Controller Position for DC Metro Restaurant Group

Controller Position

The Controller will handle all accounting, database/analysis, and financial responsibilities.  The primary duties include:

• Manage day-to-day operations of the Accounting Department, including preparation of weekly and monthly financial statements
• Interaction with other the Company Leadership
• Cash management, bank structures and relationship, and shareholder distributions
• Detailed communication and planning with outside accounting firm
• Accounting duties, including payables/receivables, inventory management, sales reporting, cost accounting, financial forecasting and modeling, expense reimbursement system, etc. with focus on systems building, implementation and efficiency
• Loss prevention
• Establish, implement, and maintain internal controls
• HR functions, including employee benefits administration, working with outside payroll company with the plan of bringing payroll completely in-house
• Audit and income tax planning, primarily preparation of information for outside CPA prepared tax returns and annual audit
• Managing of insurance coverages and premiums
• Other financial, accounting, tax and administrative aspects, including evaluating, implementing, and overseeing the use of technology in the company’s operations.
• Financial Analysis and Modeling (Cash, Real Estate, ROI on business Deals)
• Presentations and Reporting (Periodic Board Reporting)

Department Management:

• Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, and Controlling an Accounting Department.  (Developing for our next phase of growth)
• Weekly, 4 week Period, Quarterly, and Annual P+L reporting
• Payroll ( Payroll Experience to take the function in house with Compeat Software)
• Receivables  (inter and intra company Bakery Billings and LLC Restaurant transferring of product)
• Payables  (Streamlined Payables and Direct Billing)
• Compliance (Labor Laws, IRS reporting, Records and Data Archiving, Licenses and Leases)
• Compeat Analytics Data (Theoretical Food Cost, Recipe Data Base, Payables)
• Loss Prevention
• Banking Relationships (All online services for payroll, payables, and statement reconciliations including all cash management)
• Insurance renewals in general insurances and employee benefits

Qualifications

The ideal candidate has an accounting degree, with at least 5 years in restaurant or hotel bookkeeping and accounting.   CPA or MBA is a plus.  The candidate should be trustworthy, organized, hard working, flexible, a detail-oriented self-starter and able to thrive in a small, team oriented and entrepreneurial environment.  Strong computer skills are required, intermediate to expert Excel user, and experience with restaurant-centric food cost management system (COMPEAT experience is a plus, but not a must). 

Experience successfully managing a team of 3-5 administrative and accounting staff is required, as is some true “company-building” experience as it relates to building and implementing systems in a department or workgroup.  Proven experience in financial analysis, financial management, and project management. 

The position offers competitive compensation and benefits.