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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• At least three years of hospitality industry experience in a supervisory position within an accounting department.
• Post-high-school coursework in accounting.
• Excellent spoken communication skills for professional interaction in person and by telephone with guests, associates, and corporate contacts.
• Excellent literacy and the ability to understand and produce clear, concise documents.
• Ability to calculate discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems in situations with limited standardization and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
• Ability to exercise appropriate judgment in supervisory duties.
• Ability to follow written safety standards and rules.
• Ability to reach, feel, and type efficiently.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience as an accounting manager at a hotel of similar size and type.
• Previous experience as a department head at the same facility.

Responsibilities

• Direct the development and implementation of internal controls to protect hotel assets and ensure accurate recording of financial transactions.
• Prepare monthly account reconciliations and help ensure the hotel meets internal and external audit standards.
• Assist the General Manager and Scenic Corporate with the annual budget and update forecasts as required by the management company.
• Provide financial oversight of the capital expenditure process.
• Distribute and monitor monthly departmental checkbooks and assist department heads with monthly invoices and accruals.
• Ensure licenses, permits, and insurance policies are current and comply with local, state, and federal laws.
• Monitor contracts and agreements and advise hotel management about their terms, conditions, and benefits.
• Conduct periodic audits of cash on hand.
• Review invoices for management approval, coding accuracy, and appropriate documentation; input invoices and print accounts payable checks weekly.
• Communicate with vendors to resolve account issues and maintain the hotel’s purchase order system.
• Ensure house account and group master folios have approved payment forms; post pre-function payments according to contracts.
• Review post-function house and group master accounts against resumes and banquet event orders and make necessary adjustments.
• Prepare invoices for clients after receiving sales department approval; contact direct-billed clients about payments and follow up as needed.
• Send credit card receipts and banquet checks to clients when requested by the sales department.
• Post accounts receivable payments and follow up on discrepancies.
• Post advance deposits in the property management system and the sales department computer system, and track payment due dates for social functions.
• Prepare and verify new direct-bill applications and establish approved accounts in the property management system.
• File tax-exempt letters, credit card authorizations, and resumes.
• Prepare weekly accounts receivable recap reports for the Accounting Manager and management company.
• Research and respond to guest inquiries about folio charges.
• Post Marriott Rewards points.
• Provide prompt and courteous service to guests and serve on the hotel executive committee as a source of financial guidance and support.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid holidays
• Vacation
• Hotel room discounts