Senior Staff Accountant

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and post journal entries related to month-end close, including accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, intercompany activity, and revenue recognition
• Record weekly revenue via vendor bills, customer invoices, or journal entries
• Own assigned balance sheet accounts and perform timely, accurate reconciliations with clear documentation and variance explanations
• Prepare bank reconciliations and other balance sheet reconciliations with a strong focus on accruals and prepaid accounts
• Assist the Controller in maintaining a consistent, disciplined, and timely close process
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal accounting policies

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Support preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Review financial statements for accuracy and compliance
• Analyze financial fluctuations and trends, identify root causes, and recommend corrective actions
• Aid in management reporting and ad-hoc financial analysis as requested

Audit, Tax & Compliance

• Prepare audit schedules, PBC support, and maintain clean, well-organized workpapers
• Absorb and document internal controls, and assist in ongoing control improvements
• Prepare sales tax workpapers & filings
• Prepare business property tax work papers & returns

Process Improvement & Controls

• Identify opportunities to improve close efficiency, documentation standards, and accounting processes
• Support implementation and optimization of accounting systems, tools, and workflows
• Ensure accounting control policies and procedures within assigned areas are followed consistently

Business Partnership & Operations Support

• Work closely with Operations to ensure Point-of-Sale (POS) data is accurate from an accounting standpoint
• Reconcile POS accounts receivable to payments received
• Bill partners for miscellaneous expenses and manage related billbacks
• Book vendor payments made via ACH
• Partner cross-functionally to resolve discrepancies and improve data accuracy
• Provide insights beyond the numbers to help leaders understand financial results

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality, retail, location-based entertainment, or multi-unit operations
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (Ops, Marketing, Finance)
• Familiarity with A/B testing, elasticity modeling, and dynamic pricing principles
• Experience in private-equity-backed or high-growth environments
• CPA or CPA-eligible (preferred, not required)
• Experience with modern accounting systems (e.g., NetSuite, Workday, SAP, or similar)

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong understanding of GAAP and financial close processes
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis)
• Experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting audits

Key Competencies

• High attention to detail with strong organizational skills
• Analytical thinker who connects financial data to business outcomes
• Strong ownership mindset—identifies issues and drives them to resolution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable operating in a fast-changing, deadline-driven environment