Staff Accountant - Coppell, United States - Smoothie King

Description

Overview:

If youre looking for a purpose and not just a job, join the Smoothie King team and turn your purpose into a fulfilling passion

Since pioneering the first nutritional Smoothie franchise in 1973, our mission has always been to inspire people to live a healthy and active lifestyle. Now, with over 1300 stores and counting, we have been ranked as the #1 Fastest-Growing concept in its category and #15 on Entrepreneur Magazines Franchise 500 list in 2024 Weve grown to become the largest nutritional Smoothie bar in the nation, with a simple recipe for success: Hire the best people, use the best ingredients and blend with a purpose

As a dynamic, rapidly growing franchise company, we are looking for a purpose-driven and dedicated talent to join our expanding Accounting team. Reporting to the Corporate Accounting Manager, the Staff Accountant is a key member of our Accounting Team who helps drive the growth and success of our Company by providing high quality accounting service to our stores, our various departments, and leadership. We are looking for someone to join our team that can show curiosity in the business by asking questions, demonstrating willingness to take on new challenges, and lifting our team by learning additional roles to assist and support other team members.

• Participate in general ledger activities to include preparing and entering journal entries to support month end closing, reviewing general ledger accounts to ensure accuracy, updating monthly financial statements and reports, and reconciling general ledger accounts.
• Perform accounts receivable activities to include assisting with entering payment receipts, mailing invoices, performing collection efforts on unpaid invoices, and preparing/releasing invoices when required.
• Participate in cash management activities to include downloading daily bank reports and reconciling bank statements.
• Research tax requests from taxing authorities and prepare quarterly tax payments.
• Assist various aspects of store accounting, including reconciling inventory, assisting with lease accounting, and performing accounts payable functions such as invoice processing and research.
• Work as a team with other staff accountants in standardizing practices and procedures.
• Make an impact by demonstrating ownership and understanding of this role and the roles of other team members.
• Assist the team, Controller, and CFO in other areas of finance/accounting as needed.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional analytical, problem identification and problem-solving skills.
• Basic accounting principles knowledge.
• Documentation skills, research and resolution skills, data analysis and multi-tasking.
• Organized and extremely detail oriented.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable general ledger systems and accounting.
• Source document flow (purchase order, invoice, goods receipt), and reconciliation experience.
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high-volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness.
• Experience in the early stages of a high growth business preferred.
• Promote the culture, values, and mission of Smoothie King.

• A Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience.
• At least two years experience working as a staff accountant or auditor.
• Intermediate to Expert competency in Microsoft Office suite, primarily Excel and Word.
• Experience using ERP software, preferably Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
• Personal passion for health and fitness is a plus.

Join our team and enjoy an unusually fun work environment with an upbeat atmosphere and great team members. It is our purpose to maintain an environment our team members can brag about, where our focus and belief are built on our core values: We Are Better Together, We Keep Evolving, We Live Our Mission, We Do the Right Thing, and We Focus and Finish. With our core values at the forefront of every decision we make, it allows for collaboration, passion, and a no-limits mindset when it comes to your future We keep our team happy with our great benefits package, free smoothies, flexible work schedules, office lunches and parties, monthly fitness challenges, free gym access, and more fun activities to make Smoothie King a happy and healthy place to work.

Our Mission

Inspire people to live a healthy and active lifestyle.

Our Vision

To be an integral part of every health and fitness journey.

Our Values

We: Do the Right Thing

We: Are Better Together

We: Live the Mission

We: Keep Evolving

We: Focus and Finish

At Smoothie King, when we say inspire people, we mean everyone. We champion a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the guests we serve. We blend the unique members of our organization, celebrating what is both common and different to grow better together and Rule the Day. The foundation of our diversity efforts is closely tied to our core values, which includes We Are Better Together and We Do the Right Thing . We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, or medical condition or disability. If you are a person with a disability and you need assistance in applying for a position with Smoothie King, please call our Human Resources Department at and direct assistance will be provided.