Assistant Controller - Full-time / Part-time

pstrongCommander’s Family of Restaurants, Inc./strong/ppstrongAssistant Controller/strong/ppbr //ppGreat career opportunity for an accountant to join a renowned culinary group and become an integral member of the Commander’s Family of Restaurants, Inc. team. This challenging, rewarding opportunity offers competitive pay and benefits with an opportunity for growth. This position reports to the Controller and Chief Financial Officer and has a diverse list of responsibilities. Trustworthy with the utmost integrity, the ideal candidate has experience with accounting, payroll, benefits administration and other areas as explained below. /ppbr //ppThe duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following: /ppbr //pp• Review of all work of staff level accountants, including bank reconciliations, all G/L account reconciliations, daily sales and payables transactions, billings and other/pp• Responsible for the preparation of financial statements including developing necessary entries and adjustments to close financial periods for multiple legal entities; handle year-end financial reporting including reports for annual shareholders’ meetings./pp• Review and or prepare reconciliations for balance sheet accounts including trouble shooting issues /pp• Fixed assets – handling all aspects for selected companies/pp• Taxes: Preparation of monthly sales tax returns, assistance with tax workpapers for income tax returns to be provided to outside CPA for tax preparation and review of business license filings./pp• Compilation of financial package for monthly Board of Directors and annual shareholders’ meetings./pp• Responsible for overseeing the timely completion of bi-weekly payroll runs and review of tax filings prepared by third party payroll provider./pp• Prepare and/or review of monthly census for all benefits and review reconciliation to invoices/pp• Assist with the administration of Welfare and 401k benefit plans including review of eligibility and employee enrollment, compliance questions, billing, etc./ppbr //ppAn accounting degree is preferred. Analytical skills are a must. Must be fluent in MS Excel and Word. We are located in the historic Garden District and offer benefits including group health insurance, group life insurance and a retirement plan. The salary will be determined based on the experience level of the candidate. We look forward to hearing from all qualified applicants. /ppbr //ph3Work schedule/h3ulliMonday to Friday/li/ulh3Benefits/h3ulliPaid time off/liliHealth insurance/liliDental insurance/liliVision insurance/liliLife insurance/liliDisability insurance/lili401(k)/lili401(k) matching/liliEmployee discount/liliPaid training/li/ul