Senior Accountant, Advertising Funds

Driven Brands Inc.•Charlotte, NC

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Accountant, Advertising Funds is responsible for hands-on accounting and close activities for assigned advertising fund entities in Driven Brands’ multi-brand franchise environment. Reporting to the Manager, Advertising Funds, the role prepares journal entries, marketing accruals, account reconciliations, and financial analyses to support accurate, timely, and well-supported financial reporting. The Senior Accountant partners with Marketing, FP&A, and other accounting teams to understand advertising activity, validate the completeness and timing of expenses, and ensure only appropriate costs are recorded to the funds. The role also supports internal controls, audit requests, and process improvements, including assigned remediation activities related to journal entries and account reconciliations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant accounting experience.
At least three years of progressive accounting experience, including hands-on responsibility for month-end close, journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations.
Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and the ability to research discrepancies, evaluate supporting documentation, and develop well-supported accounting conclusions.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and analysis of large data sets.
Experience working with an ERP system.
Understanding of internal controls and the documentation needed to support accounting entries, reconciliations, and audit requests.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing deadlines and work independently within established review processes.
Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to obtain timely, accurate information from non-accounting business partners.
Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with advertising funds, franchise accounting, marketing expense accounting, or a multi-entity environment.
Public-company and/or public accounting experience, including exposure to SOX controls and audit support.
CPA designation or progress toward certification.
Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP, Oracle EPM tools such as ARCS or FCCS, or comparable reconciliation and reporting platforms.
Experience supporting control remediation, process standardization, or automation of recurring accounting activities.

Responsibilities

Own monthly, quarterly, and year-end close deliverables for advertising fund entities, meeting established deadlines and documentation standards.
Prepare journal entries for review and approval, including marketing accruals, prepaid expense amortization, reclassifications, allocations, and other fund-related activity.
Meet with Marketing and business partners to understand campaign activity, services received, outstanding invoices, and spending commitments; develop supported accrual estimates and reconcile them to subsequent invoices.
Evaluate supporting documentation and cost classifications to ensure expenses are recorded to the appropriate fund, entity, account, and period in accordance with company policies and applicable fund agreements; escalate unclear or unusual items to the Manager.
Reconcile assigned balance sheet accounts, including accrued liabilities, prepaids, and intercompany balances; investigate aged or unsupported items and follow them through resolution.
Partner with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, and other accounting teams to resolve coding, contribution, settlement, and cash-related discrepancies affecting assigned funds.
Prepare fund-level financial schedules and variance analyses, explaining significant movements in expenses, accruals, and balance sheet accounts.
Partner with FP&A and Marketing to investigate differences between recorded results, planned spending, and campaign activity while maintaining clear ownership of accounting conclusions.
Prepare reporting inputs and supporting schedules for management and Financial Reporting, including fund-level or standalone reporting requests, as assigned.
Communicate close risks, missing information, unusual transactions, and proposed resolutions promptly to the Manager, Advertising Funds.
Prepare and support account reconciliations with clear explanations, appropriate support, and timely follow-up on reconciling items.
Execute assigned SOX controls related to journal entries, reconciliations, account reviews, and close activities.
Support remediation efforts by improving documentation quality, evidence retention, and consistency of execution.
Assist with audit requests and management review support as needed.
Identify opportunities to improve close task execution, reconciliation templates, journal entry support, and documentation standards.
Partner with cross-functional teams to obtain close inputs, resolve questions, and support accurate accounting outcomes.
Contribute to accountability, timely issue resolution, and continuous improvement within the Advertising Funds Accounting function.