Potbelly Senior Accountant

RaceTrac; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RaceTrac is seeking a Senior Accountant to support franchise accounting, internal reporting, corporate accounting, and key business processes across the organization. You will maintain accurate financial data through journal entries, reconciliations, close processes, and systems administration to ensure integrity and scalability of reporting structures.

The role partners with Operations, Finance, Franchising, and IT to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field is required.
• Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills.
• High attention to detail and analytical mindset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred restaurant or multi-unit retail experience.
• Experience with Toast.
• Experience with ADP.
• Experience with NetSuite or Workday.
• CPA or CPA eligibility is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and record journal entries and reconciliations for balance sheet and income accounts.
• Execute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities with accurate reporting.
• Support franchise accounting activities, technical research, issue resolution, and process execution.
• Review franchise-related entries and reconciliations; provide guidance for accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with Manager and cross-functional stakeholders on accounting matters and growth initiatives.
• Prepare internal financial reports, management reports, and ad hoc analyses.
• Maintain metadata, hierarchies, mappings, dimensions, and reporting structures in financial systems.
• Support financial systems administration, testing, reporting enhancements, and process automation.
• Assist with lease and fixed asset accounting activities.
• Support audits with schedules and documentation.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities to strengthen controls and scalability.
• Assist with special projects and other accounting, reporting, and operational initiatives.

Skills

Journal entries

Account reconciliations

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Restaurant/Multi-unit experience

CPA eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field

Tools

Toast

ADP

NetSuite

Workday

Job description

RaceTrac Company Overview Job Description

Potbelly is seeking a Senior Accountant to support franchise accounting, internal reporting, corporate accounting, and key business processes across the organization. This role is responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of financial information through account reconciliations, journal entry preparation, financial analysis, month-end close activities, and financial systems administration and metadata maintenance to ensure the integrity of accounting data, reporting hierarchies, and financial reporting structures. The role supports the ongoing scalability, accuracy, and effectiveness of the Company’s accounting and reporting environment. The Senior Accountant will serve as a key accounting partner for the Company’s growing franchise business. This role will review franchise accounting activities, support technical accounting research and issue resolution, and partner closely with their manager to ensure the franchise accounting function scales effectively alongside the Company’s growth. The Senior Accountant will also partner cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Accounting, Franchising, and IT to support accurate financial reporting, financial systems administration, continuous process improvement initiatives, and assist with lease and fixed asset accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and record journal entries and account reconciliations for assigned balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Execute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely financial reporting.
• Serve as a key accounting resource for the Company’s growing franchise business, providing support for franchise accounting activities, technical research, issue resolution, and process execution.
• Review franchise-related journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules prepared by accounting staff and provide guidance to support accurate financial reporting.
• Partner with their Manager, and cross-functional stakeholders to evaluate accounting matters, resolve complex issues, and support franchise growth initiatives.
• Prepare and analyze internal financial reports, management reporting packages, account fluctuations, and ad hoc financial analyses.
• Maintain and administer financial systems metadata, reporting hierarchies, account mappings, dimensions, and reporting structures to support accurate and consistent financial reporting.
• Support financial systems administration, testing, reporting enhancements, process automation efforts, and implementation of system improvements.
• Assist team with lease and fixed asset accounting activities.
• Support internal and external audits through the preparation of schedules, documentation, and responses to audit requests.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities that strengthen internal controls, improve efficiency, and support a scalable accounting and reporting environment.
• Assist with special projects and other accounting, reporting, and operational initiatives as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience
• Experience preparing journal entries and account reconciliations
• Strong Excel skills
• High attention to detail and analytical mindset
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Preferred Restaurant or multi-unit retail experience
• Experience with Toast
• Experience with ADP
• Experience with NetSuite or Workday
• CPA or CPA eligibility

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment with RaceTrac without regard to their race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

Working at RaceTrac, Inc. (RTI) will surprise you! We are more than just a convenience store business. RTI is made up of five operating divisions: RaceTrac, RaceWay, Gulf, Inc, and Energy Dispatch. While there are many different teams that keep our business running each day, we can guarantee you a few things if you join one of our teams - we never stop learning and we are constantly innovating, improving, and trying new things. There is never a dull day.