Hotel Portfolio Controller — Close & Compliance Lead

Palette Hotels; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Palette Hotels' Finance team seeks a Hotel Portfolio Controller to own month-end close and ensure accurate financial statements for a portfolio of hotels. You will direct and review offshore work, provide final sign-off, and partner with GMs, owners, and lenders.

You will lead onboarding/offboarding finance workstreams, drive process improvements, and ensure compliant reporting, while guiding a growing company through automation and data-driven insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years progressive accounting experience across multiple hospitality properties.
• Proven ability to own multiple ledgers and deliver timely month-end closes.
• Ability to review others' work and prioritize across properties with limited supervision.
• Clear communication with non-finance partners, including GMs and owners.
• Advanced Excel skills required.

Responsibilities

• Own the general ledger and month-end close for each property with final sign-off.
• Review and approve offshore team work; prepare non-routine entries.
• Run flux analysis against prior period, budget, and forecast; explain results to GMs.
• Oversee daily revenue and cash controls; manage short-term cash forecasting.
• Deliver monthly owner and lender packages, covenant calculations, and reconciliations.
• Ensure reporting complies with GAAP and USALI, and manage audits.
• Lead finance workstreams for onboarding/offboarding from opening balances to final settlement.
• Identify manual steps and drive automation or AI improvements.

Skills

Advanced Excel

GAAP knowledge

Financial reporting

Multisite accounting

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Palette Hotels' Finance team seeks a Hotel Portfolio Controller to own month-end close and ensure accurate financial statements for a portfolio of hotels. You will direct and review offshore work, provide final sign-off, and partner with GMs, owners, and lenders.

You will lead onboarding/offboarding finance workstreams, drive process improvements, and ensure compliant reporting, while guiding a growing company through automation and data-driven insights.