General Accountant

Compensation Type

Highgate 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.

Location

The Joseph Hotel - Nashville

Overview

The General Accountant is responsible for assisting the Director of Finance and Assistant Director of Finance in maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring acceptable levels of internal control, and ensuring compliance with all legal regulations and Highgate Hotels Standard Operating Procedures. For this role, the emphasis is placed on Income Journal, Internal Audits, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable in addition to other general accounting functions.

Responsibilities

WHAT YOU DO

Essential Duties & Functions:

You will assume responsibility for a variety of accounting functions, specifically income journal, internal audits, accounts receivable, and accounts payable in coordination with the rest of the accounting team. You will monitor, prepare, and communicate financial reports in accordance with all due dates and ensure compliance with Highgate’s internal Financial audit. You will communicate with CS to ensure group and function payments are accurate and timely. You will assist with collection calls on outstanding accounts and monitor outgoing payments due to our vendors. You will support in the month-end and year-end closing processes and ensure accurate and efficient processes throughout.

Supportive Duties & Functions:

In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of supportive functions, with the percentage of time performing each function to be solely determined by the manager based upon the particular requirements of the hotel. These supportive functions include, but are not limited to: performing supportive functions for the accounting department within your skillset, assist with all AP/AR duties, support payroll functions in tandem with Human Resources, and complete any other duties deemed necessary by your supervisors.

Qualifications

WHO YOU ARE

You are a very detailed person who brings enthusiasm to the accounting functions.  You are always eager to learn and take the initiative to propose more efficient ways of running the day-to-day operations of Accounting. People come to you to check their work, and your conscientiousness is a great asset to those with whom you work.  People always notice how organized you are, which ensures you always stay on track with tasks and projects with ease.  You have a high school education and ideally an associate degree or higher in Accounting or related field. You may have worked in hotel accounting previously. You have superb organizational skills and attention to detail. You live to compile facts and figures and keep meticulous records. You use computers, various software and a calculator with ease. You are able to communicate effectively and courteously over the telephone and in person. You are able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or be able to life, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.