Hotel Accounting Senior Analyst – Hilton Recruitment

What you’ll do:

• Where continuous issues arise with a process, propose potential solutions to Management and implement, upon agreement
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of the end-to-end processes in all areas of Hotel Accounting responsibility, supporting the confident delivery of solutions and responses to questions and queries
• Input to the process of evaluating the effectiveness of current processes and implement actions to streamline the processes and maximize efficiency
• Support the delivery of relevant metrics to support the team activities and drive improvement across the business
• Provide UK regulations, statutory requirements, and internal control guidance to other team members
• Input to the production of relevant and timely Management Information
• Participate in the provision of guidance and support to the business on operating best practice
• Following direction and guidance from management, carry out and co-ordinate all required Hotel Accounting related tasks. Completing in a timely and efficient manner whilst working toward the successful achievement of goals and KPIs
• Carry out all Hotel Accounting processes and validation activities, ensuring all accounting is accurately and timely recorded
• Co-ordinate day to day activities ensuring the successful and timely delivery of all Hotel Accounting activities
• Serve as Hotel Accounting liaison for hotels and other corporate functions in relation to all Hotel Accounting activities
• Carry out analytical reviews and process approved adjustments based on identified variances, preparing a summary report of the balancing outcomes
• Work with the locations and other functions to monitor and resolve queries and escalated items, ensuring the required processes and timelines are maintained
• Perform monthly closing and post-closing activities such as financial statement variance reviews, issues arising throughout the closing and post-close period, balance sheet reconciliations and workpaper reviews
• Assist in the coordination with 3rd party service providers (outsourcing provider, auditors, valuation specialists, financial printer, software vendors) to ensure all necessary information is compiled, reviewed, and approved
• Support the Set up and attends team meetings / huddles, etc. pertinent to work assignments and other business-related activities as required
• Support Manager with 3rd party providers to implement system / process changes as required with a continuous monitoring process in place to track any changes to system parameters
• Ensure all monthly closing and reporting activities are carried out per guidelines and deadlines.

What you’ll have:

• Intermediate/final stages of recognised accounting body Accounting Certificate/ Qualification
• Some supervisory experience & Experience of dealing with Internal/External auditors
• Excellent written and verbal communication and comprehension skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, critical thinking, quantitative & qualitative analytical skills, and decision-making skills to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and to provide recommendations for optimal solutions
• Ability to identify financial issues, recommend and execute mitigating actions
• Good technical skills and strong exposure to general ledger accounting and reconciliations
• Ability to use multiple systems and understand how they link together, to provide training to other team members and recommendations to management
• Relevant level of work experience in accounting
• BA/ BS/ Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and GAAP
• Strong inter-personal skills and able to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients with well-developed written and verbal communication and comprehension skills
• Good knowledge of finance modules of an ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft
• Some domestic/international travel may be required
• Member of recognized accounting body, having either started or intending to start Qualification process.
• Ability to work with limited supervision, using own initiative with ‘can-do’ approach, thriving under pressure in a fast-paced environment, being able to handle multiple demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities