Director, Franchise Accounting

Exponent — Franchise Accounting

Company Description

Exponent is the fastest-growing financial technology platform built exclusively for franchise and multi-location brand operators. We offer three integrated products — industry-leading financing programs including a charge card, acquisition and build-out loans, and an AI-powered Accountant — giving operators a single platform to manage spend, access growth capital, and automate their financial operations. We have secured significant equity and credit capital and are backed by leading institutional investors and family offices who operate large franchise portfolios.

Role Description

This is the first accountant working alongside our AI-powered Accountant. You will be the first accountant at Exponent and our AI/ML will learn from how you close books (that are prepared for you) from our product’s ingestion of an operator's POS, banking, payroll, and processor data, classifies and reconciles it, and automates the close. 

You review what the system produces, you correct it, and your corrections train the models. Your role’s unique opportunity is to train the models and company on best practices in franchise accounting, and help grow our business as a leader - not just an accountant. This is an individual contributor seat today, with a defined path to leading the accounting team as the customer base grows.

Requirements

• 4+ years of multi-unit franchise accounting for restaurant or retail businesses, in-house at an operator, at a firm serving them, or at a bookkeeping provider. 
• You have owned a full close start to finish, period after period, in QuickBooks Online, Restaurant365, Sage Intacct, or similar.
• POS-to-deposit fluency: comps, discounts, third-party delivery holdbacks, processor fees, tips, chargebacks, and timing.
• Multi-entity accounting on accrual books that hold up to GAAP: consolidations, intercompany, and holding-company-to-store-LLC structures. Payroll journal entries and reconciliation to the provider.

Preferred qualifications

• Proximity to NYC or willingness to relocate to NYC.
• Active CPA license.
• Multi-state sales tax experience.
• Experience training or supervising other accountants.

Key Information

Competitive base salary + equity

Hybrid role based in New York, NY; our office is in Flatiron.

Company-sponsored benefits (PTO, Healthcare, HSA/FSA, 401(k)) are included