Accounting Manager

Description

• Hire, train, supervise and develop staff, including coaching, counseling and discipline.
• Monitor hotels’ compliance in meeting required report deadlines and due dates and react accordingly.
• Creates annual budgets and monthly variance analysis. Investigates and critiques variances to budget or to prior year and offer practical improvement methodologies to management.
• Maintain compliance with Highgate Hotels’ standards and regulations to ensure safe and efficient operation of the hotel.
• Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
• Effectively manage and communicate cash flow related issues. This includes the accurate and timely preparation of monthly financial statements for the property: cash flow statements, management of receivables, payables, cash balances, control mechanisms and timely deposits of all funds.
• Monitor the accurate production of the hotel daily operating report.
• Monitor hotel revenues and expenses and ensure the accurate recording in accordance with Highgate Hotels established guidelines. Monitors and controls Hotel’s cash flow and operating forecast.
• Timely reviews and approval of all balance sheet accounts, including monthly bank reconciliation and general ledger account reconciliations.
• Attend all hotel required meetings and trainings.
• Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.
• Report responsibility - Monthly: Financial Statements, Forecasting KeyStatistics Report, Cash Flow
• Ensure hotels’ compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes. Provide assistance to management in enforcing compliance on all these items.
• Participate in M.O.D. coverage as required.
• Directs or prepares all financial reports in accordance with Highgate Hotels’ requirements, meeting various due dates and deadlines.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Analyze financial data and operations in order to assist and advise management in maintaining the hotels’ financial objectives.
• Complies with Standard Accounting policies and procedures and internal controls for finance and accounting operations
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing nametags.
• Timely interacts with Executive Committee members to assure that property operations are on track and under control at all times.
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Establish and continually audit all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, hotel assets, master keys, payroll, and employee records.

Requirements

• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
• Successful completion of all internal and external financial audits, including coordination of work with CPA firms and delivering information requested by auditors on a timely basis.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
• Must be proficient in Windows, Company approved spreadsheets and word processing and in the operation of all hotel-specific systems.
• At least 6 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting or related field; or a 4-year college degree with an Accounting/ Finance concentration and a minimum of 2 years of related progressive experience; or a 2-year college degree and a minimum of 4 years of related progressive experience.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance