Corporate Controller

Retro Hospitality - Corporate ControllerLocation: Remote; Preference for Virginia based 

The corporate controller is responsible for overseeing the consolidated accounting and financestatements for the company. This position is responsible forpreparing corporate-wide financial statements for ownership, investors, and the corporate managementteam.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direction and training to the hotel operational team in areas related to finance, financial reports, internal controls, labor management and payroll.

• Serve at the point of contact with M3, our third-party accountingpartners. 

• Provide direction to the night audit team to ensure proper revenue reporting.

• Review ledger details daily for guest, city and deposit ledgers to validate proper payment and revenue postings.

• Process timely and accurate bi-weekly payroll, including time edits, tip declaration, gratuity distributions and incentive disbursements in compliance with state and federal labor laws.

• Reconcile cash and credit card deposits.

• Prepare assumptions and goals for controllable expenses, labor expenses by position and all revenue departments.

• Review general ledger details bi-monthly for operating and balance sheet accounts for accuracy.

• Complete month-end close to include ensuring that adjusted journal entries and accruals are posted and review preliminary profit and loss statements for additional adjusting entries in order to ensure financial results are available.

• Manage lodging capital expense budget and reconcile expenditures.

• Prepare financial reports to be released to owners, shareholders, and government agencies.

• Regular attendance in management meetings.

• Set controls and budgets to mitigate risk and increase return on investments.

• Standardize and maintain a system of accounting records and techniques.

• Conduct internal audits to assess financial status.

• Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.

• Serve as primary contact for external auditors.

Job Requirements

Required:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a hotel finance manager.

• Able to work flexible hours and extended shifts as required and to meet deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance from accredited four-year college or university.

• Experience with accounting software, hotel PMS, hotel POS, and Microsoft Office.

• Strong interpersonal skills, problem solving and planning skills.

• Able to carry out tasks independently and accurately.

• Previous experience in accounting management.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Deadline and detail-oriented.

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, profit and loss reporting and balancing ledgers for operating andbalance sheet accounts.

Preferred:

• Experience with M3 Accounting Systems. 

• CPA.

• Previous hospitality corporate controller experience.

• Ability to be persistent, patient, creative, and flexible.

• Exceptional work ethic and commitment.

• Self-motivated.

• Highly developed problem solving and prioritization abilities.