Accountant, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance

Accountant

Asador Bastian More Info

214 W Erie St, Chicago, IL 60654, United States Full Time
• Salary ($75k - $85k)

• Handle the full accounting cycle for multiple restaurant entities: journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and month-end close.
• Produce location-level P&Ls that track sales, cost of goods, labor, and inventory trends, and be ready to explain what changed and why.
• Assemble the monthly financial package for ownership and restaurant leadership.
• Catch discrepancies early, before they compound into problems at close.
• Process payroll for all locations through Paylocity, including tipped employees, overtime, and multi-entity setup.
• Make sure time entry data flows correctly from timekeeping into payroll, and fix issues at the source when it does not.
• Reconcile payroll to the general ledger so labor costs are accurate on every P&L.
• Stay current on Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois wage and hour requirements that affect pay.
• Own accounts payable end to end: vendor invoices, expenses, coding, approvals, and payment runs.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with purveyors and service providers.
• Work with chefs and General Managers to run down food, beverage, and supply cost discrepancies.
• Keep documentation clean enough to hand to an auditor without flinching.
• Track construction and buildout costs for new restaurant locations currently in development.
• Report budget versus actual on each project so ownership always knows where spend stands.
• Set up the accounting for each new location so it is ready to operate from day one.
• Build reporting that gives ownership a current, honest picture of each restaurant: sales, labor, costs, and cash.
• Answer the question "how are we doing?" with real numbers, not a promise to get back to them.
• Participate in budgeting and forecasting conversations with ownership.
• Prepare and file sales tax across state, county, and city jurisdictions.
• Support year-end tax preparation and respond to requests from the outside CPA.
• Maintain internal controls consistent with GAAP and company policy.

• 5+ years of accounting experience, with restaurant or multi-unit hospitality experience strongly preferred.
• Hands-on payroll processing experience. Paylocity and Toast experience is a real plus.
• Working knowledge of GAAP and accrual-based accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent experience that proves you can do the work.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Able to explain financial results to chefs and operators in plain language.
• Able to communicate and understand the predominant language(s) of the company's operating area.
• Proficiency with Paylocity (payroll, HRIS, and timekeeping) required, or the ability to get there quickly.
• Experience with the Toast POS system.

• Comfortable being the accounting department. You will have support, but you will not have a team to delegate to.
• Able to sit and work at a computer for extended periods, with occasional travel between locations.
• Job costing or construction-in-progress experience, ideally on restaurant buildouts.
• Experience opening a new restaurant location.
• Familiarity with restaurant POS, reservations, inventory, or reporting platforms.

Compensation:
Salary ($75,000.00 - $85,000.00)

Benefits & Perks:
Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k

Attention to Detail

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Organizational Skills

Adaptability