What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Accountant position at Potluck Hospitality?
Job Description
Job Description
Made up of chefs, designers, strategists in culture-crafting, brand, and finance, our team loves food and gathering. We believe being together, sharing meals, and communally experiencing music is elemental to what it means to be human. We are cultivators of extraordinary experiences in hospitality generating space in which all participants can flourish to provoke shared joy.
Position Summary
The Senior Accountant is the steward of the general ledger (and associated sub-ledgers) and engages in dynamic partnerships with business leaders to drive performance and deliver results. The Senior Accountant is responsible for maintaining a sound controls environment that complies with the Company’s internal accounting policies and Sarbanes Oxley. This role is a critical part of the overall talent pipeline, especially in an environment where the business is growing rapidly, and future business leaders will be required.
Essential Functions
- Accountable for the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions, ensuring timely and accurate processing and resolution of discrepancies
- Lead the month-end and year-end close processes, including review and approval of journal entries and account reconciliations
- Review and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows
- Conduct account reconciliations to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data
- Effectively communicate changes in income statement as well as the derivative fluctuations in the balance sheet
- Collaborate with other departments and operations managers to ensure all financial transactions are recorded correctly
- Provide support and guidance to junior accountants
- Serve as steward for multiple Sarbanes Oxley accounting cycles, ensuring data integrity, asset protection, segregation of duties and adherence to internal and external regulations
- Manage the implementation process for new automation software and other tools
Required Education and Experience