Vice President of Hotel Accounting
What you will be doing
The Vice President of Finance and Accounting is responsible for ensuring that Hospitality Ventures is meeting the requirements of Hospitality Ventures leadership, as well as owners / investors.
This includes the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports, ensuring appropriate controls are in place to safeguard assets, and utilizing efficient and effective processes at the hotels and within corporate.
Additional Responsibilities include :
- Ensure that the needs of the owners / investors are fulfilled in a timely manner
- Continually evaluate the effectiveness of operational procedures and controls to maximize departmental productivity and minimize errors made by staff
- Responsible for ensuring accounting team is adhering to internal controls
- Review financial results for all properties for completeness
- Assist in organizing and managing information for the annual external audits for owners
- Manage the HVM close process to include P&L, BS, etc. as well as budgets / forecasts
- Oversee the companywide SOP process; identify additional SOPs; update existing SOPs on a regular basis
- Provide annual review of sales, use, occupancy and franchise taxes for all properties, including rates, collections and reporting
- Income tax liaison, acting as primary contact for all Federal / State / Local tax audits
- Team Leader in the accounting / financial reporting area and responsible for the hiring, supervising and evaluating all personnel that report to this position
- Review balance sheet reconciliations for all properties
- Consolidation of Financial Statements
- Oversee Accounts Payable
- Oversee Accounts Receivable
- Oversee Payroll Processing
- Oversee Sales / Use Tax Processing
- Handling of Property Insurance
- Handing of Real Estate Taxes
- Month-End Accounting Close Process
- Cash Management & Cash Flow Forecasting
- Communicate / Analyze / Explain Financial Results internally and to Investors & Lenders (verbally and in writing)
- Spot and recommend cost containment possibilities
- Preparation of labor and staffing models / guides for the hotels
- Prepare Detailed Budgets, Pro Forma’s and other Models
- Implement and execute accounting controls, processes and procedures
- Work directly with outside independent accountants / auditors / tax preparers
- Point person for handling all major accounting technology / software
Education & Experience Requirements :
Education :
Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university with a degree in business required, preferably in finance or accounting or equivalent combination of education and experience.
CPA strongly preferred.
Experience :
- 15 years experience and demonstrated expertise in financial reporting, cash management, fixed asset accounting, taxes
- CPA with hospitality and / or real estate experience strongly preferred
- Experience managing a staff of 5 or more.
- Demonstrated ability in Strategic Agility, Problem Solving, Priority Setting and Planning, and Delegation
- Strong communication skills, strategic agility, process engineering and people management.
- Experience with M-3, Profit Sword Suite, and Hotel Effectiveness.
- Extensive knowledge of financial statement preparation, accounts payable, payroll, and income audit back of house hospitality systems.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications.
- Strong knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits Package (Health, Dental, Vision, and More!
- 9 Paid Holidays
- Vacations / Sick / Personal Days
- 401(k) with Guaranteed 4% Match
- Hotel and F&B Discounts
- Career Development / Training Opportunities / Growth
An Equal Opportunity Employer - We provide equal opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or disability.
Hotel Maintenance Engineer
Who this job will appeal to
Someone who is curious to know how things work and LOVES to keep them working! Someone who has mechanical proficiency and / or eager and very willing to learn.
The hotel would love to hear from you if you have past experience working in landscaping, construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical or any combination of these.
You will need to be comfortable training under the Chief of Maintenance.
Essential Functions
- Maintenance of the interior and exterior of the hotel
- Responding to guests maintenance requests courteously, promptly, and resolving matters to the guest’s satisfaction
- Performs daily walk-thru of the hotel grounds and identifies, reports as well as addresses areas with immediate grounds keeping needs
- Continually monitors all work areas for safety and sanitation
- Basic understanding of electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, and boiler systems
- Test, troubleshoot and perform basic repair on all types of equipment.
- Maintain maintenance inventory and requisition parts and supplies as needed
Qualifications / Requirements
- Basic reading, writing and math skills.
- General handyman knowledge; landscape experience a plus
- Ability to perform the following : regularly lift and / or move up to 50 pounds, frequently standing up and moving about the work area, frequently handling objects and equipment to maintain the facility, frequently bending, stooping and kneeling, frequently working in areas of high temperatures around heavy equipment.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Three to six months related experience and / or training; preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Medical / Dental / Vision
- Short Term Disability / Long Term Disability / Life Insurance
- 401k - 4% Match
- Paid Vacation Days / Paid Sick Days
- Company Travel Discounts
An Equal Opportunity Employer
We provide equal opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or disability.