Accounting Supervisor

The Role at a Glance

The Lead Accountant – Cash \& Reconciliations is responsible for leading the accounting and reconciliation function related to cash across Elior North America’s Shared Services Center. This role oversees bank reconciliations, cash-related general ledger activity, and balance sheet integrity across multiple entities and locations.

The Lead Accountant plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy of financial reporting, maintaining strong internal controls, supporting month-end close, and driving timely resolution of reconciling items. This position combines hands-on accounting oversight with team leadership, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration across Finance and Operations.

What You’ll Do

Cash Accounting \& Bank Reconciliations

• Lead daily cash management activities, including posting and monitoring ACH, wires, checks, lockbox, and other electronic transactions
• Oversee bank account activity and ensure timely, accurate completion of bank reconciliations in accordance with SSC close calendars
• Review and resolve reconciling items, unapplied cash, cash over/shorts, and unexplained variances
• Manage and oversee field cash processes, including location-level cash handling, deposits, and compliance monitoring
• Ensure timely submission, review, and follow-up of field cash counts across locations
• Support working capital objectives by ensuring accurate cash visibility and timely issue resolution
• Prepare and deliver cash-related schedules, reconciliations, and explanations to support month-end close and reporting
• Support internal and external audits, including SOX controls related to cash and treasury activities

Month-End Close \& Reporting

• Support and help drive month-end close activities related to cash and reconciliations
• Prepare schedules, flux analyses, and supporting documentation for financial reporting
• Provide clear reconciliation status updates and aging of reconciling items
• Ensure all reconciliations are completed, reviewed, and documented in accordance with internal control standards

Internal Controls \& Compliance

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls over cash and bank reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, documentation standards, and audit requirements
• Support internal and external audits, including SOX controls related to cash accounting
• Identify recurring issues, process breakdowns, or control gaps and implement corrective actions

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 11 reconciliation and accounting professionals
• Assign and prioritize workloads to meet daily operational needs and close deadlines
• Support professional development
• Ensure cross-training and documentation to maintain operational continuity

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of progressive accounting experience with a strong focus on bank reconciliations, cash accounting, and month-end close
• Prior experience serving as a team lead or providing day-to-day guidance to accounting or reconciliation staff
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and balance sheet reconciliation best practices
• Demonstrated experience preparing, reviewing, and resolving reconciling items and cash-related variances
• Experience working in a shared services, multi-entity, or high-volume environment
• Proficiency with ERP systems and strong Microsoft Excel skills (including pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation analysis)

Where you'll be working:

You will work onsite at our new corporate office in Houston, TX four days a week, with the option to work remotely one day per week. Our office is located at 4920 Westway Park Blvd, Houston, TX 77041\.

Compensation Range

$70,000\.00 to $90,000\.00

Our Benefits:

• Medical (FT Employees)
• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary UNUM offering for Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Discount Program
• Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit)
• EAP
• 401k
• Sick Time
• Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)
• Tuition Reimbursement (FT Employees)
• Paid Time Of

About Elior North America:

Elior North America is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. We take pride in supporting the development of our employees and their skills at all levels and in fostering an environment of growth.

At Elior North America, we are committed to offering growth and advancement opportunities for all of our employees. The valuable skills and experience you’ve gained with Elior will propel you further in your career, whether with our corporate office or one of our brand segments.