Accounting Manager

IHG Hotels & Resorts; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in San Diego seeks an experienced hotel accounting professional to manage the accounting department, supervise staff, and ensure accurate financial reporting in a centralized environment.

You will lead month-end close, budgeting, tax reconciliations, and internal controls while coordinating with other departments to ensure financial integrity.

Qualifications

• Some college plus 2+ years hotel accounting or auditing experience including management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Must speak fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior finance leaders with Budget, Strategic Plan, and Goals program preparation.
• Perform month-end closing, input and reconcile income, prepare reports and financial statements.
• Oversee daily accounting activities and supervise accounting staff; allocate work and ensure accounting standards are maintained.
• Input General Ledger entries and journal vouchers; ensure timely posting and accurate subsidiary ledgers.
• Prepare tax reconciliations, reports, and filings; balance taxes and maintain records.
• Perform balance sheet and bank reconciliations; participate in inventories and monthly meetings.
• Review accounts payable/receivable workflows and daily income reports; monitor cash controls and deposits.
• Produce regular reports per calendar; conduct financial and statistical analysis and special projects.
• Promote teamwork and coordinate with Catering, Sales, Reservations, Accounting, and Front Office.
• Audit payroll and assist with coverage in leadership roles as needed.

Skills

Fluent English

Management experience

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Accounting principles

Spreadsheet proficiency

Education

Some College

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

JOB OVERVIEW:

JOB OVERVIEW:Perform professional accounting duties to maintain control over expenses, income, assets and liability of the hotel to ensure the security of the assets of the company in a centralized accounting environment. Manage lower level accounting staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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.

ACCOUNTABILITY:

This job performs a full range of professional accounting duties for a full service hotel or a cluster of hotels. Supervises a staff of accounting clerical, professional or paraprofessional positions, and reviews the work of other accounting positions for accuracy and completeness.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Some College plus 2+ years hotel accounting or auditing experience including management experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field preferred. Must speak fluent English.

This job requires ability to perform the following:

• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 25 pounds
• Communicating with other people

Other:

• Mathematical skills, including basic math, budgeting, profit/loss concepts, percentages, and variances are utilized frequently.
• Problem solving, reasoning, motivating, organizational and training abilities are used often.
• Must be able to devise, prepare and maintain spreadsheets using various software systems, and must have knowledge of computerized financial reporting systems and programs.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

Hotel Indigo is an upper-upscale lifestyle brand that captures the true spirit of the neighbourhood. With over 150 properties worldwide, we look for individuals that can inspire our guests to make unique discoveries through meaningful connections to the diverse people, places, and cultures of the local area.

Bring your story, to inspire new ones.

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 organizationn 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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