Job Description:

• Day-to-Day Management: Responsible for the review of journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations as well as period end close tasks. Drive process improvement in daily/weekly/monthly tasks for efficiency and scalability.
• Financial Reporting: Manages, communicates, and continuously improves financial reporting for the company, including understanding + analyzing financial data, managing + improving financial systems for reporting, and developing + presenting accounting insights to leadership.
• Internal Controls: Implements internal controls over financial reporting, providing input and recommendations given staffing and structure while ensuring compliance with SOX.
• Annual Audit: Supports the annual audit process with our external auditors.
• People Leadership: Manages a high-performing team, encouraging collaboration, with a focus on developing and mentoring the team to improve performance and advance their career plans.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, + Other Characteristics Required for Successful Performance:

• CPA required
• 6 years’ experience with both public accounting and private company
• 2 years’ experience leading a team
• Previous S1/F1/IPO experience strongly preferred
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Knowledge of GAAP and experience working with external auditors
• Prior experience in a startup environment or a technology company preferred
• Experienced leading monthly close and defining accounting processes and procedures
• Highly organized, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-paced growing environment

The Accounting Manager will report to the Controller
People leader (Y/N): Y

sweetgreen Offers

• A passionate, fun, and positive work environment, with a welcoming and supportive team
• Competitive pay and bonus plan – employees are rewarded for both personal and company-wide performance
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• An annual Impact Day Retreat
• sweetgreen gear and tenure rewards through our ‘Shades of Green’ program

sweetgreen provides equal opportunities for everyone that works for us and everyone that applies to join our team, without regard to sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, any service, past, present, or future, in the uniformed services of the United States (military or veteran status), or any other consideration protected by federal, state, or local law.