Accounting Generalist

Tiempo Completo

Overview:

To provide accounting support in areas of need within the Finance Department including but not limited to: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Cashier, Income Audit, and assist with Month-End closing.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in maintaining complete and accurate electronic files in order to manage vendor and group billing inquiries

• Assist with General Ledger research and re-class entries as required

• Assist with GL functions (entry creation, viewing entries, copy and print, run queries)

• Prepare weekly/monthly tax-exempt file documentation to use with the tax reconciliations

• Complete daily tax reconciliation, ensuring all exemptions are properly supported

• Assist with Balance Sheet reconciliations as assigned

• Distribute analysis of comp checks, allowances, and adjustments to appropriate departments

• Prepare monthly journal entries as assigned

• Assist with audit requests

• Assist with preparing customer invoices or posting payments as needed

• Maintain open communication with all departments

• Perform other duties requested by Assistant Director of Finance, Hotel Controller and Director of Finance

• Complies with all hotel policies and procedures and assists others with understanding and compliance with established standards

• Customer Service Responsibility:

• Presents self in a professional manner including appearance, identification, general communication and conduct at all times

• Effectively contributes to the work environment through presentation of positive attitude, demonstration of cooperation and teamwork, and constructive teamwork approach to daily events

• Dependability

• Attendance: Adheres to established schedule of work hours.  Follows established procedures for early notification to supervisor when unable to report to work

• Punctuality: Arrives to work at scheduled times and works until authorized to leave

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in hospitality finance environment preferred.

• Excellent oral and written skills.

• Accounting preferred.

• Ability to communicate effectively, exceptional organizational skills, an ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines.

• Must be flexible and able to work some weekends. 

• Hotel Specific Essential Functions:

• Knowledge of PMS, POS, Purchasing and back-office accounting systems

• Extensive use of Excel with minimum of moderate level skills

• Position requires extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Access, and Outlook

• Use of cash recycler machine as part of cash duties

• Tools and Equipment:

• Computer and printer, telephone, pen/pencil, photocopier, file folders, filing cabinet, and facsimile machine

• Cash recycler machine.

• Use of Kronos time clock.

• Working Environment:

• This position operates in an office environment. The nature of the job at times requires the working of nights, weekends, and holidays.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.

• The employee frequently is required to walk.

• The employee is occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Interior of hotel with exposure to all areas including coolers, freezers, kitchens, and general office areas