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Job Purpose

Summary: This position is responsible for the oversight of the hotel's general ledger operations and supports the hotel Controller. Additionally, this person will be responsible for efficiently running the Accounting department in line with DDC standards while meeting guest and owner expectations. Other responsibilities will include the following:

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare and review all journal vouchers, month-end reports and reconciliations.
• Review preliminary financial statements with Controller.
• Participate in monthly financial reviews and assist Controller with the presentation of these reports.
• Assist Controller with supervising Accounting staff and the Information Technology functions of the hotel including coaching and counseling associates to reflect hotel service standards and procedures, interviewing, training and evaluating performance of staff.
• Manage and help oversee hotel on-site accounting functions to ensure proper fiscal management, timely and accurate reporting and analysis for the hotel. This responsibility also includes hotel financial planning, budgeting, accounting and cash management.
• Systems administration, G/L account reconciliations, budget preparations, inventories, monthly closings and full P&L responsibility.
• Assist with managing and ensuring SOX compliance.
• Assist Controller with completing the year-end audit process. Review and approve all reconciliations and audit work papers. Participate in and respond to auditor requests to ensure total hotel compliance.
• Help prepare all monthly and annual financial statements. Investigate, review and analyze the variance explanations, involving the department staff in this process. Take initiative to manage trouble shooting for respective cost controls and revenue enhancement.
• Assist Controller with special reporting and analysis projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Skills

1. Compute and record numbers correctly.
2. Follow procedures for keeping records.
3. Use eyes, hands, and fingers at the same time to enter figures in books and forms, or to operate a calculator or personal computer.
4. Perform work that is routine and detailed.
5. Read and copy large quantities of numbers without error.

• Accounting degree preferred.
• 2 years or more of progressive Accounting experience, preferably in a hotel.

• Experience

  supervising Accounting staff members.
• Prior MICROS, Unifocus, hotel operating systems (Opera and PMS), DDC systems expertise desired.
• Must be an advanced user of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with people of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.
• Must possess the following strengths: high energy, entrepreneurial spirit, motivational leader, effective communicator, effective in providing exceptional customer service and ability to improve the.

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