Sr. Accountant

Description

Senior Accountant | High-Growth Food Services & Catering Company | NYC

I'm excited to be partnering with a rapidly growing, mid-sized leader in the food services and catering industry. This organization supports an impressive roster of clients, including globally recognized brands and some of the most prestigious names in professional sports.

Due to continued growth, the company is looking to add a Senior Accountant to its finance team. Reporting into accounting leadership, this role will be a key contributor to the month-end close process and provide broad exposure to financial reporting and business operations.

As always, these are permanent, full time, fully benefited salaried positions (these are NOT temp, or temp to perm).

They are located near JFK, 5 days in office.

Compensation is based on experience:

The range is between $90k - $115k base + bonus

What You'll Be Doing:

✅ Own and support general ledger accounting across multiple business units

✅ Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and account reconciliations

✅ Drive month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities

✅ Ensure compliance with US GAAP and internal accounting policies

✅ Assist with financial statement preparation and management reporting

✅ Analyze account activity, investigate variances, and support audit requests

✅ Partner with operational leaders to ensure financial accuracy and support business growth

✅ Contribute to process improvements within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

Requirements

What We're Looking For:

✔ 3+ years of accounting experience

✔ Strong knowledge of US GAAP and general ledger accounting

✔ Hands-on experience with month-end close, reconciliations, and accrual accounting

✔ Experience supporting financial reporting processes

✔ Advanced Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, and large data analysis

✔ Bachelor's degree in Accounting strongly preferred; Finance degrees will also be considered

✔ CPA or public accounting experience is a plus

Why This Opportunity?

🌟 Join a growing company with an impressive portfolio of clients, including globally recognized consumer and sports brands

🌟 Gain broad exposure across accounting, financial reporting, and business operations

🌟 Highly visible role with direct interaction across multiple departments

🌟 Collaborative culture with strong leadership and mentorship

🌟 Opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a growing organization

This is an excellent opportunity for a strong Senior Accountant looking to leverage their technical accounting expertise in a dynamic, high-growth environment that sits at the intersection of food services, hospitality, and premier brand partnerships.

Exceptional communications skills are required. A great dynamic personality and the ability to work along your fellow colleagues is crucial. He or she must be able to effectively collaborate with individuals both inside and outside the company.

If you would like to be considered for this position, please email your resume in a word document to

Kevin.Chin@Roberthalf

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