Internal Auditor - Full Time

Overview

Live. Work. Explore. as a part of our Accounting team the Grand Canyon Railway and Hotel!

Job Location: Accounting Office in Flagstaff, Arizona (30 minutes from Williams)

Job Summary:

The Regional Internal Auditor/Accounting Supervisor is accountable for the overall cash and other asset management controls of all Arizona properties (Grand Canyon Railway, South Rim properties, The Grand Hotel, and Tusayan Trading Post) as well as, the supervision of the Cash Ops/Audit Staff at the Grand Canyon Railway Williams operation and The Grand Hotel operation with indirect supervision of the auditor specialist at the South Rim.

The Details:

Position Type: Full-Time, Year-Round

Starting Pay: $70,971 Yearly

Schedule: 40 hours, 5 days/per week (Monday - Friday) 

Why the Flagstaff Accounting Office?

We are a regional accounting office serving not only the Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel but also the Grand Canyon South Rim, The Grand Hotel, Tusayan Trading Post, and the Oasis in Death Valley. Our accounting team is a hardworking and welcoming group of gurus that strives to keep the company’s financial engine running smoothly! We welcome new ideas for potential improvements and enjoy creating memorable work experiences for our team members.

• Generous benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, and more!
• A fast-paced, exciting work environment with plenty of upward mobility and growth opportunities!

Other Benefits and Perks:

• Free train tickets!
• Free entry to Bearizona!
• Exclusive retail and dining discounts at GCR and other Xanterra properties!
• The adventure of a lifetime!

Responsibilities

• Fully understand and support Xanterra Mission Statement, Core Values, and Cultural Pillars.
• Monitors cash operations controls in the operating units and accounting departments at the Grand Canyon Railway (GCR), Grand Canyon South Rim (GCSR), The Grand Hotel (TGH) and Tusayan Trading Post (TTP) properties.
• Ensures the performance of surprise house bank audits, shift audits, compliance audits, and other audits as needed. Reviews and distributes audit findings and recommendations to Operations Management. Requests action plans from all audits and ensures follow-up audits are completed when needed.
• Supervises audit staff (GCR cash operations/audits, TGH cash operations/audits, and GCSR audit specialist) at GCR, TGH, and GCSR properties.
• Selects and trains accounting personnel that directly or indirectly report to this position, with the ability to recommend hiring, complete performance appraisals and recommend salary and other personnel issues in coordination with the Southwest Regional Controller.
• Ensures that safe combination changes are made when needed at all Arizona properties.
• Ensures the completion of annual audit schedules from the property auditors (GCSR, GCR, TGH) as well as for this position. Submits schedules to Southwest Regional Controller for review and approval.
• Updates and submits to operations management, money handling policy and procedure manuals as needed for all Arizona properties.
• Controls and maintains inventory schedule showing when each inventory is performed, periodic accounting participation, who’s responsible for inventory audit, and ensures the completion of an inventory checklist and memo of issues/concerns after all inventories accounting participates in.
• Controls the retail inventory adjustment process at all Arizona properties. Verifies the audit adjustments and then inputs all necessary adjustments according to corporate guidelines.
• Reviews daily/weekly/monthly over/short reporting for all Arizona properties. Tracks over/shorts to help ensure consistency with the handling of such as well as ensures that the appropriate employee written documentation is completed.
• Responsible for various monthly reporting for the Arizona properties, such as, sales and use tax reports, bank fee analysis, cash-to-revenue reconciliations, etc.
• Controls and monitors the record retention policy in regard to all company financial records. 
• Ensures all documents are retained according to company policy. 
• Ensures retention labels are created as needed and inventory listing of all retained records is maintained, and disposed of in a timely manor
• Performs requested internal audits and assists with special projects for all Arizona properties as needed.
• Participates in the month-end closing process as directed and reconciles timely and accurately all assigned balance sheet accounts monthly.
• Responsible for continual streamlining of accounting processes.
• Maintain, update and revise as needed the internal audit/accounting manager desk policy and procedures manuals. Ensure desk procedure manuals are current for the Williams and Tusayan accounting cash/audit positions.
• Other projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of three (3) years of accounting experience, preferably in hospitality accounting management.
• Must possess a valid Arizona Driver’s License and be able to comply with the Xanterra/GCR Vehicle Policy.
• Must have an advanced working knowledge of windows-based software programs to be able to communicate effectively via email (Outlook), reports (Excel) and various accounting programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, prior internal or external auditing, or equivalent preferred.

Physical Requirements include:

• Constantly sitting, using eye/hand coordination, handling, reaching outward, and using wrist motion.
• Occasionally reaching above the shoulder, bending, standing, walking, climb flights of stairs, squat/kneel, lift/carry and push/pull up to 30 lbs.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Salary : $70,971