Remote Accountant / Controller for Multi‑Entity US Business

About the role

We are a portfolio of four US‑based small businesses, including a growing restaurant chain. We need a senior offshore contractor to own day‑to‑day accounting, month‑end close, and financial reporting across four QuickBooks Online entities. The role is fully remote and supports both the restaurant operation (≈75%) and three related entities (≈25%).

Key responsibilities

• Maintain bookkeeping for four QuickBooks Online company files, including bank/credit‑card feeds, receipts, bills, AP schedules, and payment runs.
• Perform month‑end close activities: reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, prepaid tracking, fixed‑asset updates, loan and inter‑company entries.
• Produce clean, tax‑ready books and deliver monthly P&L, balance sheet, and cash‑flow reports with plain‑English commentary.
• Develop and update rolling cash‑flow forecasts for each entity and highlight key financial trends.
• Design and manage QuickBooks Online class/location structures for accurate multi‑location restaurant reporting.
• Own Toast POS/payroll (or similar) reconciliation, identify mapping issues, and ensure accurate financial data flow.

Required profile

• Autonomous, detail‑oriented professional with strong accounting judgment.
• Experience handling multi‑entity accounting and month‑end close in a fast‑moving environment.
• Comfortable surfacing issues early and communicating findings to ownership.

Required skills

• QuickBooks Online
• Toast POS (or comparable restaurant POS/payroll system)
• Bank and credit‑card reconciliation
• Financial reporting and cash‑flow forecasting