Zankou Chicken is looking for a highly dedicated controller to lead our finance and accounting team! We're a growing, family-owned restaurant chain seeking a proactive accounting professional who wants to be challenged to learn and grow with our company!
What happens after you join our team?
First, we'll share our vision with you. This is where you'll learn our goals and strategies, identify operational and organizational opportunities, and envision how you and your team can help build the big picture.
Second, you will connect the dots. You'll visit a few of our locations and meet the awesome teams that make Zankou not only what it is today, but what it will be tomorrow.
After weeks of learning our standards and aligning yourself with our culture, you will begin to improve Zankou and take it to the next level. At Zankou, we don’t meet the status quo. We break through it via continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:
Spearhead accounting activities to prepare, analyze and report financial statements for Zankou entities and affiliates
Assess and implement systems and strategies for growth, improvement and efficiency
Take on full ownership of building budgets and key forecasts, ensuring integrity of the financial results and compliance with relevant company finance policies
Identify opportunities to reduce cost of sale and increase overall performance, driving improvement by recommending innovative solutions identified through analysis of past and current performance
Work with company executives to analyze the company’s financial position with respect to profits, trends, costs, sales analysis, headcount, variance to budget and report findings and make recommendations to senior management
Recommend and monitor an effective internal environment by proper assignment and delegation of duties over direct reports and cooperation with related departments
Assist and train Restaurant Operations on P&L performance analyses
Maintain close relationships with company banks, auditors, insurance carriers/brokers and CPA firms
Manage accounting functions including general accounting, cost accounting, revenue recognition, fixed assets, A/P, A/R, and invoicing
Perform monthly reconciliations, post adjusting journal entries, and provide useful variance analysis
Collaborate with outsourced CPA firm for tax planning and returns
Organize and maintain vital documents and data
All other duties as assigned
What we're looking for:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
CPA or MBA a plus
Restaurant industry experience preferred
At least seven years of accounting experience
General understanding of depreciation, partnership accounting and taxation
Strong technical accounting skills
ERP experience in either a restaurant or manufacturing company
Highly proficient with QuickBooks Enterprise and Excel
Excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work under deadlines, manage priorities, delegate tasks, and complete assigned tasks with minimal management follow up
What we offer:
$90,000 - $110,000 salary
95% coverage of individual health insurance
Up to 3 weeks paid vacation
Complimentary meals every day
Exceptional training and tools that will help you succeed
Fun and challenging environment in a growing company
PRIMARY LOCATION – Vernon, CA
Zankou Enterprises, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics.