Welcome to Whataburger Careers!
Our Flavor — Why Whataburger
Whataburger isn’t just a fast-food burger chain it is where bold leadership starts — and where potential doesn’t just grow, it heats up. Whether you're leading the line or working behind the scenes, this is the place where opportunities stack up, and every day gives you a chance to Make a Difference.
Since 1950, we’ve invested in people who lead with integrity, Serve with Heart, and bring their best flavor to the team. We believe in working together, speaking up, having a little fun, and Winning as One — because great burgers (and great teams) start with the right ingredients. If you're ready — to learn, grow, impact, and Move Forward Boldly — we’ve got your back and your path cooked to perfection.
Your Recipe for Impact — What You’ll Do
As a Corporate Accounting Manager, you lead corporate accounting operations, with a focus on GAAP compliance, G&A expenses, and financial reporting, ensuring financial accuracy, strong controls, and clear insight for decision-makers. Your leadership helps safeguard the integrity of our numbers while enabling growth and scale.
In this role, you make a difference by delivering reliable financial reporting and strengthening processes that protect the business. You serve with heart by mentoring your team, fostering accountability, and partnering thoughtfully with stakeholders. You win as one by working cross‑functionally with Finance, Operations, and business leaders to align goals and drive results. And you move forward boldly by identifying opportunities to improve systems, streamline workflows, and elevate how accounting supports strategic decisions.
Day-to-Day Ingredients — Responsibilities
As a Corporate Accounting Manager, you will:
- Lead corporate accounting operations, with a focus on G&A and general ledger accuracy
- Manage month‑end and year‑end close processes
- Review reconciliations, journal entries, and financial results
- Support consolidated financial reporting and corporate reporting requirements
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards, policies, and internal controls
- Analyze financial results to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities
- Partner cross‑functionally to support business initiatives and decision‑making
- Drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
- Coach, develop, and manage performance of assigned team members
The Sauce — Pay & Perks
As a Corporate Accounting Manager, you will receive:
- Competitive Weekly Pay
- Bonus Program that scales up to 2.5X payout potential based on company results
- 5 weeks PTO
- Flex Weeks
- Paid Corporate Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave*
- 401(k) match $1/$1 up to 4%
- Competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits*
- Short-term and Long-term Disability Benefits*
- Opportunities for Career Development and Growth
- Whataburger Family Foundation - Scholarship Program (dependents eligible) and Hardship Grant Assistance
- Discounted Meals for You and a Guest
- Wireless Service Discounts
- Computer & Software Discounts
- Fitness / Gym Discounts
- Awards and recognition for all you do
- Retirement Celebration Program
You Bring to the Table — Required Experience
As a Corporate Accounting Manager, you must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of key accounting processes
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP including experience with accruals, estimates, and period-end adjustments
- Experience managing month-end and year-end close processes, including driving timeliness and accuracy in a corporate environment
- Experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and variance analysis
- Experience supporting corporate accounting functions, including G&A expense accounting and accruals
- Experience ensuring compliance with internal controls and accounting policies
- Ability to translate financial results into operational insights and support data-driven decision-making
- Proven leadership, coaching, and performance management skills including driving accountability and continuous development
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving abilities
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis)
- Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency and accuracy
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional partners (Marketing, Legal, IT, Human Resources)
Extra Toppings — Desired Experience
As a Corporate Accounting Manager, we prefer you to have:
- CPA or CPA eligibility
- Exposure to system enhancements or process transformation initiatives
- Background supporting audits or external reporting requirements
Where & How You’ll Work
This role is based at the San Antonio Home Office, working on‑site Monday through Thursday with remote flexibility on Fridays. In this role, you’ll have strong collaboration with leadership, across cross-functional teams, and with external partners to align capabilities with restaurant realities. The work environment is fast‑paced and requires sound judgment, strategic thinking, and strong collaboration skills. Full‑time availability is required, with occasional extended hours based on business needs, along with occasional travel to properties, project sites, and external meetings. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of the San Antonio Home Office.
Whataburger is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, age, or other condition or status protected by law. Whataburger participates in the federal E-Verify Program. For more information go to www.dhs.gov/E-Verify. E-Verify is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
*Eligibility rules may apply
300 Concord Plaza Dr San Antonio TX 78216-6903Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 6+ years of progressive accounting experience, including ownership of key accounting processes
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including accruals, estimates, and period-end adjustments
- Experience managing month-end and year-end close processes in a corporate environment
- Experience with general ledger accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, and variance analysis
- Experience supporting corporate accounting functions, including G&A expense accounting and accruals
- Experience ensuring compliance with internal controls and accounting policies
- Ability to translate financial results into operational insights and support data-driven decision-making
- Proven leadership, coaching, and performance management skills
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis
- Ability to identify and implement process improvements
- Ability to influence cross-functional partners
- CPA or CPA eligibility
- Exposure to system enhancements or process transformation initiatives
- Background supporting audits or external reporting requirements
Whataburger Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Whataburger and has not been reviewed or approved by Whataburger.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as robust, with multiple medical options, dental and vision, telehealth access, and added mental-health and chronic-condition programs. The package also includes disability options and an Employee Assistance Program with counseling support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes access to a 401(k) with an employer match and potential profit-sharing, with eligibility tied to service requirements. This creates a tangible long-term savings component beyond hourly wages.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Career upside is emphasized through performance incentives and a management track that can reach materially higher total compensation, including six-figure potential at the Operating Partner level. Scholarships, education assistance, and prize-based programs add non-wage recognition tied to participation and development.
Whataburger Insights
What We Do
On Aug. 8, 1950, an adventurous and determined entrepreneur named Harmon Dobson opened up the world’s first Whataburger on Ayers Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. He had a simple goal: to serve a burger so big it took two hands to hold and so good that after one bite customers would say, “What a burger!” He succeeded on both counts and turned that one little burger stand into a legend loved throughout Texas and the South. Today, each and every Whataburger is made to order, right when it’s ordered. And they’re still made with 100 percent pure, never-frozen beef and served on a big toasted five-inch bun with all “the extras” to suit your taste. Grilled jalapeños, extra bacon, three slices of cheese, no tomatoes, extra pickles? No problem. Your Whataburger will be made just like you like it, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Whataburger’s following has grown exponentially in its more than 75-year history, thanks to a number of features, including its famous burgers and growing list of menu items, its iconic orange-and-white-striped restaurants and its famous Fancy Ketchup. Whataburger is more than a burger chain. It’s a place that feels like home to more than 51,000 employees, called Family Members, and millions of customers. It’s a brand built on pride, care and love. It’s a place people count on in their communities. It’s a place where goodness lives. So now with more than 1,100 Whataburger restaurants across 16 states stretching from Las Vegas to the Carolinas, road-trippers and hometown folks alike continue gathering under the big orange-and-white roofs for fresh, made-to-order burgers and friendly service.
