Lead Corporate Accountant

The Corporate Financial Reporting team is entrusted with preparing and reporting the financial statements of Chick-fil-A, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a monthly and annual basis, according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), for internal and external requirements.

This professional role is responsible for accounting oversight of Chick-fil-A's domestic subsidiary financial statement information and Chick-fil-A, Inc. Revenue streams. This role will leverage their knowledge of U.S. GAAP to oversee and review the monthly stand-alone financial statements for the domestic subsidiaries and Chick-fil-A, Inc. revenue streams.

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

• Serve as subject matter expert to ensure accurate financial reporting of CFA, Inc. revenue streams and the stand-alone financial statements for certain Chick-fil-A domestic subsidiaries
• Perform and review monthly account analysis, research variances, and communicate financial statement insights to leadership
• Lead financial reviews with entity reporting teams
• Perform and Review Account Reconciliations, working with business partners to remediate reconciling differences
• Provide indirect oversight of domestic subsidiary month-end close activities
• Use U.S. GAAP accounting expertise to serve on cross-functional project teams to provide accounting guidance for various projects and new initiatives across the business
• Own preparation of workpapers and financial statement disclosures needed for the completion of the annual financial statement audit
• Responsible for training new staff and contractors
• Perform ad-hoc projects, tasks and analysis to help support business decisions, resolve issues or support various business needs
• Lead the standardization of corporate accounting processes across domestic subsidiaries, ensuring scalability and efficiency, while leveraging tools such as Alteryx and SQL to improve and streamline existing workflow

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• CPA
• 4+ years of experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including a mastery of Excel
• Financial acumen; strong analytical skills
• Extreme attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects
• Embodies a growth mindset
• Strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills
• Aptitude for problem solving and innovation

• 5+ years of experience
• Experience using Oracle ERP
• Subsidiary Accounting experience