Kizuki Ramen is hiring: Accounting Manager in Bellevue

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000 - $105,000 annually (depending on experience)

Work location: Bellevue, WA (100% on-site)

Summary:

Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya is a locally owned Japanese-style ramen restaurant committed to authenticity and excellence. With over 15 locations across four states, we are passionate about fostering growth for both our team and our business.

We are seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to join our team at the Support Center in Bellevue, Washington. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Accounting Manager will oversee, plan, and execute all accounting operations, ensuring the company’s compliance with federal, state, and local financial regulations. This role will collaborate closely with upper management and cross-functional teams to support fiscal objectives and drive company growth.

This position offers flexible working hours within standard business hours (8 AM–6 PM), paid time off, paid holidays, employee discounts, and comprehensive benefits.

Key Responsibilities:

• Directs and manages all accounting activities up to and including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, payroll, financial statements, and management reporting
• Prepares, manages, and keeps current a formal monthly closing process
• Contributes to attainment of budget objectives by scheduling expenditures, analyzing budget variances, and recommending corrective plans and actions
• Optimizes staff work performance by planning, monitoring and appraising work performance through coaching, counseling, and mentoring of team members
• Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, auditing, and enforcing internal controls
• Works with upper management to recognized, monitor, and come up with dynamic solutions to resolve financial problems as they arise
• Guides financial decisions by establishing, monitoring, auditing, and enforcing policies and procedures
• Coordinates external audit information flow with external auditors
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience: managing accounting processes and software, developing policies and procedures, managing audits, analyzing business results, developing budgets, and performing budget vs. actual analysis (quantitative, qualitative)
• Supervisory / management experience preferred
• Outstanding financial, analytical, and statistical technical skills
• Experience with the restaurant industry preferred
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate with internal and external customers
• Experience with QuickBooks preferred

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required.

We are an equal opportunity employer to all team members and applicants. We don’t discriminate against qualified individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.