Corporate Director of Accounting

The Director of Accounting is a senior corporate leadership role responsible for the financial governance, performance, and integrity of Hotel Equities’ entire managed hotel portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President of Accounting, the Director leads all Regional Controllers and is accountable for the consolidated financial reporting, internal controls framework, budget oversight, and accounting standards that govern operations across every region and property. Unlike the Regional Controller, who manages financial operations within an assigned portfolio, the Director of Accounting operates at the enterprise level — setting standards, resolving escalations, driving consistency, and serving as the authoritative accounting resource for the company. This role is a critical bridge between field accounting operations and executive financial leadership, and success is measured by the financial accuracy and compliance health of the entire portfolio, the performance and development of the Regional Controller team, and the quality of financial insight delivered to senior leadership and ownership groups.

Key Responsibilities:

Corporate Financial Oversight & Consolidated Reporting

• Assume full accountability for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of consolidated financial reporting across all Hotel Equities managed and owned properties.
• Review and approve consolidated monthly financial packages, including financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analyses submitted by Regional Controllers.
• Monitor portfolio-wide financial performance trends, identifying systemic issues, risks, and opportunities and communicating findings to the VP of Accounting.
• Serve as the corporate authority on GAAP, USALI standards, and all applicable accounting regulations; ensure consistent application across all regions.

Regional Controller Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop all Regional Controllers, establishing clear performance expectations, conducting regular one-on-ones, and delivering formal performance reviews.
• Hold Regional Controllers accountable to portfolio financial performance, close deadlines, internal control standards, and team development outcomes.
• Identify skill gaps and performance issues across the Regional Controller team and implement targeted development or corrective action plans.
• Drive cross-regional best practice sharing, ensuring that process improvements and compliance learnings are applied consistently portfolio-wide.
• Partner with the VP of Accounting and Human Resources on Regional Controller hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and retention.

Internal Controls Framework & Compliance

• Collaborate on continuous improvement of Hotel Equities’ enterprise-wide internal controls framework across all properties and regions.
• Conduct regular audits of Regional Controller operations and property-level accounting activity to verify compliance with corporate policies, franchise requirements, and management agreement obligations.
• Identify internal control deficiencies, escalating systemic issues to the VP of Accounting with recommended corrective actions.
• Coordinate and oversee external audit engagements across the portfolio, serving as the primary corporate contact for external auditors and ensuring timely, complete responses to all audit requests.
• Ensure full compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local tax obligations across all markets; oversee accurate and timely filing of all property-level tax returns.
• Maintain current knowledge of changes in accounting standards, USALI updates, brand standards, and regulatory requirements, communicating implications to Regional Controllers and property teams.

Budgeting, Forecasting, & Financial Performance Oversight

• Partner with Operations leadership during the annual budget cycle to provide accounting support, ensuring property budgets are accurately loaded into financial systems, properly mapped to the chart of accounts, and formatted in accordance with company and USALI standards.
• Prepare and monitor all below the line budgeting items prepared and entered by Regionals and their teams
• Review budgets loaded by the regional team for accuracy, completeness, and internal consistency, flagging material errors, omissions, or misclassifications
• Help Regionals monitor actual financial performance against approved budgets across all properties and regions on a monthly basis.
• Partner with the Operations team to progressively expand the accounting teams role in the budget and forecasting process, building toward a model where accounting provides a stronger analytical oversight function.

Ownership Relations & Operations Partnership

• Serve as a senior accounting point of contact for ownership groups, asset managers, and General Managers, responding to financial inquiries with accuracy, professionalism, and timely follow-through.
• Partner with operations leadership to provide financial analysis, expense control guidance, and performance commentary that supports sound operational decision-making.
• Ensure all management agreement and franchise agreement financial reporting obligations are met at both the property and portfolio level.
• Communicate accounting policy changes, new compliance requirements, and reporting updates to Regional Controllers and property teams clearly and proactively.

Accounting Systems, Technology & SOPs

• Serve as a senior subject matter expert for all corporate accounting platforms, including M3, ProfitSword, NetSuite, Birchstreet, and Adra.
• Own and maintain Hotel Equities’ Accounting SOP manual and delegation of authority policy, ensuring documentation is current, complete, and consistently applied across all regions.
• Assist with the evaluation and implementation of process improvement and automation initiatives to reduce close cycle time, improve data quality, and increase team efficiency.
• Ensure all GL configurations, system mappings, financial statement templates, and reporting outputs meet corporate and USALI standards across all platforms.
• Develop and maintain training materials for accounting systems and processes; coordinate system training for Regional Controllers, Staff Accountants, and new property onboarding.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; Master’s degree or CPA designation strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3–5 years in a multi-property hospitality accounting leadership role.
• Prior experience as a Regional Controller or equivalent multi-property accounting leadership role required.
• Manage hotel transitions by onboarding new properties into HE's systems and leading all accounting integration activities to ensure a smooth operational handoff.
• Deep expertise in GAAP, USALI, and hospitality financial reporting and compliance standards.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of geographically dispersed accounting leaders.
• Proven experience owning and improving an enterprise-wide internal controls environment.
• Strong consolidated financial reporting, budget oversight, and variance analysis skills across a large multi-property portfolio.
• Proficiency in hotel accounting platforms (M3, ProfitSword, NetSuite, Birchstreet, Adra, or equivalent).
• Strong executive communication skills; ability to present financial information clearly to senior leadership, ownership groups, and external auditors.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Willingness to travel to regional offices and properties as needed. Up to 35% travel required
• Third-party hotel management company experience strongly preferred.

We are:

Hotel Equities is an award-winning hospitality company with a diverse culture and a unique environment that empowers our team to exceed guests' expectations and make a distinct difference in people's lives.

At Hotel Equities, we have redefined business culture and captured it in our core values. From our Atlanta-based headquarters throughout all of our hotels, these values aren’t posted on a wall and are ignored. They define who we are and how we conduct ourselves with investors, guests, and one another.

                                                                            Vision & Mission - Hotel Equities Atlanta Georgia

What we can offer you:

• Salary $135k-$150k
• Bonus
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Cell phone allowance
• Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Sabbatical
• Discount programs for shopping, travel, tickets and more.