Staff Accountant

WKS Restaurant Corporation (WKS Restaurant Group)•Cypress, CA

About The Position

The Staff Accountant provides general accounting support to WKS Restaurant Group’s growing multi-concept franchise restaurants. The role supports store-level reporting and accounting, including weekly financial reports, inventory adjustments, franchise royalties, journal entries, accruals, financial statements, and balance sheet reconciliations. It also manages licenses and permits for assigned locations and supports quarterly financial reporting and inter-company reconciliations for managed or affiliated entities.

Requirements

1–2 years of accounting experience.
Bachelor of Science degree with an accounting major or emphasis.
Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to create and manipulate pivot tables.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to effectively use general ledger software.
Ability to work within a team toward a common goal.

Nice To Haves

Sage 300 experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare weekly store financial reports summarizing revenue, labor, and food cost.
Record weekly inventory adjustments for store locations and distribute inventory reports to stores.
Record, report, and reconcile franchise royalties.
Post journal entries to the general ledger monthly.
Review and produce monthly store accruals and financial statements.
Analyze profit and loss statements and discuss inquiries with operations.
Reconcile balance sheet accounts monthly or quarterly.
Manage licenses and permits for assigned locations, ensuring timely renewals and monitoring deadlines.
Manage accounting and journal entries for monthly amortization of licenses and permits.
Compile quarterly balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows for managed and/or affiliated entities.
Perform quarterly inter-company reconciliations for managed and/or affiliated entities.
Perform other duties as assigned.