Hotel Accounting Manager - AP & Month-End Close

Public Hotel; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

PTO

Hotel discounts

Employee meals

Job summary

PUBLIC Hotel is seeking an Accounting Manager to own Accounts Payable and the General Cashier function, while leading the month-end close process. This is a hands-on, working-manager role expected to improve day-to-day workflows.

You will report to the Director of Finance, collaborate with operations across F&B, Rooms and Events, and ensure GAAP and USALI compliance. The position is based in Lower East Side, New York, with full-time hours.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of hotel or hospitality accounting experience; AP and general cashier experience required.
• Solid understanding of GAAP and USALI.
• Hands-on experience with journal entries, accruals and account reconciliations.
• Experience with hotel PMS, POS and accounting systems (StayNTouch, Toast and M3 a plus).
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables).
• Highly organized, detail-oriented and dependable with deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full AP cycle: invoice intake, coding, approval routing, matching and data entry.
• Prepare and process weekly check runs, ACH payments and wires.
• Keep vendor records current, including W-9s, onboarding and annual 1099 reporting.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies with vendors and department heads.
• Monitor AP aging and keep it current.
• Oversee daily cash handling, bank deposits and house banks.
• Audit cashier and outlet drops, and investigate overages and shortages.
• Support daily income audit review and bank-to-book cash reconciliation.
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids and reclasses.
• Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations on schedule.
• Prepare month-end AP and expense accruals.
• Help prepare schedules for financial statements and ownership reporting.
• Support the annual audit, sales tax filings and other compliance work.
• Work with operations on purchasing, invoice approvals and cost questions.
• Find and implement process improvements and internal controls.
• Take on special projects as assigned by the Director of Finance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

StayNTouch

Toast

M3

Excel

Job description

PUBLIC Hotel is seeking an Accounting Manager to own Accounts Payable and the General Cashier function, while leading the month-end close process. This is a hands-on, working-manager role expected to improve day-to-day workflows.

You will report to the Director of Finance, collaborate with operations across F&B, Rooms and Events, and ensure GAAP and USALI compliance. The position is based in Lower East Side, New York, with full-time hours.