Senior Accounting Manager
Le Méridien Tampa, The Courthouse
601 North Florida Avenue
Tampa,
FL
33602
Opportunity: Senior Accounting Manager
Manage and guide property accounting processes within the portfolio, with the main objective of preparing timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and established standards. Provide training to property accounting professionals to achieve highest level of financial compliance in regards to company accounting policies and procedures.
Potential Career Path
Property Assistant Director of Finance/Controller – Property Director of Finance/Controller – Regional Director of Accounting
Essential Job Functions
- Review the monthly balance sheet packs of decentralized properties to ensure the timely and accurate preparation of accounting records and financial statements to review with the V.P. of Finance and then develop a standardized report of any issues or concerns to the property Controller/Director of Finance.
- Develop and implement procedures and necessary training to promote the efficient, effective and timely completion of accounting activities by decentralized property accountants.
- Perform on-site task force assignments during lapse of coverage within accounting teams. In addition support regional accounting teams as deemed necessary due to turnover/PTO.
- Handle day to day requests from property Controllers and on-property staff.
- Provide financial analysis as required for individual properties or hotel portfolios.
- Assist with hotel transitions in and out of the portfolio and on-boarding/training of property teams in accounting disciplines.
- Assist with both internal and external audits to ensure complete, timely and accurate responses to information requests.
- Work closely with Regional Directors of Accounting, Controllers and the Vice President of Financial Services to ensure effective coordination of activities between Accounting and Operations.
- Provide oversight of records management including organization and coordinate destruction of records as necessary.
- Ensure compliance and satisfaction of all government, company, franchise and ownershiprequirements throughout job performance.
- Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
- Perform other job related duties as requested by management.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
- Expertise in Solomon/BI360/BirchStreet with the ability to train others.
- Previous cash flow forecasting experience required.
- Experience administering web-based training preferred.
Work Environment and Context
- Requires sitting for extended periods, use of hands and fingers to operate computers and keyboards.
- Occasional travel is necessary.
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Welcome to Le Méridien Tampa, The Courthouse
Experience a piece of Tampa history
Travel back in time at the newly renovated Le Meridien Tampa. This century old Historic Federal Courthouse has been transformed into a one of a kind Tampa hotel. Located in the heart of downtown Tampa this boutique hotel is the backdrop for exploring the city in style. Our onsite restaurant Sal Rosa Island Kitchen plus Bar features a mix of Island Latin cuisine and Caribbean themed cocktails. Sal Rosa Cafe plus Scoops offers specialty coffees, variety of house made gelato, pastries and desserts. Iconic Tampa courtrooms have been repurposed as elegant hotel meeting rooms and event venues. Contemporary facilities include an outdoor pool, a 24 hr fitness center equipped with new Peloton bikes and Life Fitness equipment and 24 hr sundries shop. Our boutique hotels 130 exquisite guest rooms and suites blend historic features with inviting comforts and state of the art technology to ensure memorable experiences in downtown Tampa.
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An Industry Leader in Hospitality
HHM Hotels is the preferred operator to many sophisticated and institutional owners of hotel real estate, including public and private owners, across the United States and Canada. We are known for consistent outperformance in operating results, the stability of our managed portfolio and operating teams, and our unrelenting focus on people, processes, and technology. HHM Hotels is tireless in delivering results and working closely with our owners across a portfolio of 240 hotels and over $2BN in managed revenues in the United States and Canada.
MANAGEMENT
For the past 30 years, HHM Hotels has focused on building out specific and differentiated capabilities and technology to serve our owners and drive industry-leading results in the areas of revenue generation, cost management, service delivery, and associate development and retention. In particular, we have focused on developing proprietary data, processes, and business systems to drive advantage and maintain our unwavering focus on results across every aspect of our managed hotels.
INVESTMENT
HHM Hotels has a highly active and productive investment team that seeks to leverage our operating capabilities and market knowledge to source, underwrite, and introduce deals to our stable of industry-leading investment partners. We have helped put together dozens of related deals and focus carefully on potential operational efficiencies, brand or market repositioning opportunities, and other ways that we can find value through our extensive market knowledge, operating capabilities, and in-house legal, asset management, and risk management teams.
BRAND POSITIONING
Our experience with branded and independent hotels allows us to quickly determine the brand positioning within a local market to ensure the highest operational profitability. We understand the demands of hotel openings and rebranding because we’ve been on the ground to lead them, from Forbes Five-Star property openings and global product launches to corporate rebranding projects around the world.
