Accountant

Metcalf Search; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Direct access to managing partner

Own book of clients from week one

Job summary

Metcalf Search is seeking a skilled accountant to manage month-end close for a Columbus client in restaurants and franchises. You will own reconciliations, close, and monthly financial statements, and present numbers clearly to owners.

You will work with QuickBooks Online or Restaurant365, perform POS postings and reconciliations, run payroll for tipped workers, and build reports on sales, food and beverage cost, and labor.

Qualifications

• Three to six years of full-cycle accounting experience.
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• Restaurant or franchise accounting experience.
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• POS data posting and GL reconciliation experience.
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• Payroll experience with tipped wages and overtime.
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• Proficiency with QuickBooks Online or Restaurant365 and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end close: accruals, prepaids, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statements.
• Reconcile POS sales to bank deposits, card settlements, and third-party platforms.
• Reconcile cash, comps, voids, discounts, gift cards, and paid-outs.
• Code accounts payable and manage vendor terms for client accounts.
• Build monthly reporting on sales, food and beverage cost, and labor cost.
• Make sure payroll is reflected correctly in the financials, including tipped employees, overtime, and tip allocation.
• Walk restaurant owners through their numbers in plain language.

Skills

Full-cycle accounting

Restaurant accounting

POS reconciliation

POS system experience

Payroll for tipped wages

QB Online / Restaurant365

Accounting degree

Education

Accounting degree or equivalent

Tools

QuickBooks Online

Restaurant365

Excel (Pivot/Lookup)

Job description

Our client runs the accounting, payroll, and back-office operations for restaurants and hospitality groups. They were built by operators who have lived it: the late close, the tip pool that will not balance, the P&L that shows up three weeks after anyone could act on it.

This role carries a book of restaurant and franchise clients in Columbus. You will own their month-end close, finalize their financials, and talk to their owners directly.

What You'll Do

• Own month-end close: accruals, prepaids, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statements
• Reconcile the month's POS sales to bank deposits, credit card settlements, and third-party delivery platforms
• Reconcile cash, comps, voids, discounts, gift cards, and paid-outs
• Code accounts payable and manage vendor terms for client accounts
• Build monthly reporting on sales, food and beverage cost, and labor cost
• Make sure payroll is reflected correctly in the financials, including tipped employees, overtime, and tip allocation
• Walk restaurant owners through their own numbers in plain language

What You'll Bring

• Three to six years of full-cycle accounting experience, including owning month-end close
• Restaurant or franchise accounting experience
• Time in the trenches: you understand daily sales posting from POS data and POS to general ledger reconciliation
• Working hours in restaurant POS systems
• Payroll experience covering tipped wages and overtime
• QuickBooks Online, Restaurant365, or a comparable system, plus Excel at the pivot table and lookup level
• Accounting degree or equivalent experience

What You'll Get

• Competitive salary based on experience, plus a discretionary performance bonus
• Flexible hours. The work has to be timely and accurate, not clocked.
• Your own book of clients from your first week, working directly with the managing partner

About the Company

Our client runs managed payroll and accounting for restaurants, hospitality groups, and emerging franchise brands out of Columbus, Ohio. The founding team built and ran multi-unit restaurants before they ran anyone's back office. Company name shared at first conversation.