Overview

Restaurant Accounting is one of five teams within Restaurant Financial Services. Restaurant Accounting consists of two key functional areas: Regional Accounting Support and Accounting Strategy. Within these areas, we provide accounting support and strategy for: Chick-fil-A domestically franchised and company owned restaurants, STC Brands, Beyond the Restaurant, Operations Accounting, International restaurants, and our Restaurant Fee Calculation and Profit/Loss Reporting system. We take pride in providing “Second Mile” service to our customers which consists of Operators, STC Brand Executive General Managers, Team Members, Support Center Staff and 3rd party vendors. 

This is a professional level role requiring a person who will be responsible for STC Brands Restaurant accounting/auditing assignments that may be broad and complex. This includes: STC Brands restaurant assignment, month-end reviews, general ledger account reconciliation and revenue/expense auditing to ensure compliance to policies and procedures as well as detailed review of all Restaurant payments. 

Our work is primarily performed at the Support Center in a campus mobile environment. Occasional travel and over-time may be required to meet team or individual goals and deadlines. Our flexible future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and remotely, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and remotely, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Responsibilities

• Spends up to 40% of time on responsibilities directly related to assigned restaurants. This includes:

- Serves as relationship manager and provides proactive accounting support for EGMs and Restaurant leaders

- Reviews and finalizes Profit and Loss Statements for Restaurants independently

- Actively seeks to understand EGMs’ perspectives while demonstrating the ability to speak with comprehensive understanding and perspective of STC Brands Accounting

• Spends up to 50% of time on projects and responsibilities that may not directly support assigned restaurants. Examples include:

- Audits all Restaurant payment activity to ensure compliance with established guidelines/policies

- Recommends and implements changes to guidelines/policies

- Proactively identifies trends and resolves issues from dashboards and daily alerts along with sharing identified trends with STC leadership and support staff

- Participating member of the Risk Council Team identifying and creating necessary solutions for STC Brands Restaurants

• Spends 5 to 10% of time on development activities. Examples include:

- Department and STC Brands Support Team Meetings

- Conferences, Webinars

- Performance Reviews, Personal Development Plan

- Lunch & Learns, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge:

• Knows and applies comprehensive knowledge of STC Brands Accounting to complete complex assignments
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of STC Brands business model, and corporate organization and applications to complex assignments
• Takes on a broad perspective when solving complex problems related to restaurant activity

Skills:

• Collaborate with other departments on complex assignments
• Work on multiple complex projects at any given time
• Use a broad perspective to proactively identify ways to improve STC brands accounting processes
• Communicate proactively and effectively with Executive General Managers (EGMs), 3rd party vendors and internal staff with a “Second Mile Service” mindset
• Analytical and detail-oriented
• Self-driven, exhibiting a personal drive for excellence and an eagerness to learn

Abilities:

• Has considerable latitude for unreviewed action and decision
• Performs work under limited supervision, conferring with supervisor on unusual matters
• Acts as a resource for staff
• Uses good judgement when making decisions
• Ability to learn new systems and/or business reporting tools (Fusion, Alteryx, Tableau)

Must pass Chick-fil-A accounting test OR CPA (Certified Public Accountant) OR passed all four parts CPA exam

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-4 years experience 

Minimum Years of Experience

Travel Requirements

Required Level of Education

Preferred Level of Education

Major/Concentration