Accounting Manager
Westmont Hospitality · Seattle, WA · 1 mo ago
AccountingFull-time
Responsibilities
- Effectively manage and communicate cash flow-related issues.
- Prepare, process and distribute payroll checks for payment on a semi-monthly basis.
- Maintain accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring acceptable levels on internal control, and compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations.
- Safeguard owners/investors assets by monitoring hotel revenues and expenses and ensuring the accurate recording in accordance with the hotel's established guidelines.
- Create annual budgets and monthly variance analysis, investigate and critique variances to budget or to prior year, and offer practical improvement methodologies to management.
- Ensure compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes.
- Analyze financial data and operations to assist and advise management in maintaining the hotel's financial objectives.
- Comply with Standard Accounting policies and procedures and internal controls for finance and accounting operations.
- Timely reviews and approval of all balance sheet accounts, including monthly bank reconciliation and general ledger account reconciliations.
- Establish and continually audit all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, hotel assets, master keys, payroll, and employee records.
- Direct or prepare all financial reports in accordance with the hotel's requirements, meeting various due dates and deadlines.
- Weekly: A/R & A/P Aging, Flash Reports, Payroll Reports, Revenue Updates
- Monthly: Financial Statements, Forecasting Key Statistics Report, Cash Flow
- Annual: Budgets
- Monitor hotels' compliance in meeting required report deadlines and due dates and react accordingly.
- Monitor the accurate production of the hotel daily operating report.
- Execute other special projects and responsibilities as assigned.
Qualifications
- At least 6 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting or related field; or a 4-year college degree with an Accounting/ Finance concentration and a minimum of 2 years of related progressive experience; or a 2-year college degree and a minimum of 4 years of related progressive experience. 1-year comparable payroll.
- Knowledge of basic payroll operations.
- Proficient skill level with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, Outlook& Excel.
- Proven ability to work well with others.
- Well-organized and self-directed.
- Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
- Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all levels of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
- Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
- Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
- Maintain regular attendance in compliance with hotels standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
- Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing nametags.
- Comply with hotel standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
- Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.
- Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
- Must be able to understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
- Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.
Benefits
- 401(K)
- Health, Vision, Dental insurance
- ST/LT disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Paid sick time up to 48 hours annually
- Birthday Pay
- Holiday Pay
- Hilton Hotels discounts
- Growth Opportunities
Pay
TBD
Schedule
TBD