Senior Accountant

Financial Analysis and Risk Assessment 

•  Review balance sheet reconciliations, supporting documentation, aged balances, unresolved items, account usage, and potential financial exposure. 

•  Assess findings using sound accounting judgment and consistent application of U.S. GAAP, company policies, approved review criteria, and the A&L Playbook. 

•  Identify recurring findings, root causes, control gaps, and matters requiring clarification, escalation, or specialist support. 

Action Plan Governance 

•  Review remediation plans to confirm clear corrective actions, accountable owners, realistic target dates, and measurable completion criteria. 

•  Monitor findings through closure, follow up on overdue or at-risk actions, and validate supporting evidence with relevant stakeholders. 

•  Prepare concise escalation and status reporting for significant exposures, recurring findings, and unresolved risks. 

Systems, Data, and Reporting 

•  Support the administration and continuous improvement of QuickBase, the Action Plans App, Power BI, Smartsheet, and related A&L tools. 

•  Maintain data integrity across platforms and assist with dashboards, recurring reports, access, testing, troubleshooting, and process documentation. 

•  Identify opportunities to automate recurring activities and improve the efficiency, consistency, and reliability of reporting and workflows. 

Standardization, Training, and Continuous Improvement 

•  Support maintenance of the A&L Playbook, review methodology, approved exceptions, and consistent standards across properties and review firms. 

•  Deliver bilingual training, Office Hours, guidance, and ongoing support to hotel finance teams and regional stakeholders. 

•  Analyze trends and stakeholder feedback, recommend practical enhancements, and participate in testing and implementing process or technology improvements.  

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE 

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, aging analysis, and U.S. GAAP. 

• Ability to analyze complex financial information, identify risks and root causes, and recommend practical corrective actions. 

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, SharePoint, Word, and PowerPoint. 

• Experience with reporting, workflow, or low-code tools such as Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, QuickBase, and Smartsheet is preferred. 

• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple reviews, priorities, and deadlines independently. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish, including the ability to explain accounting and system requirements clearly. 

• Effective stakeholder management and collaboration skills across hotel teams, external reviewers, regional leaders, and cross-functional partners. 

• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to guide discussions, address differing viewpoints, and achieve alignment on review findings, risk assessments, and corrective actions. 

• Strong attention to detail, data quality, documentation, problem-solving, and professional judgment. 

• Ability to appropriately challenge assumptions while maintaining a constructive, service-oriented, and respectful approach. 

• Adaptability, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset in a dynamic, full-remote, multicultural environment. 

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES 

• Experience in hotel finance operations, property accounting, external audit, internal audit, or financial controls. 

• Interest in process standardization, analytics, workflow automation, and digital transformation. 

• Comfort working in a role that combines accounting analysis, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and technology. 

• Positive, adaptable, and growth-oriented professional who embraces new challenges, promotes continuous improvement, and collaborates effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.