About Azzip Pizza
Azzip (pronounced "Ay-Zip") was conceived as an idea by founder Brad Niemeier while in college. As a student, Brad won Purdue's Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition and $20,000 to launch the business. With the help of friend Blake Kollker, an accomplished chef, Azzip's menu and concept went from business plan to reality. With mom as his accountant, dad as his handyman, and brother rolling dough, Azzip sold its first pizza on February 5, 2014, in Evansville, IN. Since opening, Brad has recruited other family members and friends to join the business to help spread Azzip to new pizza-loving customers.
Azzip Pizza is a fast-casual pizza company with 13 company-owned locations across Indiana and Kentucky. At Azzip, we value creativity, a fun work and dining atmosphere, meaningful relationships, and serving delicious pizza. More information on Azzip can be found on the website at www.azzippizza.com.
About the Role
The Accounting Specialist plays a key role in keeping Azzip’s accounting records complete, accurate, and current. This position is responsible for core day-to-day accounting work including accounts payable, cash and sales reconciliations, bank activity, monthly close support, tax support, and other recurring accounting processes. The Accounting Specialist helps ensure bills are paid on time, sales and deposits are recorded correctly, accounts are reconciled, and month-end and year-end responsibilities are completed accurately and on schedule.
Essential Function
The Accounting Specialist supports Azzip’s stores and leadership team by maintaining accurate financial records across multiple locations and systems. This role requires strong attention to detail, consistency in recurring processes, and the ability to identify and resolve discrepancies across banking, sales, invoices, taxes, and other accounting activity. The position also provides light administrative support tied to accounting operations.
Duties
- Manage the accounts payable process by reviewing invoices, ensuring invoices are uploaded from systems and email into the proper workflow, and processing timely payment in QuickBooks or other payment platforms.
- Monitor for vendor price increases and ensure prices are aligned with contracted rates.
- Download bank and credit card activity, match transactions to existing entries, and create or request correcting entries when appropriate.
- Reconcile multiple bank accounts and credit card accounts on a monthly basis and investigate variances or unreconciled items.
- Record recurring operating expenses such as utilities, cleaning, pest control, fuel, linen, and other store support services.
- Record loan payments and allocate principal and interest correctly.
- Support sales accounting by reconciling sales, deposits, and payment platform activity across multiple channels. Investigate missing, delayed, or incorrect deposits by working with store managers, banks, and payment processors as needed.
- Reconcile QuickBooks sales to source systems and prepare support for monthly sales tax and food and beverage tax filings.
- Record cash drawer receipts, gift card donations, and other miscellaneous accounting entries accurately and timely.
- Transfer funds between accounts when needed and help monitor account balances to support cash flow needs.
- Administer company credit card accounts, including payments, card maintenance, limit adjustments, rewards redemption, and fraud follow-up.
- Support month-end work including inventory reconciliation, internal transfers, and invoice processing.
- Support year-end work including inventory coordination, balance sheet reconciliations, account cleanup, and preparation of records for outside tax support.
- Maintain organized digital and physical accounting records, including filing, mail handling, and retention of supporting documents.
- Order accounting and office supplies and assist with other recurring office tasks tied to accounting operations.
- Identify issues and improvement opportunities such as vendor overcharges, process breakdowns, returns, unusual financial activity, or other accounting exceptions that should be escalated.
Work Environment
- Professional office setting with consistent use of a computer workstation, standard office equipment, and accounting systems.
- Regular business hours with occasional flexibility needed to meet month-end, quarter-end, or year-end deadlines.
- Quiet to moderately active environment with regular interaction with internal team members
- Frequent communication with vendors, store managers, and banking contacts by phone and email.
Physical Demands
- Sitting at a desk and working at a computer for extended periods throughout the workday.
- Occasional standing, walking, bending, and reaching.
- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
Qualifications
- Associates' or Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Two or more years of accounting, bookkeeping, or related experience preferred
- Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and organization.
- Ability to manage recurring deadlines and follow through on tasks with consistency.
- Working knowledge of bookkeeping or accounting principles.
- Experience with QuickBooks, Excel, online banking platforms, and other accounting systems preferred.
- Ability to reconcile activity across multiple systems and investigate discrepancies independently.
- Professional communication skills for working with store managers, vendors, banks, and internal leaders.
- Ability to handle confidential financial and employee information appropriately.
