Dallas, Texas
Senior Accountant Job Opening in Dallas, Texas - Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. owns, operates and franchises two fast-casual restaurant brands, Pollo Tropical and Taco Cabana, including over 300 company-owned locations primarily in Florida and Texas. We are publicly traded on the NASDAQ market under the symbol ?FRGI?.
Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Accountant. If you are up for a challenge, love working in a fast-paced and energizing environment, this is the job for you!
Under the supervision of the Fixed Assets Accounting Manager, your role will entail accounting for IT capital expenditures, inventoried assets, and various accruals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
You will track the compilation of costs into fixed asset accounts related to IT projects.
You will act as the subject matter expert on IT costs ? staying up to date on guidance issued related to capital vs expense.
You will perform data entry, as needed, to accurately and timely record capital expenditures, including setting up new assets and processing requests to transfer or retire assets.
You will roll-forward cost and accumulated depreciation accounts.
You will reconcile balance sheet accounts related to capital expenditures, as well as the fixed asset sub-ledger to the general ledger.
You will be responsible for booking accrual journal entries during month-end close.
You will review P&L transactions for assigned accounts and prepare correcting entries and accruals, as needed.
You will assist in answering store P&L questions from the field operations team.
You will work with internal and external auditors to provide requested documentation and schedules.
You will interact closely with the Accounts Payable, Restaurant Accounting, and IT teams in accomplishing your duties and responsibilities.
Qualifications:
Bachelor?s Degree in Finance or Accounting
Minimum of 2 years of experience
Ability to understand and apply U.S. GAAP, especially as it relates to proper capitalization of assets
Well organized and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and prioritize while maintaining communication with direct supervisor
Knowledgeable in personal computer applications, including spreadsheets (intermediate to advanced Excel.)
Previous PeopleSoft experience preferred, but not required
Exemplifies a highly responsive, customer-service mindset; adopts a service-oriented working relationship with internal customers
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
If you have any questions please contact Nicole Collecchi at or email .
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