Staff Accountant

The Staff Accountant acts as the primary owner of day-to-day accounting execution across the organization. This individual will be responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, reconciling restaurant-level financial activity, supporting month-end close, and ensuring the accounting team has reliable, review-ready historical financial data.

Key Responsibilities:

Cash, Sales & Bank Reconciliation

• Reconcile daily sales activity between POS systems, Restaurant365, and banking activity.
• Investigate cash discrepancies, deposit variances, open checks, chargebacks, and payment processing issues.
• Maintain accurate documentation supporting reconciliation activity.

Month-End Close Support

• Prepare recurring journal entries.
• Complete assigned balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain organized supporting schedules and backup documentation.
• Support the Senior Accountant and VP of Finance in achieving an efficient month-end close.

Accounts Payable & Vendor Support

• Assist with invoice coding and vendor account maintenance.
• Perform vendor statement reconciliations.
• Research and respond to vendor inquiries.
• Support AP workflow management alongside the Accounts Payable contractor.

Restaurant-Level Accounting Support

• Follow up directly with restaurant operators regarding missing documentation and accounting questions.
• Support house account reconciliation and collections.
• Assist with inventory-related accounting reviews and operational reporting support.

Compliance & Administrative Accounting

• Organize documentation for tax filings, licensing renewals, insurance audits, and financial reviews.
• Maintain clear, scalable accounting records and documentation standards.

Position Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access various departments of a given location.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2-4 years of accounting experience.
• Public accounting internship experience is a plus.
• Experience in hospitality, restaurants, retail, multi-unit operations, or consumer-facing businesses is preferred but not required.
• Strong Microsoft Excel proficiency, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP or VLOOKUP, data filtering, and basic reconciliation techniques.
• Experience with accounting software such as Restaurant365, NetSuite, Sage, QuickBooks, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics is preferred.
• Basic understanding of general ledger accounting, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and month-end close procedures.