Accountant I

Job Purpose: As a member of the Accounting & Finance Team, the Accountant I is responsible for completing accounting administrative tasks and reports and helping to support the growth and financial literacy of Student Cafe Executive Officers at Saxbys, a Certified B Corp and pioneer of The Saxbys Experiential Learning Platform. The Accountant I is an outgoing, detail-oriented, and disciplined team player. This team member will work with the Accounting & Finance team to highlight and review performance indicators with SCEOs in addition to ad hoc reporting. The team member in this role will have the opportunity to support Saxbys Experiential Learning Cafes by reviewing Cafe Profit & Loss statements with SCEOs.
Summary of duties and responsibilities:
Accounts Payable: Provide an accurate and consistent accounts payable process that ensures timely payment of invoices and healthy vendor relations. Specific tasks include:

• Review and post invoices accurately
• Prepare weekly check runs
• Manage and issue monthly rent payments

Month- and Year-End Close Process: Assist with the month- and year-end close procedures to ensure accurate booking of revenue and expense. These procedures may include:

• Manage cash and bank reconciliations
• Book and reconcile expense accruals
• Record inventory valuations and booking of Cost of Goods Sold

Financial Reporting: Using Quickbooks, Toast, and other operational systems and tools, the Accountant I will maintain key department spreadsheets and compile financial information on a case-by-case basis. This aspect of the position will also include regular financial reporting on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. They will use the various systems and tools to help answer questions about cafe performance.
New Cafe Setup: Support Saxbys' ELP growth by coordinating with operations to optimize cash logistics for new cafes. At minimum, this involves selection of bank branches for cafe cash to be deposited into.
Audit Requests: Assist with requests from third-party auditors to ensure timely and accurate responses. Requests may include revenue selections, trial balance reviews, or similar tasks.
Qualifications:

• Support, exhibit, and promote Saxbys Mission Statement, Make Life Better, and Core Values in all daily activities. Our Core Values include:
• We are a community serving our community
• We embrace being O.D.D. (Outgoing, Detail oriented and Disciplined)
• Profit Creates Opportunity
• We live with Pride, Passion, and Purpose
• Care personally and communicate openly
• Serve yourself by serving others
• Entrepreneurial spirit, high initiative, team player
• Proficient understanding of generally accepted accounting principles
• Experience in hospitality is desired; experience at Saxbys is preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field