Accountant

Hillstone Restaurant Group is a privately-held collection of restaurants with locations in destination cities across the country including Houston’s, Gulfstream, Honor Bar, and R+D Kitchen. Since 1977, Hillstone has created restaurants with inspired settings, graceful service, and delicious cuisine. More recently, we have added several boutique retail locations alongside our restaurants.

Supporting our restaurants is an office team that prides themselves in demonstrating the same teamwork, positive attitude, and aim to please approach as found in the restaurants.

Our Accounting team is a tenured group looking to add a new position in our Phoenix office. For us, it’s more about finding the right talent for our small, unique culture, and organic structure and creating the role around that! Title and compensation are dependent on the applicant’s experience and background; estimated compensation range is $75K to $95K. This candidate should possess these characteristics:

• Uncompromising commitment to quality and excellence delivered on a continuous and consistent basis
• Interest in the restaurant and hospitality industry; possessing a customer service attitude
• Naturally curious and interested beyond their core role
• Looking for longevity in a career with a position that organically grows with the organization
• Highly organized and able to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously as well as redirect priority based on needs of others
• Self-directed and a problem solver
• High level of emotional intelligence with the ability to effectively communicate in a clear and concise manner to a variety of audiences

Each of our Accountants is involved in:

• Hands-on day-to-day accounting operations
• Preparation of the Consolidated financial statements
• P&L projections, review, and analysis by location
• Accounting liaison with the restaurant management teams
• Monthly general ledger account reconciliations
• Ongoing project management and process improvement/implementation
• Weekly/monthly financial reporting preparation

Requirements/preferences include:

• Bachelor’s or Master of Accountancy degree required
• CPA or MBA preferred
• Strong use of Excel required; able and willing to use technology to improve processes for efficiency while maintaining accuracy
• Background in relevant areas or public accounting is preferred, including good working knowledge of GAAP and general ledger accounting.

• Benefits include medical and dental insurance, complimentary meals in all of our restaurants, and in-office lunches.