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ACCOUNTANT - ALAMEDA, CA

Compass Group, North America

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Compensation
$80–85K/yr
Location
RICHMOND, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Staff Accountant collaborates with chefs, managers, bookkeepers, and controllers to resolve issues and variances ahead of weekly close. The role is primarily onsite, with future potential to discuss a hybrid, partially remote model. Hospitality or food-service accounting experience is highly preferred. The position supports financial reporting, account reconciliation, budgeting, cash handling, and district financial oversight.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Financial ReportingCash HandlingFoodservice AccountingRevenue ControlFinancial Statement PreparationBudgetingForecastingFinancial AnalysisPOS SystemsMicrosoft OfficeExcelCommunicationPrioritizationOrganizationMultitaskingAnalytical SkillsEthical Behavior

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Accounting or Equivalent Professional Experience3+ Years Revenue Control, Reporting, and Cash Handling ExperienceFoodservice or Retail Accounting Experience

Benefits

401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

Bon Appetit

  • We are hiring immediately for Accountantposition.

  • Location : Note: online applications accepted only .

  • Schedule : Monday-Friday

  • Requirement :In-office

  • Pay Range: $80,000 to $85,000

*Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available

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Diversity of thought and inclusion for all is what drives our success - we invite you to start your journey with us today!

Are you looking for a job with competitive wages and benefits, one in which you can learn and grow while making a difference in the world? We’re hiring! Bon Appétit Management Company operates more than 1,000 cafés around the country for corporations, universities, and museums, as well as a few dozen public restaurants. We’ve led the industry in socially and environmentally responsible sourcing, from sustainable seafood to cage-free eggs. We cook everything from scratch using fresh, local ingredients.

Learn more about careers with Bon Appétit: http://www.bamco.com/careers/

Job Summary

The Staff Accountant will enjoy collaborating with Chefs, Managers, and any Bookkeepers and Controllers to resolve issues and variances in anticipation of weekly close.

Accounting experience in Hospitality and/or Food Service is highly preferred.

The work model is primarily onsite due to the initial training and relationship building aspects of the job, with future potential to discuss a hybrid, partial remote model.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Enforces all cash handling procedures • Performs reconciliation and analysis for several balance sheet accounts

  • Analyzes financial results for both internal and external use

  • Tracks and maintains monthly P/L and balance sheet activity

  • Assists in developing forecasts and budgets, identifying risks and opportunities

  • Reviews general ledger and balance sheets • Resolves various accounting/reconciliation issues

  • Completes financial reports: monthly, quarterly and annual reports, including but not limited to monthly and fiscal close, internal and external audit reporting; manages report preparation and distribution

  • Maintains inventory and cost control procedures

  • Reviews accounts receivable and follows up for collections as needed

  • Prepares and submits subsidy invoices for payment along with corresponding backup

  • Responds to client questions

  • Understand and uphold contract obligations

  • Act as an accounting resource to the Management team and Bookkeepers

  • Assist with oversight of financials throughout the district

  • Performs administration of Payroll and Human Resources as needed

  • Performs related duties and special projects as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting preferred, or equivalent professional experience

  • A minimum of three to five years' experience with revenue control, financial reporting and cash handling responsibilities

  • Accounting experience in foodservice or retail industry required, foodservice operations experience a plus

  • Ability to prepare monthly financial statements, key metric reports, budgets, forecasts

  • Adept at planning, organizing and controlling complex processes as well as analyzing moderately complex financial information

  • Experience with POS, cash and credit card reports

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Skilled at managing multiple priorities and relationships

  • Computer skills: proficient in Microsoft Office with a concentration in Excel

  • Strong analytical and organizational skills

  • Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment

  • Conformity to the highest standards of personal integrity and ethical behavior

Associates at Bon Appétit are offered many fantastic benefits.

Full-time and part-time positions offer the following benefits to associates: Retirement Plan, Associate Shopping Program, Health and Wellness Programs, Discount Marketplace, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program

Full-time positions also offer the following benefits to associates: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance/AD, Disability Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here (https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_BAMCO.pdf) or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information. https://www.compass-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023\_WageTransparency\_BAMCO.pdf

About Compass Group: Achieving leadership in the foodservice industry

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Certain positions may require Florida Level 2 background screening. Details: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Bon Appetit maintains a drug-free workplace.

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,574 open Accountant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$80–85K/yr
  • California median$96–134K/yr161 salary ranges
  • US median$75–100K/yr1,099 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $83K, is 29% below the California median midpoint ($117K) — in the lowest quarter of Accountant salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 354 open Accountant jobs in California and 3,574 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Accountant postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,385 postings).
Education
1,881 of the 3,574 open Accountant jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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