About this role
Restaurant Accountant
Coppell, TX
What does it mean to be a BrinkerHead? It means creating moments that make everyone feel special — whether you’re supporting our restaurants, celebrating wins with your team, or sparking ideas that keep Guests coming back. We play like a team, take pride in our culture, and know that life’s too short not to work happy.
At Brinker’s Restaurant Support Center (RSC), every role fuels the success of our brands — Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy® — and directly impacts Team Members and Guests. From bold ideas to everyday support, we help create a fun atmosphere, great food and drinks, and the kind of hospitality that keeps everyone coming back. Here, you’ll discover opportunities for career growth, belonging, wellbeing, and plenty of chances to work hard and have fun.
Brinker International is an equal opportunity employer. We’re proud to provide a welcoming, respectful environment where everyone can thrive.
Job Summary
Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely monthly restaurant P&L statements for approximately 100 restaurants. Requires knowledge of basic financial processes. Individuals in this position manage several tasks concurrently and are called upon to quickly troubleshoot and provide practical solutions to problems. This position requires interaction primarily with internal team members and operations management staff
What You’ll Do
- Provide level one support to Brinker restaurant operations management teams, including but not limited to Inventory questions/clarifications, problem-solving, research and ad hoc operations requests
- Provide front-line/customer-facing support to Brinker team members, supplier partners and third-party service providers
- Perform end of period trend analysis on P&L account categories and research P&L detail
- Prepare and update recurring journal entries
- Utilize critical thinking and research skills to resolve issues and identify opportunities
- Enforce Company policy where appropriate
- Support training of third-party outsource provider on new processes and ongoing functional issues that arise
- Support timely and accurate review and sign-off of journal entries and reconciliations
- Perform some specific balance sheet reconciliations
- Support ad hoc reporting and audit schedules as requested
- Support payroll functions, such as researching payroll issues and correcting suspense accounts
- Support monitoring, maintaining and reconciling of all brand charity initiatives
What You Bring to the Team
• Accounting degree or equivalent work-related experience
• 5 years Accounting experience
• General ledger knowledge required
• Through accounting principles, GAPP, GL Reconciliation knowledge
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Display knowledge of accounting principles and general ledger systems; ability to apply principles to job responsibilities.
• Word and Oracle experience a plus
• Verbal communication Restaurant experience a plus
• Ability to work with all levels to accomplish department/group objectives.
Why Brinker
At Brinker, we believe life is short, so work happy! That means creating an environment where you can grow your career, feel a sense of belonging and wellbeing, and have fun along the way.
Here’s how we make that real for our BrinkerHeads at the RSC:
Flexibility that fits your life: Hybrid schedules with weekly flex days to work from home.
Benefits that support you: Competitive package with medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; paid vacation and holidays; 401(k) with company match; Employee Assistance Program with counseling, financial, legal, and life resources; and Best You EDU, offering education programs and tuition reimbursement.
Enjoy our brands: Generous dining discounts at Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy®.
Rewards for your impact: Annual bonus eligibility for every RSC Team Member.
Wellbeing at work: On-site gym and fitness classes like yoga and boot camp.
A culture worth celebrating: From company-wide events to a casual, collaborative atmosphere, you’ll find plenty of ways to connect, work hard, and play hard.
Check our Careers page and LinkedIn for more exciting opportunities!
Other facts
About Brinker International
Dallas-based Brinker International, Inc. is one of the world’s leading casual dining restaurant companies. Founded in 1975, Brinker owns, operates or franchises more than 1,600 restaurants across 29 countries and two territories under the names Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy®.
Our Restaurant Support Center is a custom-built, lakefront building located in Cypress Waters – an office, living and retail development in the heart of Dallas-Fort Worth. Every aspect of our campus was designed to encourage personal wellbeing, team-oriented workstyle, and Brinker’s mantra of “Let’s Play Restaurant.” Our favorite features include flexible collaboration spaces, state-of-the-art test kitchen, a game room stocked with modern and nostalgic games, fitness center catering to individual and group workouts, and an inviting community eating and vending area.
While the campus is beautiful, Brinker’s true pride is in our Team Members. In fact, the Restaurant Support Center is proud to have been named one of Dallas' best places to work by the Dallas Business Journal and The Dallas Morning News for three consecutive years!
What you'll do
- The role is responsible for ensuring accurate and timely monthly restaurant Profit and Loss (P&L) statements for approximately 100 restaurants, while also providing level one support to operations management teams regarding inventory and ad hoc requests. This includes performing end-of-period trend analysis, preparing journal entries, and supporting payroll functions.
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