Controller - Texas Western Hospitality

This position is within the accounting group of a hotel management company.  The position is responsible for the accurate and timely distribution of partnership-level financials, as well as managing the accounting, tax, A/P and payroll teams. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Directs the work activities and has management responsibility for the performance and development of subordinate staff in accordance with corporate strategic direction.
• Develops, implements and administers accounting policies, procedures and practices. 
• Ensures accurate and timely recording and reporting of operating results. 
• Performs financial statement and balance sheet review and analysis. 
• Ensures maintenance of general ledger, payables and cash. 
• Supports/Stands-In for Payroll Coordinator.
• Makes work assignments, schedules and reviews work in progress. 
• Determines the proper accounting treatment of transactions.
• Supervises preparation of and approves reports. 
• Acts as liaison between Management and Owners.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Job Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Preferred industry experience includes hospitality, third party management or real estate
• Knowledge of consolidation within a partnership preferred
• Management experience is required
• Ability to travel as needed (approximately 4-6 times per year)

Skills and Qualities:

• High level knowledge of accounting/finance principles, practices and procedures and industry issues as they relate to the organization, and senior-level knowledge of GAAP and statutory accounting procedures. 
• High level knowledge of payroll principles and applications.
• Ability to effectively lead, coach and develop the accounting group.
• Ability to achieve results by taking a proactive long-term view of the organization's goals and objectives. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects. 
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to interface with departmental staff, internal and external management, customers and other business units. 
• Ability to exercise professional judgment and assume responsibility for decisions which have an impact on people and quality of service. 
• Strong computer skills including Excel and accounting software systems.

Software Requirements:

• Sage (Advanced)
• Paycom (Intermediate)
• Web Based Banking Applications (Intermediate)
• MS Office
  • Outlook (Intermediate)
  • Word (Intermediate)
  • Excel (Advanced)