Hospitality Accounting Supervisor

Overview The Luskin Conference Center (LCC) is a 300,000-square-foot, 7-story property on the UCLA campus. The LCC includes 254 guest rooms, approximately 25,000 square feet of meeting space, a 160-seat restaurant, a fitness center, and a business center. The Luskin Conference Center is a no-tipping environment. The LCC is an academic meeting and conference destination supporting UCLA's education and research mission. Position summary UCLA Hospitality is seeking a dynamic, detail-driven Hospitality Accounting Supervisor to help lead and strengthen accounting operations across a diverse hospitality portfolio. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled financial and operational professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex problems, and can bring consistency, organization, and strong oversight to a multi-property operation. Reporting to the Hospitality Controller, this role serves as a critical leader within the hospitality accounting structure, providing day-to-day supervision of accounting staff while helping align practices, improve processes, and support sound financial operations across UCLA’s hospitality properties. The position plays a key role in accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash handling, and night audit functions, as well as providing key oversight for financial reporting, variance analysis, and forecasting. A major focus of this role will be helping unify hospitality accounting practices across locations, with significant involvement in supporting operations at Lake Arrowhead Lodge. The ideal candidate is someone who can step into complexity, create order, and build strong systems in an environment that blends the pace and service demands of hospitality with the structure and compliance expectations of a major public university. This position is well suited for a professional who is adaptable, collaborative, highly organized, and energized by the behind-the-scenes work that keeps hospitality operations running smoothly. The role includes travel to Lake Arrowhead Lodge two days per month, as scheduled by the Hospitality Controller, to oversee onsite accounting operations and provide direct support. Salary & compensation UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits. Qualifications 5+ years Experience in a supervisory accounting role (Required) And 1+ years Experience in hospitality finance or accounting (Preferred) Demonstrated skill in supervising staff including delegating work to accomplish departmental goals and objectives efficiently and effectively, while motivating individuals to work together as a team (Required) Demonstrated ability to prepare financial reports for a complex organization (Required) Advanced knowledge of general accounting principles and systems, GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) standards, and auditing procedures (Required) Detailed knowledge of analyzing and refining information and presenting it in a summary manner to management (Required) Excellent interpersonal communication skills including political acumen, social perceptiveness, conveying financial insights to non-financial audiences, and the ability to engage with diverse populations in a respectful and culturally responsive manner (Required) Advanced skills using standard business software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite), property management software, hospitality sales software, business analytics tools (e.g. Essbase/SmartView), and accounting and finance systems (Required) Skill in writing grammatically correct business English, such as reports, memos, and other routine correspondence (Required) Analytical skills to anticipate potential problems or sensitive situations, recognize relevant factors and present viable alternatives or solutions (Required) Experience maintaining a high productivity standard within a broad scope of responsibility despite frequent interruptions, changing priorities, changes in workload, and competing requirements. Ability to complete a large volume of diverse tasks efficiently, meeting established deadlines (Required) Working knowledge of internal cash handling and controls (Required) Ability to plan, budget and control costs (Required) Ability to work in an environment handling sensitive and confidential material (Required) Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations Bachelor's Degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience (Required) Special Conditions for Employment Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation. Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment. Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired. Evening, weekend, and holiday work as business dictates (Required) Must carry a University cell phone (Required) 10% Domestic travel to off-site locations Schedule 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Union/Policy Covered 99-Policy Covered Complete Position Description #J-18808-Ljbffr University of California, Los Angeles