Accounting Manager

Compensation Type

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion of assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels spanning North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. www.highgate.com

Location

New York City, NY

Overview

The Accounting Manager is responsible for providing consistent leadership in the financial area of the hotel by supplying management with guidance and training. He/she is also responsible for focusing on the profitability of the business, maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring acceptable levels on internal control, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, and safeguarding owners/investors assets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain responsibility for the daily Accounts Receivable credit, billing, and collection process in accordance with Highgate Hotel’s policies and procedures.
• Monitor payment requirements on groups or
• Review credit requests and pull credit reports for upcoming groups or
• Approve or decline credit requests in accordance with Highgate Hotel’s policies and Complete
• collection calls on each appropriate outstanding accounts and maintain collection files on each outstanding issue.
• Maintain basic understanding of applicable federal, state and local credit regulations affecting credit and collection procedures.
• Review and approve the City Ledger transfers daily and communicate to supervisor any deviation from established Accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare bad debt write-
• Send Dunning
• Handle customer complaints that are credit
• Review Banquet & Catering weekly events listing and assign credit status as
• Complete month-end credit reports in accordance with Accounting policies and
• Process returned checks and credit card
• Conduct monthly credit meetings and maintain minutes (including returned checks / chargebacks logs, credit trace reports, write-offs, bad debt allowances, etc.) in accordance with Highgate Hotel’s standards.
• Interview, train, supervise and develop Accounts Receivable staff, including coaching, counseling and
• Copying, filing, faxing, typing as
• Monitor and prepare credit reports in accordance with Highgate Hotel’s requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines, i.e.,
• Handle all cash transactions for the hotel Front Desk, F&B and for all Airlines crew disbursement.
• Ensure all fund/cash withdrawal from the bank is completed weekly to replenish cash machine drawer/Brink. This needs to be monitored daily.
• Handle all banks count for the associates with bank and reconcile the cash is balanced daily.
• to Upload Payroll Journal weekly to accounting system (Oracle) and make sure accrual is done at the end of the month.
• Auditing and verify the Union benefits payment monthly is correct.
• handle all group health insurance billing, by the hotel or rebill from corporate office. File the disability insurance payment as needed monthly or quarterly.
• Handle assigned balance sheet recs account monthly and assigned monthly Journal Entry monthly to complete part of the Month End closing.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting or related field; or a 4-year college degree with an Accounting/ Finance concentration and a minimum of 2 years of related progressive experience; or a 2-year college degree and a minimum of 4 years of related progressive experience.
• Must be proficient in Windows, Company approved spreadsheets and word processing and in the operation of all hotel-specific systems.
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
• Attend all hotel required meetings and trainings.
• Participate in M.O.D. coverage as required.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing nametags.
• Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.
• Must be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
• Must be able to understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.