Accounting Manager

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Fort Sill (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts is seeking an experienced accounting leader to support the Dir Area Finance, Dir Finance, and Assistant Dir Finance. The role focuses on budgeting, strategic planning, month-end close, and accurate financial reporting for hotel operations.

The ideal candidate will manage daily accounting activities, supervise staff, ensure GAAP compliance, and collaborate with other departments to provide timely financial insights and support for external audits.

Qualifications

• Budgeting, strategic planning, and goals program experience.
• Month-end closing and income reconciliation.
• Lead daily accounting activities and supervise staff.
• GL entries, journal vouchers, and subsidiary ledgers.
• Tax reconciliations and filings.
• Balance sheet and bank reconciliations.
• Inventory, monthly meetings, and minutes.
• Accounts payable/receivable management.
• Prepare periodic reports.
• Collaborate with departments and external audits.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of Budget, Strategic Plan, and Goals program.
• Perform month-end closing, input income, reconcile, and generate financial statements for management review.
• Manage daily accounting activities, plan work, and supervise staff to maintain GAAP standards.
• Enter GL entries and journal vouchers; ensure timely posting and subsidiary ledgers accuracy.
• Prepare tax reconciliations, payments, and filings; maintain records.
• Conduct balance sheet and bank reconciliations; assist audits.
• Participate in inventories and monthly meetings; distribute minutes.
• Oversee AP/AR duties; handle invoices for hotels and related entities.
• Generate daily/weekly/monthly reports per calendar; perform analyses.
• Coordinate with Catering, Sales, Reservations, Accounting, and Front Office.

Skills

Budgeting

Month-end close

Financial reporting

GAAP compliance

Team supervision

Cash flow management

Tax reconciliation

Internal controls

Auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

• Assist the Dir Area Finance, Dir Finance and/or Assistant Dir Finance with preparation of the Budget, Strategic Plan, and Goals program.
• Perform or assist in the performance of month-end closing. Input and reconcile all income for closing. Prepare reports, verify Trial Balance, and run Financial Statements for management review.
• Manage daily accounting activities for completion, including day-to-day operations and assignments of Accounting staff. Plan and organize work, communicate goals, and schedule/assign work to ensure all accounting standards are maintained. Alert management of potentially serious issues.
• Input General Ledger entries and journal vouchers as required. Ensure all daily transactions are posted and updated in a timely manner and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Maintain control over bookkeeping functions for the hotel to include preparation and review of information posted to subsidiary ledgers as needed.
• Prepare tax reconciliations, payments, reports and investigation as needed. Maintain necessary records and back up documents required to balance taxes. Complete monthly, quarterly and annual tax filing as required by the state, city and federal agency.
• Perform or assist in performing balance sheet reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
• Participate in the taking of inventories and verification of extensions on a monthly basis. Conduct monthly credit meetings and other monthly meetings and distribute minutes as needed.
• Review and verify accounts payable input and output, accounts receivable posting and billing, and maintain the daily income report, ensuring all necessary schedules are completed in a timely manner. Manage other AP and AR-related duties such as controlling accommodation advance deposits; preparing monthly invoices for other IHG hotels, General Manager, Retail Outlets; monitoring house banks/investments; analyzing/investigating cashiers’ overs and shorts, etc.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports in accordance with reporting calendars, ensuring that all reports are submitted on a timely basis.
• Perform financial and statistical analysis, forecasting, and complete special projects as needed.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Key departmental contacts include Catering, Sales, Reservations, Accounting, and Front Office.
• Supervise the Accounting department in the absence of the Assistant Director of Finance & Accounting
• Interact with outside contacts:
• Guests – to resolve billing disputes and answer questions; to provide service to accounts
• Regulatory agencies – to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and contractual agreements as needed; to coordinate external audits
• HMG Accounting staff and Dir Regional Hotel Finance – to obtain or provide information
• May ensure all subordinate staff or other accounting clerical staff members are properly trained and have the tools and equipment needed to effectively carry out their job functions.
• May perform additional accounting functions such as reconciling gratuities for payroll, maintaining contract logs, auditing or approving payments to vendors or agencies, reviewing the work of Income Auditors, and filling in for Dir Hotel Finance or Assistant Dir Hotel Finance as needed in their absence.

• Assist the Dir Area Finance, Dir Finance and/or Assistant Dir Finance with preparation of the Budget, Strategic Plan, and Goals program.
• Perform or assist in the performance of month-end closing. Input and reconcile all income for closing. Prepare reports, verify Trial Balance, and run Financial Statements for management review.
• Manage daily accounting activities for completion, including day-to-day operations and assignments of Accounting staff. Plan and organize work, communicate goals, and schedule/assign work to ensure all accounting standards are maintained. Alert management of potentially serious issues.
• Input General Ledger entries and journal vouchers as required. Ensure all daily transactions are posted and updated in a timely manner and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Maintain control over bookkeeping functions for the hotel to include preparation and review of information posted to subsidiary ledgers as needed.
• Prepare tax reconciliations, payments, reports and investigation as needed. Maintain necessary records and back up documents required to balance taxes. Complete monthly, quarterly and annual tax filing as required by the state, city and federal agency.
• Perform or assist in performing balance sheet reconciliations and bank reconciliations.
• Participate in the taking of inventories and verification of extensions on a monthly basis. Conduct monthly credit meetings and other monthly meetings and distribute minutes as needed.
• Review and verify accounts payable input and output, accounts receivable posting and billing, and maintain the daily income report, ensuring all necessary schedules are completed in a timely manner. Manage other AP and AR-related duties such as controlling accommodation advance deposits; preparing monthly invoices for other IHG hotels, General Manager, Retail Outlets; monitoring house banks/investments; analyzing/investigating cashiers’ overs and shorts, etc.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports in accordance with reporting calendars, ensuring that all reports are submitted on a timely basis.
• Perform financial and statistical analysis, forecasting, and complete special projects as needed.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments. Key departmental contacts include Catering, Sales, Reservations, Accounting, and Front Office.
• Audit payroll
• Supervise the Accounting department in the absence of the Assistant Director of Finance & Accounting
• Interact with outside contacts:
• Guests – to resolve billing disputes and answer questions; to provide service to accounts
• Regulatory agencies – to ensure compliance with governmental regulations and contractual agreements as needed; to coordinate external audits
• HMG Accounting staff and Dir Regional Hotel Finance – to obtain or provide information
• May ensure all subordinate staff or other accounting clerical staff members are properly trained and have the tools and equipment needed to effectively carry out their job functions.
• May perform additional accounting functions such as reconciling gratuities for payroll, maintaining contract logs, auditing or approving payments to vendors or agencies, reviewing the work of Income Auditors, and filling in for Dir Hotel Finance or Assistant Dir Hotel Finance as needed in their absence.
• May assist with other duties as assigned.

Important information

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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