Bar & Restaurant Accountant

​Key Responsibilities

• ​Sales & Cash Reconciliation. Perform daily reconciliations of POS sales reports against merchant services settlement batches, cash drawers, and gift card balances.
• Investigate drawer overages or shortages and excessive voids, comps, or promos.  
• ​Cost of Goods Sold & Inventory Control. Track weekly beverage and food COGS against target benchmarks.
• Audit physical counts of high-value inventory and calculate variance against theoretical usage to control shrinkage and waste.  
• ​Accounts Payable & Vendor Management. Verify 3-way matching for food/beverage invoice deliveries, purchase orders, and actual billing rates.
• Ensure timely payment processing to maximize vendor discounts and prevent supply disruptions. 
• Process bi-weekly payroll, ensuring compliance with tip pooling/sharing rules, tip credit regulations, overtime calculations, and labor laws.
• Track labor costs against daily sales percentages.
• ​Financial Reporting & Compliance.
• Prepare monthly Profit & Loss (P&L) statements, store-level performance metrics, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Manage sales tax, alcohol excise tax filings, and local licensing compliance.  

​Qualifications & Requirements

• ​Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field or equivalent experience. 
• Minimum of ​3–5+ years of accounting experience specifically within the hospitality, restaurant, or bar industry.
• Proficiency with hospitality POS systems integrated with accounting software e.g., QuickBooks, Xero, Restaurant365.
• ​Deep understanding of restaurant financial metrics
• Strong Excel skills and high attention to detail.