Staff Accountant

at  High Spirits Hospitality

ABOUT US

High Spirits Hospitality is the parent company to Liquid Catering, Events at Judson Mill, The 405, Bravo1 Protection, and High Spirits Overnight. What started as a small bartending company in our owner’s garage in 2011 has grown into a thriving business with 40 full-time employees and 150+ part-time employees providing services for over 600-800 events a year. We are driven with the vision of providing exceptional customer service to our clients, as well as embracing a REMARKABLE team culture for our employees.

JOB PURPOSE

The Staff Accountant provides support to our Director of Finance and the rest of our team. It’s your job to ensure the team has the financial tools and resources they need to be successful. This role focuses on managing inner-company transfers, bill backs, and journal reconciliations. This position works from our Corporate Office in Greenville, SC.

JOB DUTIES:

• Oversee daily bookkeeping efforts, including entering bills, client payments, and expenses into Quickbooks. Ensure the accuracy of all entries.
• Record and manage inner-company transfers and billing.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly budget, and financial reports.
• Review vendor and customer contracts to ensure financial controls are in place and all aspects of the contracts are properly recorded and tracked (ex. Renewal time frames, rate changes, insurance requirements, etc.).
• Prepare all sales tax returns, including sales & use, hospitality, admissions, and accommodations taxes.
• Manage the shared accounting email inbox. Manage communications with clients and vendors via phone, email, and in-person.
• Maintain & reconcile petty cash on a weekly basis.
• Make bank deposits and withdrawals as needed.
• Put together and receive cash bags for off-site events. Complete post event sales reporting.
• Manage all past due invoicing and collections processes.
• Mitigate conflict with clients & vendors as it pertains to the financial department.
• Assist with development, implementation and maintaining of financial controls and guidelines.
• Practice consistent accounting policies and procedures across all programs and companies.
• Fulfill monthly financial reporting requirements including accrual-based reporting, revenue recognition, and inventory valuation in compliance with GAAP.
• Assist with compiling month end general ledger transactions and closing financial statements.
• Perform basic office tasks, such as filing, data entry, answering phones, processing the mail, etc.
• Assist with miscellaneous projects and errands, as they arise.
• Continue to foster the company culture of High Spirits Hospitality by being an active, passionate member of our team.
• Attend industry training & networking events, both in-house and externally.
• May be responsible for training, coaching, and motivating junior staff and interns.
• Prepare for meetings by creating and sending out efficient agendas. Oversee assigned follow-up tasks from meetings. Ensure follow-ups from other team members are communicated.
• Provide research support to the Accounting and Admin team.