What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Accountant position at Highgate Hotels Corporate Office TX?
Compensation Type
YearlyHighgate Hotels
Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle. www.highgate.com
Location
Highgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX
Overview
The Staff Accountant is responsible for assisting the Manager of Accounting in maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting; ensuring acceptable levels of internal control; ensuring hotel compliance to Highgate Hotels Standard Operating Procedures; and support team members. For this role, the emphasis is placed on recording of monthly expenses for a group of select service hotels through our global entry process and to reconcile and resolve balance sheet variances.
Responsibilities
- Reconcile, Record, and Maintain prepaid insurance and insurance refunds for the Corepoint portfolio.
- Prepare and complete balance sheet reconciliations on assigned accounts.
- Prepare and post monthly global entries, work with field and operations to accurately reflect their expenses.
- Ensure open items identified during the monthly balance sheet reconciliation process have been communicated with follow-up as necessary.
- Understand and adhere to all internal controls and processes.
- Develop a relationship with individual Hotel Controllers and various teams within the organization.
- Prepare documentation for External Auditors
- Analyze financial statements for discrepancies and alert the Manager of Accounting if necessary.
- Provide training and support to the accounting team.
- Provide support on the AR process as needed.
- Provide support on ad hoc projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Accounting required.
- Strong PC skills including Excel and Word.
- Strong organizational, analytical, verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work overtime as necessary to complete assigned tasks.
- Hospitality and hotel specific experience preferred.
- Blackline experience strongly preferred.
- Oracle experience strongly preferred.
- A/R experience strongly preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Salary : $20
