Assistant Controller

The Corporate Assistant Ownership Controller at Highgate Hotels is responsible for preparing financial information for assigned ownership entities under the direction and review by the Corporate Ownership Controller. Key responsibilities include:

1. Understanding and compliance with all corporate, partnership, debt and other contractual documents
2. Timely preparation of monthly financial statements including corporate consolidation and reporting of assigned hotel properties
3. Posting certain ownership entity monthly journal entries
4. Posting all cash entries on a timely basis (daily if applicable)
5. Assisting with management of debt, construction and other financing and capital transactions
6. Maintaining and reviewing certain monthly bank and G/L reconciliations
7. Processing and overseeing certain disbursements, including construction draws, joint venture payments, and payments under debt, legal and other governing documents
8. Monitoring construction and other capital reimbursements from restricted cash accounts
9. Aiding in insurance and property tax administration of assigned hotel properties
10. Assisting with internal and external financial audits
11. Preparing special reports and statements as requested

Qualifications include:

• Five to seven years of corporate/ownership related financial management, financial reporting and accounting experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required
• Public accounting audit experience preferred
• CPA license preferred
• Strong PC skills including Excel, Word and financial accounting systems
• Excellent organizational, analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Technical accounting research skills required
• Ability to assist with drafting U.S. GAAP basis financial statements and completing financial statement disclosure checklists
• Adherence to U.S. GAAP financial accounting and reporting standards