Vice President, Accounting
Travel + Leisure Co. · Orlando, FL · 1 mo ago
On-siteFinanceFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all accounting activities for club and homeowners associations, including general ledger oversight, month-end close, account reconciliations, financial statement review, and variance analysis.
- Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant financial reporting in accordance with GAAP and applicable association governing requirements.
- Oversee preparation and review of board financial packages, reserve activity reporting, cash flow reporting, and other recurring deliverables for association boards and internal leadership.
- Partner with FP&A, resort operations, and association leadership to support annual budgets, maintenance fee planning, forecasts, and long-range financial analysis.
- Present financial results, budget assumptions, and key business issues to association boards, executive leadership, and other stakeholders with clarity and credibility.
- Maintain and strengthen internal controls, accounting policies, and standard operating procedures to support strong financial governance, risk management, and process consistency.
- Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing accounting organization, including hiring, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and capability building.
- Drive process improvement, standardization, automation, and reporting enhancements across the association accounting function to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
- Partner cross-functionally with legal, treasury, tax, compliance, and operational teams on governance matters, contract considerations, owner communications, and special projects.
- Support onboarding of new resorts, clubs, or associations, including financial setup, process integration, and transition of reporting responsibilities.
- Monitor key financial trends, risks, and emerging issues affecting association operations, reserves, assessments, and owner satisfaction, and identify and recommend solutions where needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
- CPA required.
- 10+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including significant leadership responsibility.
- Experience leading accounting for homeowners associations, clubs, hospitality, vacation ownership, timeshare, real estate, or similarly structured multi-entity environments.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, financial statement preparation, audits, internal controls, and accounting operations.
- Demonstrated success leading teams, developing talent, and managing through change in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience preparing and presenting financial information to boards, executive leadership, and non-financial stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with enterprise accounting and reporting systems.