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Senior Staff Accountant
Highgate Hotels Corporate Office TX
📍 Irving
Full-time
Job description
Compensation Type: Yearly Highgate Hotels: <p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion of assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels spanning North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.highgate.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cchristopher.greene%40highgate.com%7C08397daeb6684ca2868a08de13378788%7C3b290724ee0b4b3a88d66a1172257251%7C0%7C0%7C638969326404601996%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=39SvwOkJFT6pAz%2BxFnuPUy4ahrifs1n1OVup9zglLGs%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.highgate.com</a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> Location: <p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><img src="https://highgate.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=279595&hashed=121020635" alt="Highgate Corporate iCims Sized" /></p><p style="margin: 0px;">Highgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX</p> Overview: <p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">This position is responsible for all accounting responsibilities related to various disciplines within the accounting department, which would include: Consolidation Accounting, Hotel Accounting, & Internal/External audits.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> Responsibilities: <ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Assist in accounting, financial reporting and controllership functions for assigned hotels and/or entities.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Perform monthly analytical reviews of the properties’ financial statements ensuring compliance with US GAAP.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Coordinate with investors and lenders on ad hoc requests. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Supervise and review the accounting for fixed assets at each of the assigned properties.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Assist in managing the disbursement and reconciliation process for large-scale property renovations.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Manage intercompany accounting transactions.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Perform consolidation of multi-tiered entity structures.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Compile financial reporting deliverables for investors and lenders.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Review monthly account reconciliations and coordinate with off-shore resources to ensure reconciliations are completed timely. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Perform as well as supervise off-shore resources tasked with preparing and posting monthly financial statement close entries and performing reconciliations.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Manage payable transactions of the assigned entities.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Assist in the accounting and transitions for new property acquisitions. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Play an integral part in the successful completion of external financial audits, including report drafting and delivering information requested by auditors on a timely basis.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Assist in the establishment, documentation and maintenance of Standard Accounting Policies and Procedures and internal controls for our accounting operations.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Identify and make suggestions for improvements of current processes.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Other special projects and responsibilities, as assigned.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p> Qualifications: <ul><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">2+ years of public accounting experience preferred</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Prior real estate or hospitality experience preferred</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">CPA, or CPA candidate preferred</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Proficiency with Excel required</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Proficient with Oracle accounting systems preferred</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">Strong organizational, analytical, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently with minimal supervision</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;">A strong desire to develop into a future finance and accounting leader within a dynamic organization</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p>