The Centralized Controller will manage a team of Property Accountants to provide accounting support to approximately 15-18 Select Service/ Extended Stay hotels in a centralized accounting environment. Responsible for training and supervising a team of Accountants in the centralized accounting functions. Communicates effectively with Directors, Senior Management and Hotel General Managers. The Centralized Controller will report to the Director of Centralized Accounting. Key Duties and Responsibil... more details
Overview:
The Centralized Controller will manage a team of Property Accountants to provide accounting support to approximately 15-18 Select Service/ Extended Stay hotels in a centralized accounting environment.
Responsible for training and supervising a team of Accountants in the centralized accounting functions. Communicates effectively with Directors, Senior Management and Hotel General Managers.
The Centralized Controller will report to the Director of Centralized Accounting.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Approach all situations with guests, employees, vendors, corporate office, and ownership in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner.
- Ensure compliance with all Crestline standard operating policies and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with all audit requirements; both internal and external.
- Ensure that hotel revenues and expenses are accurately recorded in accordance with CHRI-established guidelines. Investigate and critique variances to budget or to the prior year and offer practical improvement methodologies to management.
- Ensure financial reporting packages are processed in accordance with CHR requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines.
- Ensure that all balance sheet bank accounts are reconciled on a timely basis.
- Effectively manage and communicate cash flow related issues. This includes the accurate and timely preparation of cash flow statements, management of receivables, payables, cash balances, control mechanisms and timely deposits of all funds.
- Analyze financial data and operations in order to assist and advise management in maintaining the hotels’ financial objectives.
- Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in resolving and implementing new policies and procedures.
- Ensure hotels’ compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes. Help management in enforcing compliance on all these items.
- Establish and continually audit all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, hotel assets, and payroll.
- Identify and report discrepancies to Directors and offer recommendations for corrective action.
- Search for more efficient or cost-effective procedures to improve upon the current process and make appropriate recommendations to the Directors of Centralized Accounting.
- Additional duties as directed by the Director.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from an accredited University/College and three (3) years of related experience; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the above skills, knowledge, and abilities.
- Experience working with select service-branded hotels is preferable.
Computer Skills:
· Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and working knowledge of various hotel information systems.
Other Requirements:
· Must be able to work independently, have knowledge of all accounting functions, i.e., GAAP, Hospitality Accounting standards, and effectively deal with internal and external customers.
Crestline Hotels & Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or disability status.
