** Area Accounting Coordinator - Marcus Hotels & Resorts**

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Marcus Hotels & Resorts' Milwaukee Market of Hotels is seeking an Area Accounting Coordinator who stablishes financial status by developing and implementing systems for collecting, analyzing, verifying, and reporting financial information; implement and monitor process improvements and financial controls; provide counsel and guidance to management and accounting staff.

**Key Responsibilities - Overview:**

* Serve as back-up for the Area Controller and provide support and oversight to the field accounting staff and liaison for all MHR accounting requests as needed and/or during his/her absence.

* Assist in production of daily, weekly, period, quarterly, and annual financial reports

Completing various reports as required by accounting management depending on the needs of hotel operations

Review, verify, record and control all capital projects or expenses as defined

* Accounts Receivable duties to include:

Provides regular client account status reports as well as A/R aging reports

Prepare group commission payment request upon final settlement of group billing

Create new client accounts following prescribed extension of credit and deposit rules

Continuously improve A/R process for maximum effectiveness and efficiency

Monthly close duties to include but not limited to production of all needed accounts receivable related reporting and research as needed by accounting management and / or department heads

* Ensure external and internal controls and policies are followed

Ensure maintenance of all daily filing of documents in accordance with published Record Retention policy

Implement, monitor, enhance and enforce all accounting policies and procedures

Assist with preparation and presentation of training documentation to ensure policies are followed

Assist with asset management tracking, project completion status, process associated invoices in accordance with corporate capital policies and procedures

Ensure that Audit Trail is evident throughout all tasks

* Provide assistance with daily review of hotel / restaurant daily revenue and statistical reporting

Responsible for a working knowledge of all property management systems (PMS) and all point of sales systems (POS).

Communicate both written and orally with affiliated departments on variances, statistics and exceptions to policy and procedures.

Respond to questions relating to these systems and assist in error correction.

Liaison to night audit staff for questions / challenges with systems, duties or reporting assignments.

Identify system conflicts and directly resolve these conflicts with approval of system change documentation approved by accounting management.

Identify and present process and system improvements to accounting management.

* Monthly closing duties to include but not limited to participation in inventories, production of all entities journals and accruals and research as needed by accounting management and / or department heads

* Identify, present and assist with the installation of approved Systems & Controls process improvements

* Other Duties as assigned

**POSITION REQUIREMENTS:**

* College degree preferred; working knowledge of financial statements and GAAP concepts

* 2-3 years accounting / finance experience in the hospitality industry preferred; property level experience highly desired

* Regular travel between downtown Milwaukee locations

* Must have strong work ethics, be well organized and a self-starter

* Ability to deal sensitively with confidential material

* Strong problem solving skills, basic accounting principles knowledge, documentation skills, research and resolution skills, data analysis and multi-tasking skills

* Strong excel skills with a proven ability to work on complex spreadsheets

* Previous experience with property management and point of sale systems commonly used in hotel industry highly desired

* Knowledge of enterprise-level accounting software systems (Peoplesoft preferred)

* Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced and high volume environment with emphasis on accuracy and timeliness

* Willingness to work a flexible schedule in order to meet business deadlines

**SKILLS:**

* Mastery of hospitality financial accounting, controls, systems & procedures

* Excellent critical thinking; able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems

* Performs work in well-organized, self-directed manner with ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple tasks

* Ability to project manage, delegate, train, audit processes

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills

* Familiarity with local, state & federal; sales & use tax and labor law

Marcus Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer