Commander’s Family of Restaurants- Accounting Clerk

The Commander’s Family of Restaurants, Inc. is a management company that provides services to various restaurants, including Commander’s Palace, Brennan’s of Houston, Le Petit Bleu, and various other non-restaurant entities. The services provided include handling all financial and accounting matters for the restaurants as well as providing assistance with benefit plan administration, risk management, and others. The accounting clerk is responsible for handling all financial matters related to the restaurant’s operations. Specifically, the duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following areas for selected companies:

- Perform duties such as answering phone calls, filing, and other administrative tasks as needed

- Preparation of daily sales and payables transactions that are processed at the restaurant level

- Preparation of periodic balance sheet and bank reconciliations

- Invoice accounts receivable and manage payment collection

- Maintain current vendor records

- Review and processing of monthly inventory

- Assist with tracking capital project spending and fixed asset management

- Assist with period close and year-end procedures and prepare journal entries as required

- Preparation of sales tax returns and evaluating fixed assets and expense items for sales tax accruals

- Other special projects as needed

An accounting degree is preferred but is not required if the applicant has adequate experience with similar responsibilities. We are located in the Garden District and offer benefits including group health insurance, group life insurance and a retirement plan.