Senior Property Accountant

Salary Range: $85,000.00 To $95,000.00 Annually We are a growing hotel management company with a portfolio of limited-service and full-service hotels across multiple brands and markets. As we continue to grow and expand our in-house accounting team, we are looking for an experienced Senior Property Accountant who enjoys digging into the numbers, solving problems, and working closely with hotel operations. What You'll Do As a Senior Property Accountant, you will oversee the accounting and financial reporting for an assigned portfolio of hotels and help ensure accuracy and consistency across our organization. Responsibilities include: Manage the monthly close process for assigned hotels. Prepare monthly financial statements and supporting schedules. Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations. Complete bank reconciliations and research outstanding items. Reconcile cash deposits, credit card activity, and merchant settlements. Reconcile hotel PMS and POS revenue to the general ledger. Prepare journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, and reclassifications. Review general ledger activity and identify unusual transactions or coding issues. Maintain and reconcile accounts receivable and assist with collection follow-up. Review accounts payable activity and ensure expenses are recorded accurately and in the proper period. Reconcile payroll activity and related balance sheet accounts. Prepare, reconcile, and file applicable sales, use, lodging, occupancy, and local taxes for assigned properties, ensuring filings and payments are completed accurately and on time. Maintain a tax filing calendar for all assigned properties and jurisdictions. Research discrepancies between PMS revenue, taxable revenue, and amounts reported on tax returns. Maintain supporting documentation for tax filings and respond to routine notices or information requests. Assist with state and local tax audits as needed. Coordinate with the company's outside CPA firm on federal and state income tax filings and other tax matters outside the scope of property accounting. Maintain fixed asset and prepaid schedules. Assist with annual budgets and forecasts. Work directly with hotel General Managers and corporate leadership to research and resolve accounting questions. Identify accounting discrepancies and internal control concerns and communicate them to leadership. Help develop and maintain standardized accounting procedures across the GLMG portfolio. Assist with streamlining and maintaining the company's chart of accounts. Support new hotel openings, conversions, acquisitions, and management transitions. Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for the outside CPA firm, tax preparation, audits, and financial reviews. Provide guidance and support to Property Accountants and other members of the accounting team. Assist with special projects as we continue to grow. What We're Looking For Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field preferred. 4+ years of accounting experience preferred. Hotel or hospitality accounting experience strongly preferred. Experience preparing and filing sales, use, lodging, occupancy, or similar state and local tax returns preferred. Multi-property or multi-entity accounting experience is a plus. Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, AP, AR, accruals, and cash reconciliation. Experience with hotel accounting systems and PMS/POS systems preferred. M3 experience is a plus. Strong attention to detail and ability to identify when something doesn't look right. Ability to manage multiple properties, priorities, filing deadlines, and jurisdictions. Strong communication and problem-solving skills. Comfortable working directly with hotel General Managers and corporate leadership. Ability to work independently while being part of a collaborative team. CPA certification is not required. Who Will Be Successful in This Role? We're looking for someone who does more than complete a month-end checklist. We want someone who takes ownership of their properties, understands the story behind the numbers, asks questions, catches discrepancies, and works with the team to find solutions. Because we are continuing to build and strengthen its in-house accounting department, this is also an opportunity to help improve processes, create consistency across our hotels, and build an accounting structure that can support our continued growth. Why work with us? You'll join a growing hotel management company where accounting works closely with Operations and hotel leadership. You'll have the opportunity to make an impact, improve processes, and grow along with the organization. #J-18808-Ljbffr