Head of Accounting

Position: Head of Accounting

Department: Finance Operations

Job Summary

The Head of Accounting will own all core accounting and financial operations across a multi-entity hospitality portfolio. This role is responsible for maintaining clean, accurate, and compliant financial records for all entities; overseeing the month-end close process; managing accounts payable, intercompany activity, and insurance programs; and ensuring consolidated financial statements are prepared correctly.

This position requires deep technical accounting expertise, strong attention to detail, and experience managing multi-entity consolidations, intercompany eliminations, equity transactions, and insurance programs across a growing hospitality platform.

Key Responsibilities

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Lead the monthly close process across all entities, ensuring all expenses and payroll entries are properly coded, allocated, and supported with documentation
• Partner with outsourced accounting teams to ensure financial reports are accurate, timely, and compliant with accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Ensure all accruals, allocations (including payroll), and reconciliations are completed accurately and on time
• Review and approve entity-level financial statements
• Prepare and deliver consolidated financial statements across the full portfolio

Accounts Payable & Expense Management

• Oversee the accounts payable process, including approval of weekly AP runs
• Oversee corporate credit card and expense reporting systems
• Ensure receipts are collected, stored, and matched to transactions
• Enforce expense policies and resolve compliance issues

Multi-Entity Consolidation & Intercompany

• Manage consolidation across multiple legal entities
• Record and eliminate intercompany transactions as required
• Ensure intercompany balances are reconciled, supported, and aligned monthly

Equity, Investments & Acquisitions

• Maintain records related to equity investments, redemptions, capital contributions, acquisitions, and restructurings
• Ensure proper accounting treatment for ownership changes and related transactions
• Support financial reporting for new entities and evolving investment structures

Cash, Banking & Payments

• Serve as an administrator for banking platforms
• Manage funding requests with appropriate supporting documentation
• Oversee ACH, wire, and payment approvals with executive authorization
• Monitor cash flow across entities and support liquidity planning

Insurance & Risk Management

• Oversee insurance programs across the portfolio
• Coordinate with insurance brokers on renewals, audits, claims, and coverage changes
• Ensure insurance premiums are properly allocated, coded, and recorded by entity and department
• Support new openings, acquisitions, and leases with required insurance coverage

Tax & Compliance

• Coordinate with outsourced accountants and external tax advisors on tax liabilities and filings
• Ensure timely and accurate tax reporting
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations

Audit & Controls

• Lead the annual audit process with external auditors
• Ensure audit schedules, documentation, and support are accurate and timely
• Maintain strong internal controls and clean audit trails

Team & Vendor Management

• Manage outsourced accounting partners
• Ensure service levels, accuracy, and timelines are met
• Improve processes to increase efficiency, accuracy, and clarity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (CPA or Master’s preferred)
• 6 years of progressive accounting experience
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (GAAP)
• Demonstrated experience with:
• Multi-entity consolidation
• Intercompany accounting
• Equity transactions and acquisitions
• Insurance administration and audits
• High proficiency in Excel and accounting systems (e.g., QuickBooks, Restaurant365, or similar)
• Detail-oriented with strong reconciliation and documentation skills
• Comfortable owning the full accounting lifecycle—not just reviewing others’ work
• Hospitality or multi-location experience preferred