Job Description

Job description:

We are seeking a bilingual (EnglishSpanish) Junior Staff Accountant/Account Payable Specialist to join the Finance Department of a rapidly expanding hospitality group operating multiple restaurants in the Miami area. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented analytical and thrives in a fast-paced environment supporting a growing multi-unit business.

You will be responsible for ensuring accounting integrity maintaining accurate financial records reconciling accounts and providing analytical insights that support decision-making and cost control

Tasks

Key Responsibilities

Financial Operations

• Record and reconcile daily sales from multiple restaurant POS systems (e.g. Toast Aloha).
• Maintain AP and AR ledgers verify vendor invoices and match to POs and receipts.
• Support payroll journal entries and accruals.
• Assist in preparing weekly and monthly financial reports (P&L variance and sales reports).
• Reconcile bank accounts petty cash and credit card transactions.
• Review and code expense invoices with department heads to ensure accurate GL posting.

Reporting & Analytics

• Provide weekly cost variance analysis on food beverage and labor.
• Support budgeting and forecasting models for expansion scenarios.
• Use Paycom ADP and Excel (pivot tables VLOOKUP Power Query) to generate efficiency and performance reports.

Compliance & Controls

• Follow internal controls to safeguard company assets.
• Ensure compliance with federal state and local accounting laws.
• Assist with external audits and provide required schedules and documentation.

Collaboration

• Partner with HR and Operations to align labor and sales reporting.
• Communicate with restaurant managers on invoice discrepancies and expense forecasting.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and SOP development for finance workflows.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Accounting Finance or Business Administration.
• Knowledge of GAAP basic cost accounting and reconciliations.
• Experience with Paycom ADP or similar HRIS systems preferred.
• Reconciliation accuracy 98% and ability to complete month-end closing by Day 5.
• Strong Excel skills and analytical mindset.
• Proficiency with QuickBooks online
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (required).

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