Staff Accountant II

If you’re looking for a purpose and not just a job, join the Smoothie King team and turn your purpose into a fulfilling passion!

We're not just the pioneers of the nutritional smoothie; we're the champions of inspiring people to live a healthy and active lifestyle. With over 1300 stores and counting, we’ve grown to become the largest nutritional smoothie bar in the nation, with a simple recipe for success: Hire the best people, use the best ingredients, and blend with a purpose.

At Smoothie King, we're serious about our clean ingredients and passionate about our guests' health and wellness journeys—but that doesn't mean we don't know how to have a good time. Here, you'll find work that's equal parts challenging and rewarding, all within a culture that's as amazing as our smoothies. We're committed to continuous improvement, achieving our goals, and fostering a supportive and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive.

The Staff Accountant II supports the financial operations of Smoothie King by performing core accounting tasks and owning either Corporate Operations or Franchise & Program - focused responsibilities. The role maintains accuracy in financial reporting, ensures compliance with GAAP, and provides high‑quality service to internal partners.

• Participate in general ledger activities, including preparing and entering journal entries, reviewing accounts for accuracy, updating monthly financial statements, and reconciling general ledger accounts.
• Demonstrate ownership and understanding of this role and the roles of other team members.
• Assist the team, Controller, and CFO in other areas of finance/accounting as needed.
• Corporate Operations Focus:

• Perform lease accounting activities, including preparing payment amounts, communicating with landlords, and recording related journal entries.
• Participate in monthly sales tax reconciliations and payment activities, including downloading daily bank reports and reconciling bank statements.
• Prepare corporate sales tax and personal property tax entries, reconcile variances, coordinate with third‑party partners, and understand various sales data sources.
• Record and analyze inventory transactions for corporate-owned locations.

• Franchise & Programs Focus:

• Manage the gift card program: track sales/redemptions, reconcile balances to processors and the general ledger, record breakage and deferred revenue, and book monthly accruals.
• Administer and manage the corporate credit card program, including issuing cards, monitoring usage, reconciling statements, booking accruals, ensuring timely payments, and enforcing policies.
• Manage franchisee franchise fee billing and collections; reconcile payments to contracts and the general ledger; ensure ASC 606 compliant revenue recognition.
• Maintain loan and debt amortization schedules, including interest accruals, principal tracking, and debt service coordination.

• Understanding of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels of the organization.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Basic accounting principles knowledge.
• Documentation, research, data analysis, and multi‑tasking abilities.
• Organized and extremely detail‑oriented.
• Ability to work independently and within a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Preferred skills based on portfolio: COGS/Inventory accounting, Sales Tax experience, Stored Value accounting.
• Promote the culture, values, and mission of Smoothie King.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance or equivalent experience.
• 2–5 years of industry experience.
• Intermediate to Expert level proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Personal passion for health and fitness is a plus.

Join our team and enjoy an unusually fun work environment with an upbeat atmosphere and great team members. It is our purpose to maintain an environment our team members can brag about, where our focus and belief are built on our core values: We Are Better Together, We Keep Evolving, We Live Our Mission, We Do the Right Thing, and We Focus and Finish. With our core values at the forefront of every decision we make, it allows for collaboration, passion, and a no-limits mindset when it comes to your future! We keep our team happy with our great benefits package, free smoothies, flexible work schedules, office lunches and parties, monthly fitness challenges, free gym access, and more fun activities to make Smoothie King a happy and healthy place to work.

Our Mission

Inspire people to live a healthy and active lifestyle.

Our Vision

We make the world a better place by nourishing healthy habits.

Our Values

We: Do the Right Thing

We: Are Better Together

We: Live the Mission

We: Keep Evolving

We: Focus and Finish

At Smoothie King, when we sayinspire people, we mean everyone. We champion a diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the guests we serve. We blend the unique members of our organization, celebrating what is both common and different to grow better together and Rule the Day. The foundation of our diversity efforts is closely tied to our core values, which includes “We Are Better Together” and “We Do the Right Thing”. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified candidates, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, or medical condition or disability. If you are a person with a disability and you need assistance in applying for a position with Smoothie King, please call our Human Resources Department at 214-935-8900 and direct assistance will be provided.