Manager Corporate Accounting

“I believe successful people are the ones who take the initiative to learn, unlearn and relearn. It’s important to constantly challenge your knowledge and step out of your comfort zone.”

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks a self‑motivated professional accounting manager to join its Corporate Accounting team. The primary responsibility of this position is the oversight of the compensation accounting team and their assigned processes within the Hyatt monthly and quarterly close. This includes oversight over journal entry, account reconciliation, analytics processes, and managing the corporate close, stock compensation, payroll accounting, and other corporate‑related items.

Additional responsibilities include evaluating and developing the senior and staff accountants on the team so they may grow as professionals and elevate to higher levels of responsibility, identifying projects to improve the accounting functions, managing the team to ensure successful execution of those projects (including automation initiatives), and serving as a customer service point of contact for various business units and groups supported by the team.

The manager will proactively engage these groups in strategic discussions on how to improve accounting’s level of service.

At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleagues become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the best and fastest‑growing hospitality brands in the world. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands, and business lines provide exciting career and growth opportunities.

This is an exciting time to be  are growing rapidly and are looking for passionate changemakers to be a part of our journey. The hospitality industry is resilient and continues to offer dynamic opportunities for upward mobility, and Hyatt is no exception.

What sets us apart is our purpose—to care for people so they can be their best. Our business decisions are made through the lens of our purpose, and it informs how we support each other as members of the Hyatt family. We’re proud to have earned a place on Fortune’s prestigious 100 Best Companies to Work For® list since 2013, a testament to the inclusive, empathetic, and respectful culture we foster.

• Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally
• Work‑life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription and a discount at the on‑site fitness center
• Global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child and financial assistance for adoption
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match

As our ideal candidate, you understand the power and purpose of our culture of care, embody our core values of Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity, Experimentation, Respect, and Wellbeing, enjoy working with others, are results‑driven, and seek a variety of opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

• Responsible for reviewing or providing oversight around complex monthly journal entries, higher‑risk balance sheet reconciliations, or analytics prepared and/or reviewed by staff or seniors.
• Identifying and driving process improvement and automation, contributing to compliance with Sarbanes‑Oxley, including documentation of process areas and testing of key controls.
• Reviewing quarterly schedules for external reporting.
• Managing a team of three direct reports.
• Identifying and leading initiatives and projects to improve accounting processes within the Compensation team.
• Key point of contact for integration‑related activity impacting the corporate accounting function.
• Significant interaction with finance teams, business units, and external auditors throughout the course of the month/year.
• Opportunities to participate in Hyatt’s Diversity & Inclusion activities.

Experience

Required:

• 5‑7 years of experience in corporate accounting and/or public accounting (preferred)

Experience Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a…