General Accountant - Charcoal Group

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The Charcoal Group of Restaurants is looking for a passionate and enthusiastic addition to our accounting team.

The General Accountant is an integral position within Charcoal Group. Our leaders rely on this position to maintain accurate and up to date accounting records, enabling all levels of the organization to manage their business, understand expenses and maintain accurate reporting. We currently have 14 operating restaurants and 2 under construction with plans for continued growth.

Within our Accounting Team, the General Accountant is a key, fast paced position that will take your accounting skills to the next level from the many experiences you will encounter. If you are an experienced accounting professional looking for a great opportunity to further hone your skills in a growing company with an amazing culture, please read on!

Main Responsibilities Include:

• Bank reconciliations of multiple bank accounts
• Credit card reconciliation for multiple cards
• Reconciliation of clearing accounts relating to cash floats and various payment methods
• Upload and verification of sales information from multiple restaurants
• Petty cash purchase reconciliations
• Perform an analysis of cost of goods sold highlighting any variances and providing an explanation
• Reconciling credit and debit card fees each month
• Preparation of period end and year end reconciliations
• Financial statement analysis compared to historical and budgeted performance
• Work closely with the Assistant Controller, as well as staff in all levels of the organization, to research and resolve issues and questions that arise for the multiple entities
• You may work on other projects/tasks as assigned with the Assistant Controller or other team members
• You will constantly be on the lookout for improving processes in the department to maintain efficiencies

To be successful in this role:

• You should have some accounting experience, whether that be work experience, educational experience, or both. Experience in a high volume, multiple entity company would be a great asset
• You must have excellent problem-solving skills and an uncanny ability to handle a strong workload
• You are driven by deadlines and are highly detail oriented
• Being hyper organized is engrained in who you are
• You also know and love to prove to people that speed and accuracy can coexist
• You are comfortable communicating with all levels of the organization
• You enjoy working as part of a team while still very comfortable taking an idea and running with it independently
• You embrace change because you know that any process can always be improved upon.
• You view Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word as important tools in your toolbox and consider yourself somewhat of an expert in these programs

About Charcoal Group:

We are a dynamic and rapidly growing, privately owned enterprise operating 14 (soon to be 16) restaurant businesses across Ontario. We truly value our people, and what they bring to the table every day.

Charcoal Group embraces innovative thinking in order to shake-up the industry and we are looking for skilled, like-minded people to help us achieve our goals in all departments. We are curating at team of amazing talent, who use their fanatical attention to detail to help grow our group of insanely great restaurants. Our culture is second to none and your growth potential is only limited to your own ambition, truly.

While we were recently recognized with Food Service Canada’s 2019 Pinnacle Award as Canada’s Best Independent Restaurateur, our principles remain deeply rooted in the 65-year history of the original Charcoal Steak House.

Learn more about Charcoal Group & our world class restaurants at charcoalgroup.ca

We look forward to reviewing your credentials - apply now!