Senior Analyst, Hotel Finance & Accounting

Position Summary

Perform financial accounting, month-end close, reconciliations and financial reporting for assigned hotel properties. Work closely with property and finance teams on accounting questions, analysis and controls. Some portfolios may also include online travel agency (OTA) billing, virtual-card, commission and payment reconciliation.

Job Details

• Work Setup: Work from home
• Shift/Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time | 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM Manila Time
• Holidays: U.S. corporate holiday calendar

Responsibilities

• Full-Cycle Accounting: Perform month-end close activities, including payable, payroll and utility accruals, reclass adjustments, statement review, and support accurate financial reporting for assigned hotel properties.
• Review hotel PMS revenue and trial-balance activity against the accounting system and investigate variances.
• Reconciliations & Financial Review: Perform credit card, cash, and balance sheet reconciliations; review financial activity and variances to identify and resolve discrepancies. Resolve unreconciled items promptly as well as handle chargeback disputes.
• Review and approve payables and associated approval activity, including ePro, Yardi and Concur where used, and coordinate with hotel contacts on coding or accounting questions.
• Property Support & Financial Partnership: Prepare property financial statements and reports, support P&L and variance analysis, and communicate results to property managers and finance stakeholders.
• Monthly outputs include, but not limited to: Month-End Financial Statements, Balance Sheet Reconciliation, Monthly Forecast
• Maintain accounting records in line with U.S. GAAP, applicable hospitality accounting standards and internal controls.
• Support audit requests, forecast/budget variance explanations and quarter-end/year-end work.
• (For 1 of the 4 analysts only to be more focused on OTA support) For an assigned OTA-focused portfolio, investigate OTA billing and payment discrepancies, virtual card settlements, commissions, outstanding balances and issues with online travel agencies.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of relevant full-cycle or general accounting experience, including month-end close and account reconciliations.
• Hands-on experience preparing journal entries, accruals, balance-sheet reconciliations and financial or management reports.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, general ledger accounting and U.S. accounting operations.
• Experience with accounting or ERP software, with strong Excel, analytical and stakeholder communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• Three or more years of hotel or property accounting experience.
• Two or more years in a shared-services or multi-property accounting environment supporting seven or more properties or entities.
• Experience with forecasting in a single or multi-property accounting environment
• Knowledge of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI).
• Experience with Yardi, Opera or a similar hotel property management system (PMS).