Senior Accountant

CompanyConfidential, retained search on behalf of a high growth bakery brandLocationUtahAbout the roleWe are conducting a confidential search for a Senior Accountant for a growing bakery brand. This is a key accounting and finance role for someone who can live comfortably in the details while also helping ownership understand the bigger financial picture.You will support accounting across a dozen plus related entities, including AP, AR, reconciliations, month end close, reporting, cash visibility, and financial analysis. This is a great fit for someone who is organized, detail oriented, practical, and comfortable managing a high volume of accounting activity across multiple entities.What you will ownMulti entity accountingSupport accounting activity across a dozen plus related entitiesMaintain clean books, schedules, and records by entityTrack intercompany activity and help keep entity level reporting accurateSupport entity level reconciliations, allocations, and month end closeHelp create consistent accounting processes across the organizationAP and AROwn accounts payable and accounts receivable workflowsReview, code, and process vendor invoicesMaintain vendor records, payment schedules, and supporting documentationTrack customer payments, deposits, receivables, and outstanding balancesFollow up on missing documentation, payment questions, and invoice discrepanciesSupport weekly payment runs and cash planningCore accountingManage reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and account schedulesKeep financial records clean, accurate, and currentSupport banking, credit card, balance sheet, and general ledger reconciliationsIdentify gaps, errors, trends, and areas of financial riskCreate repeatable accounting processes that improve consistency and accuracyMonth end close and reportingSupport and improve the monthly close processPrepare financial statements, account reconciliations, and management reportsTrack key business metrics and help ownership understand what the numbers are sayingCreate reporting that is clear, useful, and tied to business decisionsMaintain accurate entity level reporting across locations, concepts, and related entitiesCash flow and expense managementMonitor cash activity and support cash flow visibilityReview vendor payments, expenses, purchasing activity, and credit card transactionsHelp tighten controls around spend, approvals, and documentationSupport banking, credit card, and balance sheet reconciliationsHelp ownership understand upcoming cash needs, payment timing, and financial prioritiesFinancial analysis and business supportAnalyze sales, labor, food cost, waste, inventory, margins, and entity level performancePartner with operations to identify opportunities to improve profitabilitySupport budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and variance analysisBuild simple financial models, reports, and dashboards as neededTranslate financial information into practical insights for ownership and operatorsPayroll, vendors, and outside partnersCoordinate with tax partners, and outside accounting resourcesSupport payroll review, labor reporting, and related reconciliationsMaintain vendor records, payment schedules, and required documentationHelp organize information for tax, audit, lending, or investor needsFollow up quickly and professionally with vendors, partners, and internal stakeholdersGrowth readinessBuild accounting and finance rhythms that can scale with the brandImprove visibility into cash, profitability, labor, inventory, and cost trendsSupport system improvements, reporting enhancements, and financial process upgradesHelp create simple dashboards, scorecards, and tools that leaders can actually useBring discipline to the numbers without overcomplicating the businessWhat success looks like in the first 90 daysYou understand the current financial picture and identify the biggest accounting and reporting prioritiesYou strengthen the close process, reconciliations, reporting cadence, and financial controlsYou create clearer visibility into cash, payables, receivables, payroll, sales, labor, food cost, and entity level performanceYou bring better organization to AP, AR, vendor records, account schedules, and entity level reportingYou build trust with ownership by being accurate, responsive, and practicalYou help the business make better decisions with cleaner numbers and clearer financial insightMust haveStrong accounting experience in a growing business environmentExperience working with multiple entities, locations, departments, or business unitsAbility to own AP, AR, reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and month end closeComfort managing high volume accounting details without losing accuracyStrong understanding of P and L, balance sheet, cash flow, and basic financial controlsAbility to support both transactional accounting and higher level financial analysisStrong organizational skills and the ability to keep multiple entities clean and currentPractical, business minded approach to accounting and financeComfort working directly with ownership, operations, vendors, and outside partnersAbility to explain financial information clearly to non finance leadersStrong plusMulti entity accounting experienceRestaurant, bakery, food service, retail, hospitality, or multi unit experienceExperience with intercompany transactions, allocations, and entity level reportingQuickBooks, NetSuite, Restaurant365, MarginEdge, Toast, Square, Bill.com, Ramp, or similar Systems experience Inventory, food cost, labor, margin, or store level reporting experience Budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, or financial modeling experience Experience working with outside CPA firms, payroll providers, lenders, or investorsConfidential search detailsThis is a confidential retained search. We will share full details, including the organization’s structure, growth plans, and current financial setup, with qualified candidates during the process. All inquiries will be handled discreetly.