Accounting - Staff Accountant

Back of the House Inc. is a Bay Area restaurant group behind a diverse family of fast-casual and full-service restaurants. Each of our concepts has its own identity, standards, and culture, while sharing a commitment to exceptional food, genuine hospitality, strong leadership, and developing great people.

Our family of restaurants includes:

Fast-Casual Concepts

• Super Duper Burgers
• The Bird
• Uno Dos Tacos
• Afterwork Bar

Full-Service Concepts

• A Mano
• Beretta
• Corzetti
• Cubita
• Delarosa
• Flores
• Lolinda
• Rad Radish
• Starbelly
• The Tailor's Son
• Wildseed

Grow With Back of the House

We believe great restaurants are built by great leaders. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, we focus on understanding each individual's experience, strengths, leadership style, and career goals to connect them with the restaurant and team where they can thrive and make a meaningful impact.

Joining Back of the House means becoming part of a larger family of restaurants that values strong operators, thoughtful leadership, and long-term professional development. Our leaders are encouraged to take ownership, develop their teams, and maintain the unique identity of their restaurants while benefiting from shared resources, coaching, and opportunities to learn across multiple concepts.

Our approach is relationship-driven. We invest time in getting to know our leaders and creating opportunities that align with their strengths and ambitions. Whether you're looking to grow within your current role, take on new responsibilities, or explore leadership opportunities across different restaurant concepts, we believe in supporting your professional growth.

At Back of the House, we're not just looking to fill positions. We're looking to build lasting relationships with hospitality professionals who are passionate about their teams, take pride in their work, and want to grow with us.

The Staff Accountant supports the full Finance team, with a primary specialization in Fast Casual restaurant operations (FCR) and Back of the House (BOH) corporate and development/construction functions. This role is responsible for day-to-day accounting activities across the accounting cycle, including sales and revenue recording, cash and bank reconciliations, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, expense management (Concur), managing Accounts Payable functions for FCR and BOH, and company-wide Permit & Licenses and lease portfolio management.

This is an Exempt position, reports directly to the Controller and co-managed by the Senior Accounting Manager and is based in the San Francisco office, with periodic visits to local restaurants as needed.

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Manage Accounts Payable & Lease Billing Portfolio - Oversee AP for FCR and BOH / Restaurant Support Center (RSC) / New Restaurant Opening (NRO) entities, including vendor setup, invoice processing, payment runs, discrepancy resolution, and lease billing/payment reconciliations.
2. Support Financial Close, Bank Reconciliations & Gift Card Accounting - Prepare assigned journal entries and bank reconciliations, investigate variances, and reconcile gift card sales, redemptions, and outstanding liabilities to the GL; support timely reporting without owning the overall balance sheet close.
3. Support NRO/Construction Operations - Coordinate NRO vendor setup, invoice processing, payments, and approved-budget tracking under the Senior Accounting Manager; support, but do not own, CIP accounting.
4. Administer Expense Management & Compliance - Manage Concur administration, review employee expenses, enforce policy compliance, and reconcile expense reports to the GL.
5. Support Vendor Spend & Permit Management - Analyze vendor spending and maintain permit and license tracking, renewal documentation, and compliance follow-up.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Reporting, Close & Compliance

• Assist with weekly and period-end close to ensure timely and accurate financial statements
• Prepare period-end journal entries including prepaids, accruals, inventory adjustments, and reclasses
• Support audits including sales/use tax, property tax, insurance, and external audits
• Maintain accounting files and documentation in accordance with company retention policies
• Collaborate with restaurant operations, corporate, and development teams

Accounts Payable – FCR & BOH Focus

• Manage Accounts Payable for Fast Casual Restaurants and Back of the House corporate and development/construction entities
• Set up vendors with accurate information, terms, and documentation
• Review, code, and process vendor invoices through the Accounts Payable system
• Select invoices for payment and process weekly check runs and electronic payments
• Manage a high volume of vendor accounts while maintaining compliance with company policies
• Review, investigate, and resolve invoice discrepancies and vendor inquiries
• Manage vendor credit application process
• Assist with AP accruals and reconciliations during close
• Support 1099 preparation and filings at year-end
• Perform ad-hoc AP and vendor-related reporting and analysis as needed

Expense Management & Concur

• Maintain and administer the Concur expense system, including user setup and policy compliance
• Review, reconcile, and process employee expense reports
• Perform monthly expense report reconciliations and tie-outs to the general ledger

Vendor Spend & Reporting

• Prepare and maintain company-wide vendor spend reporting across FSR, FCR, BOH, corporate, and development
• Analyze vendor spend trends, investigate variances, and support Finance leadership with reporting insights

Permit Management

• Manage and track permits and licenses for all company entities, including renewals, filings, and documentation
• Coordinate with Operations, Development, and external agencies to ensure timely compliance
• Maintain centralized permit and license records and support audits or inspections as needed

Sales, Cash & Balance Sheet

• Track restaurant cash deposits and reconcile bank and credit card accounts
• Monitor cash handling compliance and follow up on variances
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts including prepaids, deposits, rebates, and accruals
• Manage Rebate Income Tracking and reporting

Lease Portfolio & Gift Card Accounting

• Maintain a centralized lease register, key terms, rent schedules, amendments, renewal/expiration dates, and critical-date alerts; coordinate with the designated lease portfolio owner.
• Validate recurring rent, CAM, and other lease charges against approved agreements; reconcile lease billings, payments, and related GL balances, escalating discrepancies.
• Reconcile gift card sales, activations, redemptions, refunds, and outstanding liabilities to processor/POS reports and the general ledger each period.
• Investigate unreconciled gift card items, coordinate corrections with Operations and vendors, and maintain supporting documentation and audit trails.
• Provide timely exception reports and follow-up; management retains approval of accounting judgments, adjustments, and policy decisions.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Salary/Pay aligned with role and experience
• 401 (k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Supplemental phone allowance
• Dining Privileges at 9 of San Francisco's Best Restaurants
• $1,000 Manager Referral Bonus (Applies to all 15 Restaurants in the group!)
• We cover 100% of Health Insurance & Dental for this position
• Employee portal for paystubs, W-2, and benefit access
• Transportation and commuter benefits
• Group gym membership rates
• Career development opportunities
• On-Demand Pay

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.