Senior Restaurant Accountant

Our client, a well‑established and high‑performing restaurant group in the Greater Denver Area, is seeking a Senior Restaurant Accountant to modernize, elevate, and professionalize their accounting function. This is an onsite role with flexible hours, working in a collaborative, inclusive, and low‑drama environment where high standards and accountability are core values.

As the Senior Restaurant Accountant, you will play a key role in building structure, improving systems, and ensuring financial accuracy across multiple locations. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in hospitality operations, enjoys partnering with managers, and loves bringing order, clarity, and efficiency to daily and monthly workflows.

Key Responsibilities (Time Allocation)

• Implement & Optimize Systems, Processes, and Compliance (40%)
  
  

Responsibilities

As the Senior Restaurant Accountant, you will lead the rollout, improvement, and governance of accounting frameworks across the group. Responsibilities include:

• Designing weekly/monthly reporting structures
• Creating systematic review checkpoints
• Leading operational “by-the-numbers” reviews
• Ensuring compliance across all financial workflows
• Train, Audit & Support Unit Managers (30%)
  
  

You’ll Build Capability Across The Organization By

• Developing SOPs, checklists, and training programs
• Coaching managers on coding accuracy and best practices
• Auditing transactional work and reinforcing accountability
• Daily Accounting, AR/AP, Sales Balancing & Month-End Close (20%)
  
  

The Senior Restaurant Accountant will oversee daily financial health, including:

• Bookkeeping, payables and receivables
• Daily sales and deposit balancing
• Month-end reconciliation and close
• Trouble-shooting discrepancies between locations
• Troubleshoot & Integrate Restaurant365, Toast & Connected Systems (10%)
  
  

You Will

• Diagnose and correct system disconnects
• Improve workflows between POS, accounting, payroll, and inventory platforms
• Serve as the internal expert for R365 and Toast integrations
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Must-Haves

• Deep restaurant/foodservice transactional accounting experience
• Strong proficiency with Restaurant365 and Toast
• Hands-on experience implementing processes or systems
• Exceptional compliance focus and attention to detail
• Proficient in Excel
  
  

Nice-to-Haves

• Multi-unit / multi-entity experience
• Background in systems training
• CPA or advanced degree
  
  

Who You Are (Culture & Fit)

Our client is looking for a Senior Restaurant Accountant who is:

• Professional, dependable, and highly organized
• Inclusive, collaborative, and low‑ego
• Comfortable working onsite with diverse managers
• Adaptable, structured, and open to continuous improvement
• Someone who enjoys operational partnership—not just back-office work
  
  

Why This Role Is Unique

Joining As The Senior Restaurant Accountant Offers

• A chance to build and structure a modern, tech-forward accounting function
• Visibility and influence with the founder and senior leadership
• A progressive team that embraces change and process improvement
• A high-growth restaurant group with strong brand identity
• A best-in-class software environment (R365, Toast, modern operational tools)
  
  

This is a career-defining opportunity for a Senior Restaurant Accountant who wants to make a lasting impact, elevate standards, and support a high-performing operation.

Ready to Apply?

If you are a motivated, detail-oriented Senior Restaurant Accountant who wants to help a dynamic hospitality group scale with excellence—this role is an exceptional fit.

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