Job Openings Restaurant Controller — Multi-Unit QSR Operations

About the job Restaurant Controller — Multi-Unit QSR Operations

San Antonio, TX | $120,000–$150,000

The Opportunity

This Controller role puts you at the financial center of a growing portfolio of Quick Service Restaurant brands, working directly alongside ownership and executive leadership. You'll bring structure, scalability, and clarity to accounting operations spanning multiple legal entities — and your work will directly shape how the organization grows. If you've built or strengthened accounting infrastructure in multi-unit restaurant operations, this is the role you've been working toward.

Why You'll Love This Role

  • High-visibility position with direct access to ownership and senior leadership
  • Real opportunity to build and elevate accounting processes across a growing organization
  • Stable company with a strong long-term growth trajectory
  • Competitive compensation and benefits package

Your Day-to-Day

  • Lead all day-to-day accounting operations across multiple legal entities
  • Own the full monthly, quarterly, and annual close cycle
  • Prepare and consolidate financial statements — balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow
  • Oversee intercompany transactions, reconciliations, and multi-entity consolidations
  • Ensure ongoing compliance with GAAP and applicable state and federal regulations
  • Establish and strengthen internal controls, policies, and procedures
  • Partner with external CPAs on tax filings, audits, and year-end reporting
  • Monitor cash flow, working capital, and overall financial performance
  • Drive budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
  • Support leadership with financial modeling, strategic planning, and ad hoc analysis
  • Oversee AP, AR, payroll coordination, and general ledger functions
  • Lead, mentor, and develop accounting staff while improving team workflows and efficiency

What We're Looking For

Required:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA strongly preferred)
  • Proven experience managing accounting for multi-unit restaurant, QSR, or fast food operations
  • Strong working knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting standards
  • Experience with consolidations and intercompany accounting
  • Proficiency in restaurant accounting systems and advanced Excel
  • Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills
  • Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on

Preferred:

  • Experience with R365 / Restaurant365
  • Background in privately held or family-owned restaurant businesses
  • Multi-location operations experience
  • Exposure to growth environments, acquisitions, or entity expansion

Ready to Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-impact Controller role and leave a lasting mark on a growing QSR organization. If you bring the multi-unit restaurant accounting background and the leadership mindset this role demands, apply today through Enhance Recruiting and take the next step in your career.