Director of Accounting & Finance

Location: Riverside (Fully onsite)

Why is this a great company?:

• Good growth plan hot sector! Multi Location company.
• Strong accounting team (Hiring manager comes from the Big 4 so good leader and mentor)
• Good company culture with a positive work environment!

The Director of Accounting and Finance works throughout the organization to steward fiscal control in specific entities and in the consolidation of the organizational financials. The Director focuses on ensuring financials are processed and completed accurately, in a timely manner, and presented in a format relevant to the owners and functional leads management of the organization. The Director partners with others leads to develop financial acumen throughout the organization. The Director mentors and develops junior team members within accounting as well as other areas of the organization.

• Establishing and maintaining processes/systems surrounding cash management, A/P, Payroll, Sales Audit & Close-to-Report
• Responsible for ensuring that accounting of the Companys operations is in accordance with GAAP.
• Manage, and be able to contribute to, the day-to-day accounting transactions including preparation and posting of journal entries and reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Oversee reconciliation of balance sheets and cash
• Oversee fixed asset additions and depreciation schedules.
• Monitor cash flow at all restaurants bi-weekly or as necessary.
• Ensure adequate controls are in place and policies are adhered to.
• Lead the consolidation of all monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting requirements for consolidated and certain specific entities.
• Coordinate and prepare year-end close and assist with annual audit and tax preparation with external accounting partners
• Monitors and improve local controls and accounting procedures and address any unit-level issues.
• Work with owners and executive leadership to ensure operational success through cost analysis support, operations support and compliance with all contractual requirements.
• Supports organization financial objectives by providing financial analyses and recommendations and directing staff.
• Develops accounting organizational strategies by contributing accounting and financial information, analysis, and recommendations for strategic thinking and direction, and establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Establishes accounting operational strategies by evaluating trends, establishing critical measurements, determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies, designing systems, accumulating resources, resolving problems, and implementing change.
• Provides financial projections by coordinating budget/forecast preparation, collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial information, and advising departments on the collection and analysis of data.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelors Degree required.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred but not required.
• 8+ years of total experience similar capacity
• Experience managing external Audit/Tax relationships.
• Demonstrated experience in external financial reporting and analysis with a strong knowledge of US GAAP
• Accounting principles and practices
• Must have strong technical accounting skills and up-to-date knowledge of the latest accounting standards including working knowledge of revenue recognition and lease accounting standards.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical and communication skills necessary
• Ability to interpret complex technical accounting issues and implement practical solutions.
• Direct, relevant experience with working in mid-to large-scale ERP systems desired
• Proficient in financial modeling in Microsoft Excel
• Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced environment, in an ambiguous and developing structure.
• Track record of meeting tight working deadlines and prioritizing workload