Accounting Specialist

Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Accounting Specialist is responsible for assisting departmental leadership with all accounting and finance related tasks. They play a large part in daily journal entries, accounts receivable and accounts payable monitoring, and employee financial activities. They will have participation in most finance-related facets of the hotel and ensure compliance and optimized financial results for hotel ownership.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform routine clerical accounting duties within a fast-paced finance department while adhering to hotel standards.
• Serve as a resource for the departmental leadership team.
• Match, batch, and code vendor invoices.
• File and safely maintain financial records.
• Reconcile bank statements with the general ledger.
• Update and maintain all accounting databases and process backups.
• Prepare and interpret financial summaries and provide reports to managers on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• Participate in month-end closing activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of accounts, and sales tax computations.
• Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.
• Review, verify, and report daily revenue and expense reports.
• Analyze the financial activities of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.
• Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal, brand, and regulatory requirements are met.
• Conduct or assist with audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.
• Assist to prepare and file annual tax returns in coordination with the corporate team and ownership.
• Compute, withhold, and account for all payroll deductions.
• Assist in all aspects of employee insurance, benefits, and casualty programs, including monitoring changes in health insurance regulations and creating budgets for benefits and worker’s compensation.
• Be knowledgeable of contracts and agreements and assist hotel management in maintaining licenses, permits, insurance, and contracts.
• Maintain a professional and personable appearance at all times, according to hotel standards.
• Successfully achieve the hotel’s core competencies including work product, teamwork and culture, guest and customer service, work ethic, impact-oriented problem solver, and entrepreneurship.
• All other duties as requested.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s degree in accounting, finance, business management or a related education preferred.
• Previous experience in a similar role in a full-service hospitality operation.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office, M3 accounting software, Profitsage, Property Management Systems and Point of Sale Systems, Payroll systems, and other finance-related platforms.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, including complaint handling and resolution.
• Results oriented and highly motivated self-starter.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and manage multiple concurrent demands while prioritizing responsibilities.
• Aptitude to perform numerical analysis of data and formulate conclusions and solutions.
• Approachable, authentic, and engaging demeanor, setting an example for all Associates.
• A proven track record in a leadership role with the ability to inspire, motivate, and engage.
• Good reading, writing, and oral proficiency in the English language.
• Flexibility to work a varied schedule, which may include weekends and holidays.
• Requires writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability, and visual acuity.

Reasonable accommodation(s) may be made through the interactive process when necessary to allow qualified applicants and associates to perform the duties of this position.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.