Corporate Accountant

Corporate Accountant

An excellent opportunity to join our growing Corporate Accounting team located in New Orleans, LA. Collaborative environment with opportunity to grow and develop within the organization!

Job Summary

The Corporate Accountant is responsible for supporting the centralized accounting shared service platform by ensuring that the financial operations provided by the group are executed at a sufficiently high level while remaining in compliance with applicable policies, standards, and procedures.

Qualification Standards

A minimum of 2 years of experience in Hospitality Accounting and a 4-year college degree with an Accounting / Finance concentration.

Proficiency in the use of various property management system software platforms as well as the Microsoft Office Suite is recommended

Skills

Must be able to work with, understand and interpret financial information, hotel operations data, and basic arithmetic functions.

Must be able to prioritize regional, or hotel, or departmental functions in order to meet all deadlines.

Must routinely meet deadlines.

Must be able to multitask.

Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.

Must have the ability to assimilate complex information, data, etc., from disparate sources and consider, adjust or modify to meet the constraints of the need.

Duties & Functions

Monitor hotel revenues / expenses and ensure the accurate recording as per HRI established guidelines.

Assist the Regional Controller in overseeing the development of a viable action plan(s) to establish timelines, and address issues such as staffing and training requirements, reengineering of work, hardware / software needs, integration of new standards / procedures, maintaining operational continuity and related transition activities.

Direct or prepare all financial reports in accordance with HRI requirements, meeting various due dates

Perform detailed financial reviews at their assigned properties.

Ensure that corporate-mandated policies, procedures, directives, and decisions are communicated fully and objectively to assigned hotels.

Maintain regular attendance in compliance with HRI standards, as required by scheduling which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.

Establish, implement, enforce and evaluate policies and procedures designed to achieve company objectives, operational goals, and legal requirements.

Ensure cost-effectiveness of resource (staffing) utilization, and the quality and quantity of services provided.

Physical Requirements

Long hours sometimes required.

Must be willing, able and available to travel on short notice, and spend multiple nights away from home.

Sedentary work, exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally and / or negligible amount of force frequently, or constantly, to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

HRI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer who values diversity and their commitment to reflect the communities in which we operate. We are deeply driven by creating a collaborative and vibrant culture and welcome all regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, disability or Veteran status.