Staff Accountant - Revenue

Highgate Hotels Corporate Office TX•Irving, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Due to tremendous growth in our Select Service Division we are seeking highly skilled Staff Accountants to join our organization. The Staff Accountant will be responsible for reconciling the general ledger accounts and performing the daily cash reconciliation and income journal process for each of his/her hotel assignments. The performance of this position will be primarily measured by how successful we are in ensuring that all entries and reconciliations are completed daily.

Requirements

Associate Degree or higher in Accounting required
Strong PC skills including Excel and Word
Strong organizational, analytical, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work overtime as necessary to complete assigned tasks
Minimum of 2 years of experience
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Hospitality and hotel specific experience preferred
Blackline experience strongly preferred
A/R experience strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare and complete balance sheet reconciliations on assigned hotels
Review, reconcile, and record daily income journal activity for each hotel assignment
Reconcile assigned bank accounts daily ensuring that the general ledger activity ties to the bank. This must be completed before end of business every day noting any variances to be discussed with the property Operations Team and your Corporate Hotel Controller
Ensure open items identified during the daily reconciliation process have been communicated with follow-up as necessary
Identify and remit chargeback documentation
Complete monthly bank reconciliations by day 2 of close each month
Understand and adhere to internal cash reconciliation process and reporting using Oracle and Blackline application data
Provide support on the AR process as needed
Assist in managing the disbursement and reconciliation process for assigned hotel property renovations
Perform reconciliation of multi-property and portfolio level banking transactions
Preparing and posting approved monthly financial statement journal entries
Assist in the accounting and transition of new property acquisitions
Play an integral part in the successful completion of external financial audits, including reconciliation requests and delivering information requested by auditors on a timely basis
Provide support on ad hoc projects