Chief Accountant

Job Overview

The Chief Accountant will support all activities performed by the hotel's Assistant / Finance lead, to include but not limited to, understanding financial performance, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting and month-end closing activities, reviewing monthly financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform System of Accounts and Hilton policies and procedures. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Ensure a smooth operation of all hotel finance activities in full compliance with the policy, regulatory and contractual framework.
• Business partner with all hotel finance team members and the Hotel Management team, and supports the Assistant / Finance Lead in developing excellent working relationships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including Commercial, IT, Procurement, Operations, Shared Service Centers (where applicable). In absence of the Assistant Finance Manager/Director, the Chief Accountant will assume respo

• Ability to exercise sound judgement and decision-making skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication and comprehension skills
• Ability to work well under pressure and effectively handle multiple concurrent demands and appropriately prioritize responsibilities
• Must possess the ability to analyse large amounts of data / information efficiently and accurately
• Ability to learn and perform all essential job functions accurately and safely with minimal direct supervision, within initial training period after employee begins work Additional Preferences:
• University degree in Accounting or Finance
• Knowledge of Tower operations to include all aspects
• Bachelor degree with former experience as a Chief Accountant