Senior Accountant

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant supports restaurant operations by overseeing key accounting functions, ensuring accurate financial reporting, and maintaining internal controls across our restaurants. This role plays an important part in month-end close, financial analysis, and operational support, with a strong understanding of restaurant-specific accounting best practices.

• Manage the Monthly Accounting Cycle and Accounting Close to ensure on-time and accurate financial statements.
• Prepare all Periodic Financial Reporting for Restaurant and Company Management.
• Manage Other Financial Reporting (Weekly Operational Reporting and Landlord Sales Reporting, eg.).
• Support all company initiatives to improve Cost of Goods and Hourly Labor Costs.
• Manage Misc. Sales Based Tax Reporting – Sales & Use, OH CAT, etc.
• Assist with management of Fixed Assets.
• Assist with weekly Accounts Payable Processing.
• Assist with semi-monthly Payroll Processing.
  
  Approve Monthly Bank Reconciliations.
• Prepare Accountant Analysis and Reconciliation as needed.
• Assist with annual third-party Financial Statement Review.
• Provide exceptional Accounting/Financial Support and Training to Restaurant Management Teams.

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

• Bachelor’s Degree, with Accounting/Finance/Business Major preferred.
• Strong understanding of Accounting Processes and Principles, including GAAP.
• Proficiency with Accounting Software, such as Toast, Restaurant 365, Paycor, or similar systems.
• Five plus years in a similar role, or progression towards this role.
• Restaurant or hospitality industry experience preferred.

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. As required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting.

The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan.

Additional disclaimer:
Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied.

Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and…