Controller (head of Finance) @ High Growth Hospitality & Restaurant Group

A Boutique National Hospitality Group is building out their NYC operations and seeking a Controller- this professional will be reporting to the CEO and Owner Group. This firm has Been around for 20+yrs and in growth-mode. Seeking someone very hands-on to lead all financial operations for their multiple locations.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for full financial operations including managing day-to-day accounting activities, cash management, budgeting and forecasting, for weekly, monthly, and yearly reporting
• Manage the monthly and quarterly closing of the books, including maintaining a closing checklist, properly delegating the work to the team and ensuring all deliverables are completed
• Fiscal budget process, the quarterly forecasting process (P&L and cash flow), and perform monthly and quarterly variance analysis and reporting.
• Prepare and review weekly and monthly reporting packages which include financial reporting, NOI report (MD&A), operating metrics, variance reporting, cash flow forecasting, and capital expenditures.
• Manage all aspects of the recording, adjustment and review of all accounting records
• Maintain integrity of chart of accounts, allocations and reporting
• Oversee the proper reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts
• Own the fixed asset process, including developing processes for capitalization of fixed assets, maintain fixed asset schedules and depreciation entries
• Ensure that statutory tax filings are completed timely for all states, including sales and use tax registrations and filings, payroll-related tax filings, 1099s, and supporting the third-party CPA firm on all income tax filing requirements
• Create and maintain internal controls
• Reconcile intercompany transactions
• Oversee insurance policy audits
• Maintain process documentation and look for opportunities to automate and improve daily account processes
• Build and present ad-hoc reports to support monthly analyses as needed
• Provide support to Senior Management with audits, special inquiries, projects and ad-hoc analysis

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field; CPA preferred
• Minimum 10-20 years of relevant experience within Hospitality, Restaurants, Consumer Goods
• Proven experience in a Controllership role
• Strong Financial Accounting, GAAP, including significant reserves, cash-flow and complex accounting matters
• Experience with Sales Taxes, Credit Card Transactions, Workman Comp Audits
• Exposure to Restaurant 365 is preferred but not needed

Our client is a total compensation organization where you will be eligible for a base salary and discretionary performance bonus, including benefits. The estimated base salary range for this position is $160,000 - 180,000 plus bonus; depending on experience.