Senior Accounting Manager

Job Description

Groot Hospitality employs team members who demonstrate a passion for hospitality and dedication to company values and customer service. We are a diverse organization that provides the opportunity to excel in a fast-paced multicultural environment. We are always looking for passionate people who will embrace our belief of hospitality, company growth and customer experience. Our commitment to diversity, teamwork, and integrity are indicative of the service we provide to our guests. We offer career opportunities with work/life balances, as well as a rewarding career experience.

We are seeking a Senior Accounting Manager to assist in the preparation of financial statements, forecasts and budgets as well as assist in month, quarter and year-end close procedures. The Senior Accountant will assist in other special projects as needed.

The day-to-day responsibilities include but are not limited to:

General Duties and Responsibilities:
• Works directly with senior management in conducting constructive assessment of operating strategies and results and providing financial guidance and direction on operations.
• Perform financial statement analysis, review and comparison of P&L to operating plans and forecasts.
• Interface with senior management to review performance, explain and control variances and assist in achievement and tracking of objectives.
• Directly works with management in business and financial planning, forecasting and budgeting.
• Assist with managing the CAPEX; forecast, budgeting and variance spending analysis.
• Assist with financial analysis and reporting over operational reporting, sales, cost of sales, labor, new product analysis, sales mix analysis, return on investment analysis, new restaurant projections, cannibalization and performance against projections and models
• Identify business issues that may have accounting, tax and legal implications and communicate and involve the appropriate corporate function. Includes review of contracts.
• Role will entail hands on management of accounting and reporting
• Assist in the preparation and oversight of financial statements, including maintaining balance sheets (account reconciliations and bank reconciliations) as well as preparing and analyzing the P&L.
• Assist in preparation of all key forecast and budget schedules across an array of companies and locations; analyze forecast/budget data and assist in preparation of required forecast/budget schedules.
• Month end close and SOX reporting
• Fixed cost review and management, including recording of appropriate accruals
• Make sure that all receivables, receipts, and payable items are processed and recorded accurately and timely; participate in and monitor collection of receivables
• Assist in preparation of all applicable sales and use tax returns
• Assist with special projects as assigned

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
• CPA and/or MBA preferred
• Minimum of 5 to 6 years comparable work experience
• 4+ years' experience in financial statement preparation / general ledger accounting experience
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and accounting operations
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Microsoft Excel
• Oracle and Restaurant 365 experience preferred but not required
• Possess excellent organizational, communication, and analytical skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously in

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d2q332-3-133-12-172-42 in your application.