Staff Accountant

Overview:

The Staff Accountant will report the financial status to Corporate Controller in a timely accurate manner while maintaining a positive and supportive working relationship with personnel.

Key Responsabilities:

• Prepare/review journal entries, account reconciliations, consolidations, and financial statements.
• Develop, implement, and maintain a monthly reporting process.
• Assist the team in managing the month end close process and adhering to US GAAP.
• Assist with monthly and annual financial close processes.
• Support new unit openings by rolling out sound financial processes
• Assists in creating new or reengineering existing processes.
• Ensure adherence to financial policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with various departments (operations, marketing, HR) to ensure alignment with financial goals.
• Point of contact between CSI and the Area Managers by following up with any cash actions such as but not limited to inventory transfers, petty cash counts, invoice postings and cash over shorts.
• Perform reviews for reconciliations of credit card (CC) transactions, online ordering (OLO) deposits, and third-party delivery platforms (e.g., DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub), ensuring all sales and commission deductions are accurately recorded and discrepancies are resolved.
• Assist with rent accruals, collaborate with Accounts Payable as well as customer refunds
• Order NSO petty cash, setup courier, MID, etc.

Requirements:

• Restaurant Experience is highly preferred
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage workload with minimal supervision
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
• At least 2 years of public accounting experience or 3 years of industry experience.
• Solid Excel skills and experience with SAP would be a plus
• Great attitude along with a strong work ethic is a must
• Candidate must possess solid communication, technical skills, problem solving, conceptual thinking, and analytical abilities