Property Controller - Fully Remote

Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe Property Controller will:

• Possess experience and knowledge in hospitality accounting practices
• Be able to manage remotely the Financial and Accounting tasks for a portfolio of hotels
• Finalize & deliver hotel financials in collaboration with 3rd party accounting services, Operations and Human Resources teams
• Ensure valid and effective P&L reviews with the goal of maximizing financial results, timeliness and accuracy
• Work with hotel, regional, and corporate teams to generate accurate and functional forecasts, cash flows, and budgets
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of DRR and research any discrepancies as they arise
• Ensure accuracy of coding for all income statement and balance sheet items with the proper back up.
• Review all monthly hotel tax filings for accuracy and ensure timeliness of payments.
• Analyze and research discrepancies in financials with the goal of resolving issues and putting proactive process improvements in place to increase accuracy and efficiency in the future
• Ensure clean and accurate AP processing for hotel vendors
• Ensure clean and accurate Bank Reconciliations for their hotels
• Ensure timely and accurate payment, tracking, and pro-active forecasting, and budgeting for all Property Insurance, key AP vendors, Franchise Fees, Mortgage and Interest, Utilities and Taxes.
• Assist the Director of Accounting in ensuring the team meets Key Performance Indicators
• Will perform any and all reasonable duties within the scope of the Finance or Accounting department
  
  

Qualifications

• B.A. (or higher) in Accounting or Finance
• 2+ years experience in hospitality industry Accounting in a Centralized environment
• Experience driving process development that impacts results
• Solution-oriented mindset
  
  

You will succeed in this role by:

• Reducing team time spent and increasing accuracy on key processes such as hotel transitions and treasury management
• Ensuring process compliance in and outside the Finance team
• Ensuring that hotel financials are delivered on time
• Ensuring that hotel transitions requirements are systematic and executed timely and accurately
• Increasing controller knowledge of accounting practices
• Increasing owner and Operations team satisfaction in their interactions with our Finance team
  
  

Who we arePalette Hotels is a modern and fully integrated hotel management company. We cultivate the full potential of our hotels and our teams to deliver best-in-class hospitality. Our brand pillars are peak performance, cultivated potential, and team empowerment. Our hotel owners and brand partners can count on Palette to deliver on a broad scope of services to grow their hotel investments. We bridge the gap between risk and reward, providing comfort and ease while investing in the future. At Palette Hotels, you can trust our team to deliver a holistic approach in your hospitality ventures while integrating data-driven insights into our operations. We safeguard our partners' investments and optimize their returns.Palette Hotels, is an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws, which can include race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, veteran status or physical or mental disability unrelated to job requirements.Palette Hotels policies also provide for a drug-free workplace, where the use, possession, or influence of illegal drugs or alcohol while on company time is generally prohibited. An employee's use (or abuse) of legally prescribed medication may also implicate company policy, where it impairs judgment or work performance or otherwise creates workplace safety risks.