Part-Time Hotel Financial Controller: Profit & Controls

Relais & Châteaux; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Retail and hospitality perks

High-quality daily staff meal

Learning and development support

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

The Ivy Hotel, a Relais & Châteaux and Two Michelin Key property in Baltimore, seeks a Part-Time Financial Controller to oversee day-to-day accounting for the hotel, Magdalena, and the Spa. This onsite role requires hands-on management of close, reporting, and controls in a dynamic hospitality setting.

With approximately 20–25 hours per week, you will partner with the GM, MD, ownership, and department heads to ensure timely, accurate financials and actionable insights, while supporting audits

Qualifications

• Five+ years hotel accounting experience or similar in hospitality.
• Experience as Controller, Assistant Controller, or Accounting Manager preferred.
• G APS knowledge, financial reporting, and balance sheet reconciliation.
• Experience with monthly close and financial statements.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; familiarity with OPERA is a plus.
• Experience with hotel F&B systems and multi-department hospitality accounting preferred.
• Excellent financial knowledge, analytical skills, and strong communication.
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple deadlines independently.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance; CPA or hospitality certification helpful.

Responsibilities

• Oversee accounting and financial reporting for The Ivy Hotel, Magdalena, and the Spa.
• Manage monthly close and prepare accurate financial statements and management reports.
• Prepare and review monthly P&L, balance sheets, cash-flow reporting, and departmental results.
• Maintain general ledger; ensure transactions are properly recorded and coded.
• Complete and review bank, credit cards, merchant processor, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, deposits, and payment processing.
• Review payroll entries, labor reporting, benefit allocations, and reconciliations.
• Verify revenue reporting and investigate discrepancies; manage fixed assets and deferred revenue.
• Monitor cash flow and maintain cash-control procedures; file local taxes and ensure compliance.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts, and financial projections; provide analyses to ownership.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen controls and reduce costs; improve profitability.
• Coordinate audits; liaise with outside accountants, banks, and insurers; support management goals.

Skills

Hotel accounting

Financial reporting

Month-end close

Excel

GAAP

Cash flow management

Payroll experience

Internal controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

CPA or hospitality accounting certification helpful

Tools

OPERA

ADP

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

The Ivy Hotel, a Relais & Châteaux and Two Michelin Key property in Baltimore, seeks a Part-Time Financial Controller to oversee day-to-day accounting for the hotel, Magdalena, and the Spa. This onsite role requires hands-on management of close, reporting, and controls in a dynamic hospitality setting.

With approximately 20–25 hours per week, you will partner with the GM, MD, ownership, and department heads to ensure timely, accurate financials and actionable insights, while supporting audits