Controller

Keswick Hall and Club • Charlottesville, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Finance is responsible for providing consistent leadership in the financial area of the hotel and club by supplying the accounting staff with guidance and training. Responsible for focusing on the profitability of the business, maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring acceptable levels on internal control, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, and safeguarding owners/investors assets.

Keswick offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others.

Requirements

• Experienced in motivating and training others.
• Advance Knowledge of MS Office, MS Excel and Word.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Ability to handle guest requests with a sense of urgency.
• Capable of working in fast paced environment and possess high level attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must possess excellent interpersonal skills, are gracious, friendly and work well with others.
• Excellent communication and organization skills.
• Ability to work flexible shifts.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or equivalent and 4+ years in hotel accounting or audit with experience in a supervisory role, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experienced in ADP Payroll Processing preferred.
• Experience in NetSuite ERP preferred.
• Experienced in Hotel PMS (Opera and Northstar) and POS (Micros and Book4Time) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in timely preparation of monthly financial statements for the property.
• Prepare, monitor, and accurately record hotel revenues daily by preparation of the Income Journal. Identify all variances to budget and prior year.
• Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations.
• Effectively manage and communicate related issues to management of receivables, payables, daily cash balances, and timely deposits of all funds.
• Monitor hotel revenues and expenses and ensure the accurate recording in accordance with GAAP and Government established guidelines.
• Analyze financial data and operations in order to assist Vice President of Finance.
• Safeguard the financial integrity and stability of the hotel/club and minimize any exposure to potential risks.
• Responsible for bi-weekly payroll process and accuracy/ meeting payroll deadline.
• Prepare payroll journal and post to general ledger.
• Reconcile and maintain payroll record.
• Monitor, prepare and communicate financial reports daily/weekly to Management on time (Daily Flash report, cash over/short report and Weekly labor reports, tips, missed punch, overtime reports, etc.)
• Ensure all legal requirements and regulations are met.
• Close monthly Financial statement in a timely and accurate manner.
• Ensure Tax calculation and reporting is accurate and on time.
• Prepare journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations during month-end closing.
• Prepare monthly Work papers and ensure that all balance sheet accounts are in order and up to date.
• Assist department heads with making relevant and accurate decisions on financial matters.
• Continuously look for improvements and ways to enhance efficiencies.
• Communicate with the Vice President of Finance on any discrepancies or other potential problems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level