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Job Description Summary
This position assists the Accounting department in conducting general research and data analysis for vital Whataburger business practices. Generates reports, reviews invoices, and communicates with other team members to support the planning processes; assists in analyzing “best practices” and assisting with run the business projects and initiatives.
Responsibilities
Job Description Summary
This position assists the Accounting department in conducting general research and data analysis for vital Whataburger business practices. Generates reports, reviews invoices, and communicates with other team members to support the planning processes; assists in analyzing “best practices” and assisting with run the business projects and initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Assists in running reports, conducting general research, completing process maps, and providing data analysis for key financial information used to improve efficiencies.
- Acts on work plans and contributes to the successful completion of routine, ad hoc, analyses and projects.
- Collaborates towards the preparation of monthly work-in-progress reports, coordinating edits/approvals from key individuals.
- Supports accounting team during monthly and annual financial close including journal entry preparation.
- Identifies problems while conducting analysis, and escalates recommendations for solutions for assigned project to improve services.
- Assists with requests related to quarterly and annual audits. Participates as an active team player that willingly provides support to other team members.
- Provides input on specific technical work activities, issues or projects identifying problems and recommending solutions to assigned daily work and for assigned projects.
- Responsible for relaying communication with other team members in an efficient and professional manner.
- Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.
- High school diploma/GED equivalent required
- Currently enrolled in College with a minimum of 15 undergraduate credits completed
- 3 months experience with Finance or Accounting principles preferred (or coursework in lieu)
- Demonstrated ability to communicate and maintain effective working relationships
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
- Proficiency in data entry and MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint preferred
- Elementary knowledge of practices and procedures in a particular field of specialization in the execution of assigned duties and responsibilities
- Elementary understanding of departmental structure and policies
- Basic professional knowledge and fundamental concepts, practices and procedures of a particular field of specialization in the execution of assigned duties and responsibilities
- Elementary understanding of departmental structure and policies with an elementary understanding of the cross functional structure and policies of Whataburger Restaurants LLC
- Expected to work the necessary time to satisfactorily fulfill job responsibilities
- Must be able to report to work timely and as required by operational/business needs
- Some travel, both locally and long distances, (including air travel), to worksites, meeting sites, and other locations may be necessary