Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

The Cheesecake Factory; Agoura Hills (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401K with company match

Vacation time (3–4 weeks)

Job summary

The Cheesecake Factory seeks a Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting to join our SEC and Financial Reporting team. You will prepare SEC filings, consolidate financials, and support external reporting for a public company with strong GAAP foundational knowledge and a detail‑oriented mindset.

You will collaborate with Accounting, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, and Operations to deliver accurate information on monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles. A CPA or active pursuit is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• CPA license or active pursuit of CPA certification.
• 3+ years of Big 4 or national public accounting, or 5+ years of progressive financial reporting with a public company.
• Experience with public accounting or a multi-entity reporting environment.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and financial statements.
• Experience preparing SEC filings (Forms 10-Q/10-K).
• Experience with monthly/quarterly/annual close and reporting processes.
• Advanced Excel skills and data analysis abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain schedules for quarterly and annual SEC reporting.
• Draft tie-outs for SEC filings and public documents (10-Qs/10-Ks/8-Ks).
• Manage multi-entity monthly consolidation and reporting packages.
• Prepare ASC 842 lease accounting entries and supporting schedules.
• Support internal/external auditors and SOX compliance.
• Maintain financial reporting system mappings and data integrations into the GL.

Skills

CPA license

U.S. GAAP knowledge

SEC filings experience

Excel advanced

Analytical skills

Effective communicator

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Infor CloudSuite Financials

Hyperion

Microsoft Excel (pivot, lookups)

Job description

Position Overview

Eligible for a hybrid work schedule split between home & office, with a minimum of 3 days in the office each week.

Compensation Range

$110,000 - $120,000 / Year

The Senior Accountant, Financial Reporting

will join our Financial Reporting and SEC team. Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, this high-impact position will play an important role in the preparation of the Company’s SEC filings, consolidated financial statements, earnings release materials, and other internal and external reporting deliverables.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys understanding how the pieces of a public company’s financial statements fit together. You’ll partner with teams across Accounting, Finance, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations, and Operations to gather and validate information, prepare disclosures, resolve reporting questions, and help deliver accurate and timely financial information.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in U.S. GAAP, experience with public-company reporting or public accounting, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities during monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles.

You’ll Thrive in This Role If You Are

• Energized by understanding how the pieces of a public company’s financial statements fit together.
• Highly organized and able to maintain accuracy while managing multiple deliverables and firm reporting deadlines.
• A thoughtful problem-solver who can research accounting and financial reporting issues and develop well-supported conclusions.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating effectively with team members and cross-functional partners.
• A clear communicator who can explain financial information and reporting matters to a variety of partners.

Here’s more of what you’ll get to do

• SEC Reporting & External Reporting:
  • Prepare and maintain supporting schedules and documentation used in the Company’s quarterly and annual SEC reporting process.
  • Draft and perform detailed tie-outs of the Company’s SEC filings and public documents, such as 10-Qs, 10-Ks, 8-Ks, Proxy, CSR Report, Investor Presentation, and other materials.
• Consolidations and Financial Reporting:
  • Prepare the multi-entity and multi-currency monthly consolidation of the Company’s financial statements, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement, along with supporting schedules and analysis of consolidated results.
  • Prepare monthly financial reporting packages and supporting financial statement analyses.
• Technical Accounting and Lease Accounting:
  • Prepare monthly ASC 842 lease accounting journal entries, reconciliations, rollforwards, and supporting schedules, and investigate and resolve lease-related items.
  • Prepare supporting schedules and analyses for technical accounting matters, including debt, EPS, segments, equity, and other corporate accounting transactions.
• Financial Reporting Systems and Compliance:
  • Maintain and configure financial reporting system rules, account mappings, and data integrations into the general ledger.
  • Support internal and external auditors by preparing requested analyses, schedules, and documentation and helping manage PBC lists.
  • Maintain effective internal controls over assigned financial reporting and lease accounting processes, support SOX compliance, and complete ad hoc analyses and cross-functional projects.

What We Require

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• CPA license or active pursuit of CPA certification.
• 3+ years of Big 4 or national public accounting experience, or 5+ years of progressive financial reporting experience with a public company.
• Experience in public accounting, a publicly traded company, or another complex, multi-entity reporting environment.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and a strong understanding of financial statements.
• Experience preparing, auditing, reviewing, or supporting SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q and 10-K.
• Experience with monthly, quarterly, or annual close and financial reporting processes.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup functions, data analysis, and complex formulas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to research issues and develop well-supported conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to producing complete and accurate work.
• Ability to organize multiple workstreams, adjust priorities, and meet firm reporting deadlines.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with team members and cross-functional partners.

What We Prefer

• Big Four or large national public accounting experience, particularly with audits of SEC registrants.
• Experience with Infor CloudSuite Financials or another large ERP system.
• Experience with consolidation and financial reporting systems such as Hyperion.
• Experience with technical lease accounting under ASC 842.
• Experience researching technical accounting and SEC reporting matters.
• Experience in the restaurant, retail, hospitality, consumer, or another multi-location industry.

What We Offer

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Eligible for benefits first day of the month following date of hire
• 401K with company match
• 3 weeks of vacation which increases to 4 weeks starting in your 5th year
• 5 days of sick time per year (first year prorated)
• Tuition Reimbursement of $2,500 for qualified programs
• Adoption Assistance Benefit of $2,500
• 25%-35% discount when dining as a guest
• Reusable gift card loaded annually for your dining enjoyment

About The Company

Named to FORTUNE Magazine’s "100 Best Companies to Work For®" list every year since 2014, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated is a leader in experiential dining. We are culinary-forward and relentlessly focused on hospitality. Delicious, memorable experiences created by passionate people—this defines who we are and where we are going.

We currently own and operate over 370 restaurants throughout the United States and Canada under brands including The Cheesecake Factory®, North Italia®, Flower Child® and a collection of other FRC brands. Internationally, 35 The Cheesecake Factory® restaurants operate under licensing agreements. Our bakery division operates two facilities that produce quality cheesecakes and other baked products for our restaurants, international licensees and third-party bakery customers.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming workplace for all. We welcome applicants from a wide variety of identities, ideas, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Cheesecake Factory offers reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities.

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