Chief Account

- 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major
- Must have experience in Hospitality and Restaurant

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Position Overview:

To manage the day to day operations of the Accounting office. Primary responsibilities include the financial analysis & financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting, audit & control, asset & liability reconciliation, working capital & cash control.

Accountabilities:
- Ensuring Report Delivery Deadlines - Submitting reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
- Ensuring P&L Accuracy - Ensuring profits and losses are documented accurately.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Demonstrating Leadership - Utilizing interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
- Achieving/Exceeding Goals - Achieving and exceeding goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
- Demonstrating Knowledge - Demonstrating knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
- Interacting With Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Generating and Delivering Accurate and Timely Results - Generating and providing accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems - Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Communicating Information Timely - Informing and/or updating the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
- Ensuring that All Taxes are Current, Collected and/or Accrued - Monitoring all taxes that apply, ensuring that taxes are current, collected and/or accrued.
- Processing Information - Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards - Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.


Responsibilities:
- Ensures that the P&L is accurate (i.e., costs are properly matched to revenue, costs are recorded in the proper accounts) and statements are delivered to appropriate individuals in a timely manner.
- Reconciles balance sheet.
- Ensures all the tasks in every area of Accounting is completed on a daily basis.
- Maintains a strong accounting & operational control environment to safeguard assets, improve operations and profitability and manage business risks.
- Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit processes.
- Ensures tax rates used for sales/use tax are current and proper amounts are collected and/or accrued.
- Utilizes an "open door" policy.
- Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures (SOPs and LSOPs).
- Ensures account balances are supported by appropriate documentation in accordance with SOPs.
- Reviews audit issues and makes corrections as necessary.
- Ensures that regular on-going communication occurs with associates to create awareness of business objectives, communicate expectations, and recognize performance.
- Celebrates successes by publicly recognizing the contributions of team members.
- Ensures hotel policies are administered fairly and consistently.
- Leverages technology and effectively uses information systems and tools to generate financial reports and provide managers with analytical support to drive decision-making.
- Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with associates.
- Ensures disciplinary procedures and documentation are completed according to Standard and Local Operating Procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) and support the Peer Review Process.
- Provides excellent leadership (e.g., differentiates top performers, fosters teamwork and encourages work/life balance).
- Participates in the associate performance appraisal process, providing feedback as needed.
- Attends critique meetings to review information with management team.
- Ensures associates establish and maintain open, collaborative relationships within their team.
- Advises the Director of Finance on existing and evolving operating/financial issues.
- Communicates financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors.
- Solicits associate feedback.
- Leverages centralized accounting processes and shared services.
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Basic Computer Skills - Using basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Number Facility - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Economics and Accounting - Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, P&L statements, operating budgets, forecasting and scheduling, and the reporting of financial data.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
- Analytical/Critical Thinking - The ability to gather and organize information using a logical and systematic process; recognize patterns and relationships in complex data; examine data to identify implications, problems and draw appropriate conclusions; generate alternative solutions to problems; evaluate strengths, weaknesses and consequences of alternative solutions and approaches to solving problems.