Senior Accounting Analyst
5 days ago
Philadelphia
Job DescriptionSenior Accounting AnalystABOUT HONEYGROW honeygrow is a thriving Philadelphia-based fast-casual restaurant with a growing number of locations in the mid-Atlantic and northeast regions. Founded on the principles of bringing people together over quality, wholesome, and simple foods, honeygrow remains committed to its roots. Yet it's our key ingredient – our team – that truly propels and differentiates us in becoming a sustaining, great brand. We believe that our team members are the heart and soul of honeygrow, driving our success and embodying our core values of grit, pride, compassion, and focus. At honeygrow, creating and building a distinctive brand is in our DNA. As a company on the cusp of substantial growth, we are looking for like-minded individuals who share our passion and values to join us in shaping the future of honeygrow. We invite you to be a part of our story and contribute to our journey as we continue to redefine the fast-casual dining experience. honeygrow’s success depends on our people. Our restaurants can only prosper and provide opportunities for employment and growth when we continually improve ourselves, and the work we do. We believe that a commitment to uncompromising values and integrity should always support our decisions and actions as we pursue our goals. The following Core Values will guide our team as we move forward: • Work hard at work worth doing, • Your work directly betters people’s lives and happiness, • Enlighten each other to enlighten our guests, • Always be learning, always be improving, • Be mindful of your surroundings The Senior Accounting Analyst will play an important role in the monthly close process and ongoing financial operations, with direct responsibility across several critical accounting areas including cash, daily sales reconciliations, third-party delivery accounting, inventory and cost of goods sold analysis, gift card accounting, pre-opening analysis, and sales tax support. This position offers strong exposure to core accounting operations, the opportunity to help improve processes as the business continues to grow, and may also include oversight and development of an accounting staff and/or intern. KEY BEHAVIORS: • Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail, • Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple deadlines, • Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, • Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to dig into issues, • Clear communicator with a proactive, ownership-oriented approach, • Excited to work in a dynamic, growing environment where processes continue to evolveROLES + RESPONSIBILITIES:, • Oversee and prepare bank reconciliations across company accounts, ensuring reconciling items are identified, researched, and resolved timely, • Monitor and analyze daily bank activity to support accurate cash accounting and reporting, • Oversee daily sales reconciliations, including point-of-sale activity, payment processors, and cash/credit card deposits, • Manage third-party delivery accounting, including reconciliation of sales, commissions, fees, chargebacks, and receivables, • Perform inventory and cost of goods sold analyses, including trend analysis, variance review, and support for month-end reporting, • Support gift card accounting, including sales, redemptions, and related account reconciliations, • Prepare and analyze pre-opening financial activity for new restaurant locations, including proper expense tracking and reporting, • Assist with sales tax accounting and compliance, including reconciliations, support schedules, and coordination with internal and external partners, • Prepare journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and supporting schedules for assigned accounting areas, • Investigate variances, unusual transactions, and operational discrepancies, and help drive timely resolution, • Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes with a focus on accuracy and meeting deadlines, • Assist with audit support and provide documentation for external auditors and other compliance-related requests, • Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, and create more efficient workflows, • Partner cross-functionally with operations, FP&A, and other business partners on reporting, analysis, and issue resolution, • Provide guidance, support, and review for an accounting intern, including helping prioritize work and contributing to their development as applicable, • Support additional ad hoc analysis and special projects as neededREQUIREMENTS:, • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, • 3–6+ years of relevant accounting experience, preferably in a multi-unit, retail, restaurant, or consumer-facing environment, • Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, and month-end close, • Familiarity with third-party delivery accounting, gift card accounting, and sales tax support is a plus, • Strong Excel skills and comfort working with large volumes of data, • Experience with ERP/accounting systems and POS or reporting platforms preferred honeygrow is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status., or any other class protected by applicable law. EEO Employer M/F/Vet/Disabled. If you require reasonable accommodation during any part of the employee selection process or employment process, please direct all inquiries to . honeygrow does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters or employment agencies and is not responsible for fees from recruiters or other agencies except under specific written agreement with honeygrow. Any unsolicited resumes sent to honeygrow are deemed to be the property of honeygrow, and honeygrow reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.