Area Controller

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Maintains guest service as the driving philosophy of the operation
• Personalizes guest service by demonstrating a commitment to guest satisfaction
• Develops and implements added-value customer service programs
• Empowers hotel staff to deliver guest service by encouraging and rewarding responsive guest assistance
• Maintains guest satisfaction measures
• Ensures hotel standards and services contribute to the delivery of consistent guest service
• Implements and practices guest service initiatives, trains, and performs to Gulph Creek Hotel Standards
• Assists the GM with preparation of the Budget, Strategic Plan, and Goals program
• Aids in the performance of month-end closing
• Manages daily accounting activities for completion, including day-to-day operations and assignments of Accounting staff
• Inputs General Ledger entries and journal vouchers as required
• Prepares tax reconciliation, payments, reports, and investigations as needed
• Completes monthly, quarterly, and annual tax filings as required by the state, city, and federal agency
• Performs or assists in performing balance sheet and bank reconciliations
• Reviews and verifies accounts payable input and output, accounts receivable postings and billing, and maintains the daily income report, ensuring all necessary schedules are completed in a timely manner
• Manages other AP and AR-related duties
• Prepares daily, weekly, and monthly reports in accordance with reporting calendars, ensuring that all reports are submitted on a timely basis
• Performs financial and statistical analyses, forecasts, and completes special projects as needed
• 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 the Controller as needed in their absence
• Maintains regular attendance in compliance with Gulph Creek Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel
• Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing the proper uniform and nametag when working
• Complies at all times with Gulph Creek standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations
• May assist with other duties as assigned
• Ensures the timely and thorough collection of accounts receivable, and assists in ensuring vendors are paid according to schedule, and that the general ledger reflects proper posting of invoices
• Serves as a supervisor for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable when acceptable

Qualifications

• College plus 4+ 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
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Demonstrates the ability to anticipate and solve practical problems or resolve issues

Reasoning Abilities

• Reasoning ability to anticipate and solve practical problems or resolve issues

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms
• Occasionally required to stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus

Salary Range

$80,000.00 To 90,000.00 Annually