Client Overview:
Our client is a well-established hospitality organization with a diverse portfolio of restaurant and hotel operations. They are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant to support day-to-day accounting operations, financial reporting, reconciliations, and month-end close activities across multiple hospitality entities.
Salary/Hourly Rate:
$80k - $90k + DOE
Position Overview:
The Senior Accountant will supportoperational accounting functions across a multi-location hospitality environment. This position will oversee daily revenue and cash activity, bank and balance sheet reconciliations, accounts receivable, treasury functions, and month-end close processes. The ideal candidate will have strong Microsoft Great Plains experience, excellent Excel skills, and prior accounting experience within hospitality, restaurant, retail, or another multi-unit operating environment. Experience with R365 is highly preferred.
Responsibilities of the Senior Accountant:
- Oversee daily revenue, cash, credit card, and banking reconciliations, researching and resolving discrepancies between POS systems, payment processors, and bank activity.
- Manage accounts receivable activities, including invoicing, aging reports, collections follow-up, event-related billing, and reconciliation of subledgers to the general ledger.
- Support month-end close by preparing journal entries, completing balance sheet reconciliations, reviewing P&Ls, and identifying unusual variances or classification issues.
- Prepare and maintain financial and compliance-related reporting, including sales tax workpapers, treasury reports, payroll reconciliations, gift card activity, and other operational accounting schedules.
- Partner with operations and internal teams to strengthen cash controls, resolve chargebacks and payment issues, monitor deposits, and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Required Experience/Skills for the Senior Accountant:
- 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
- Strong Microsoft Great Plains (Dynamics GP) experience is required.
- Experience with bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, cash activity, and financial reporting.
- Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Experience/Skills for the Senior Accountant:
- Restaurant365 (R365) experience is a strong plus.
- Hospitality, restaurant, retail, or multi-location accounting experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience with hospitality POS and accounting systems.
- Experience with advanced ERP systems (Great Plains, Oracle), third-party delivery platforms, and payment processors.
- Multi-property or multi-entity accounting experience.
- Experience with sales and use tax processes across multiple states.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is preferred.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision.
- 401(K) plus match.
- PTO.
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