Accountant

Our client runs the accounting, payroll, and back-office operations for restaurants and hospitality groups. They were built by operators who have lived it: the late close, the tip pool that will not balance, the P&L that shows up three weeks after anyone could act on it. This role carries a book of restaurant and franchise clients in Columbus. You will own their month-end close, finalize their financials, and talk to their owners directly. What You'll Do Own month-end close: accruals, prepaids, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statements Reconcile the month's POS sales to bank deposits, credit card settlements, and third-party delivery platforms Reconcile cash, comps, voids, discounts, gift cards, and paid-outs Code accounts payable and manage vendor terms for client accounts Build monthly reporting on sales, food and beverage cost, and labor cost Make sure payroll is reflected correctly in the financials, including tipped employees, overtime, and tip allocation Walk restaurant owners through their own numbers in plain language What You'll Bring Three to six years of full-cycle accounting experience, including owning month-end close Restaurant or franchise accounting experience Time in the trenches: you understand daily sales posting from POS data and POS to general ledger reconciliation Working hours in restaurant POS systems Payroll experience covering tipped wages and overtime QuickBooks Online, Restaurant365, or a comparable system, plus Excel at the pivot table and lookup level Accounting degree or equivalent experience What You'll Get Competitive salary based on experience, plus a discretionary performance bonus Flexible hours. The work has to be timely and accurate, not clocked. Your own book of clients from your first week, working directly with the managing partner About the Company Our client runs managed payroll and accounting for restaurants, hospitality groups, and emerging franchise brands out of Columbus, Ohio. The founding team built and ran multi-unit restaurants before they ran anyone's back office. Company name shared at first conversation. #J-18808-Ljbffr