Senior Accountant

The ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day accounting operations of the company’s restaurants, which include leading a portion of the accounting team, producing monthly financial statements for multiple cost centers, and maintaining financial reports. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for maintaining comprehensive accounting records and a set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overseeing the month-end close process and ensuring accurate and meaningful financial reporting is provided to executive management on a timely basis.
• Works with the team on other accounting activities, including but not limited to: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, managing day-to-day banking relationships, and other local vendor relationships.
• Participate in the development and coordination of a best-in-class financial accounting organization that will support the company's long-term growth strategy
• Preparing monthly internal financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and analyzing and communicating cash funding needs, with an emphasis on cash forecasting.
• Responsible for oversight of expenditures, including reviewing, tracking, and reporting detailed expenses on a monthly basis.
• Prepare internal analyses to support internal and external reporting requirements
• Perform ad hoc accounting and finance projects as needed
• Provide schedules to the tax accounting firm for federal and state tax returns

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related
• 5 years of previous accounting experience
• Big 4 or comparable Public Accounting experience is a plus
• CPA is a plus
• Multi-location experience
• SEC experience is a plus
• Extensive knowledge of US GAAP accounting
• Proven ability to think strategically and plan effectively
• Experience in driving successful change management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to execute and produce complete, accurate, and timely deliverables
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
• Net-Suite Preferred

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