations.
- Experience with restaurant POS systems.
- Experience with accounting systems such as Restaurant 365.
- Experience with inventory.
- Previous experience supervising.
Key Performance Expectations
The successful candidate will be expected to:
- Have ownership, partnership and team mentality.
- Provide direct support to the Controller in managing daily accounting operations.
- Support Staff Accountants and other Departments.
- Identify and explain variances.
- Improve accounting processes and internal controls.
- Provide reliable financial information to management.
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