Senior Accountant

Our client, a growing holding company in the restaurant industry, is seeking a Senior Accountant to join their team.

Compensation - $85,000 - $95,000 plus 5k target bonus

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Manage daily accounting activities and maintain accurate general ledger accounts.
• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, and account reconciliations.
• Perform monthly bank, credit-card, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare and analyze monthly P&L and balance-sheet reports.
• Investigate and explain significant financial variances.
• Maintain supporting schedules for balance-sheet accounts.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.

Restaurant & Cost Accounting

• Monitor and analyze food, beverage, labor, and operating costs.
• Calculate and analyze COGS and prime cost.
• Review inventory counts, inventory valuation, and cost-of-sales calculations.
• Analyze purchasing and vendor activity.
• Identify unusual cost fluctuations and work with operations to resolve discrepancies.
• Support management with restaurant KPI reporting.

Accounts Payable & Payroll

• Oversee and review the accounts payable process.
• Review invoices for proper coding, approvals, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain accurate vendor records and resolve vendor discrepancies.
• Review AP aging and assist with cash-flow planning.
• Ability to reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies
• Review payroll entries and payroll-related reconciliations.
• Understanding restaurant payroll systems including TIP policy
• Ensure payroll expenses are properly recorded and allocated.

Internal Controls

• Maintain and improve accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Identify discrepancies and potential control weaknesses.
• Ensure transactions are properly authorized and documented.

Operational Support

• Partner with the General Manager, Executive Chef, Operations, and other department leaders.
• Translate financial information into clear, actionable information for non-financial managers.
• Assist management in understanding P&L performance and cost variances.
• Provide financial insight to support operational and strategic decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of accounting experience, preferably in restaurant, hospitality, or food & beverage.
• 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..

Preferred Qualifications

• Restaurant, private club, or members-club accounting experience.
• Experience with high-volume or high-end dining operations.
• Experience with multi-unit operations.
• Experience with restaurant POS systems such as Toast.
• Experience with accounting systems such as Restaurant 365.
• Experience with inventory and recipe/menu costing.
• Previous experience supervising AP, payroll, or accounting staff.
• Experience working with Third Party