Senior Staff Accountant

About the role

The Senior Staff Accountant plays a critical role in supporting the Controller and ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of financial reporting. This role is ideal for a detail-oriented, analytically minded accounting professional who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-location environment and is comfortable owning key accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Accounting & Month-End Close
  • 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
  • Assist with management reporting and ad-hoc financial analysis as requested
• Audit, Tax & Compliance
  • Prepare audit schedules, PBC support, and maintain clean, well-organized workpapers
  • Assist with internal controls documentation and 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

What Success Looks Like In This Role

• Month-end close is accurate, timely, and well-documented
• Balance sheet accounts are clean, reconciled, and audit-ready
• Issues are identified early and addressed proactively
• Accounting processes improve over time—not just maintained
• The Controller can confidently delegate and rely on your work

Requirements

• 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
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience in hospitality, retail, location-based entertainment, or multi-unit operations
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field
  • 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)

Skills

• 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

Pay

$85,000 - $95,000 Annually