Senior Accountant (Hospitality/Real Estate)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary Range $75k-$85k

Type: Full time, Hybrid

Position Summary

The Senior Accountant will support a portfolio of hotel and retail properties in the Bloomington, MN region, serving as the primary finance point of contact. This role is responsible for general ledger and property management system (PMS) accounting, financial reporting, variance analysis, and maintaining strong internal controls to ensure accuracy and performance visibility across the portfolio. The position works closely with property teams to translate financial results into actionable insights and ensure compliance with company, brand, and lender requirements.

In addition, this role serves as a shared functional lead for guest payment accounting, including daily reconciliation of credit card settlements and oversight of chargeback activity. The position develops expertise in payment workflows and ensures data integrity across PMS systems, payment processors, and banking platform.

This is a hybrid role requiring on-site presence at assigned properties approximately two days per week.

Key Responsibilities

Property Accounting & Financial Reporting

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Own the property month-end and year-end close processes
• Identify and implement process improvements across accounting and reporting workflows
• Manage tenant billings, CAM reconciliations, and recoveries
• Maintain accounting records in compliance with company, lender, and brand/lease requirements

Balance Sheet & Controls

• Own the balance sheet accounts for assigned properties
• Prepare monthly reconciliations (cash, receivables, fixed assets, liabilities)
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items
• Support internal and external audits and maintain strong internal controls

Budgeting & Analysis

• Support the annual budget process with expertise in property cost and revenue drivers
• Analyze variances vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods
• Support capital expenditure tracking and reporting
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support operational and financial decision-making

Operational Accounting Support

• Reconcile daily guest payment activity, including credit card settlements
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between PMS/POS and bank activity
• Partner with front desk and operations teams to manage and respond to chargebacks
• Help improve processes and documentation around payment reconciliation and dispute resolution

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3–7 years of relevant accounting experience (hospitality experience preferred)
• Strong experience with close processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting

Technical Skills

• Experience with accounting systems (e.g., Great Plains, Business Central, or similar)
• Advanced Excel skills (pivots, lookups)
• Strong understanding of GAAP

Key Competencies

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple properties and deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Effective communicator with both finance and operations teams

Preferred

• Hotel or mixed-use property experience
• Experience with lender/ownership reporting
• CPA (or progress toward)