Remote Accounting & Implementation Lead for Restaurants

Aprio; Conyers (GA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

401k with Profit Sharing

Parental Leave

Tuition Assistance & CPA Support

Discretionary incentive compensation

Remote and hybrid options

Job summary

Aprio seeks an Accounting and Implementation Manager to lead restaurant, franchise, and hospitality platform implementations, re-implementations, and optimization initiatives. You will translate complex accounting needs into configurations across R365, QBO, and Sage Intacct while partnering with clients and the accounting team to ensure accurate, scalable solutions.

You will drive data readiness, testing, go-live activities, and continuous improvements, shaping governance and reporting for

Qualifications

• Experience supporting restaurant, franchise, hospitality, multi-entity, or multi-location businesses.
• Background in outsourced accounting, CAS, public accounting, or another multi-client environment.
• Experience improving accounting, reporting, analytics, or client-service workflows through technology or automation.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business, Hospitality Management, Project Management, or related field.
• Five or more years of ERP implementation, accounting technology, restaurant systems or operations, systems consulting, or related experience.
• Hands-on experience with Restaurant365 (R365), QuickBooks Online (QBO), Sage Intacct, or comparable platforms.
• Working knowledge of close, reporting, banking, daily sales, AP, payroll, inventory, and controls.
• Strong client-facing project leadership, facilitation, documentation, problem-solving, change-management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementations and re-implementations across restaurant, franchise, and hospitality platforms from discovery through stabilization.
• Translate accounting and operational needs into practical plans and system designs.
• Configure entities, locations, chart of accounts, reporting, user roles, and workflows.
• Guide data readiness, testing, go-live activities, and issue resolution.
• Own accounting and financial reporting for assigned clients, including month- and year-end close.
• Build and govern inventory, costing, and labor configurations for restaurant operations.
• Evaluate platforms for gaps, standardize workflows, and drive continuous improvements.
• Lead integrations, data migration, validation, and reporting, and develop dashboards for clients.
• Develop role-based training and provide post-go-live support.

Skills

ERP implementation

Project leadership

Client-facing

Accounting knowledge

Process design

Education

Bachelor's degree (Accounting, Finance, IS, Business, Hospitality Management, PM)

Tools

Restaurant365 (R365)

QuickBooks Online (QBO)

Sage Intacct

Job description

Aprio seeks an Accounting and Implementation Manager to lead restaurant, franchise, and hospitality platform implementations, re-implementations, and optimization initiatives. You will translate complex accounting needs into configurations across R365, QBO, and Sage Intacct while partnering with clients and the accounting team to ensure accurate, scalable solutions.

You will drive data readiness, testing, go-live activities, and continuous improvements, shaping governance and reporting for