Financial Controller

Hilton Vancouver Downtown is a 206-room full-service hotel in the heart of downtown Vancouver, steps from Robson Street and the city’s sports and entertainment district. We’re hiring a hands-on Financial Controller to lead finance for our hotel and our sister property, Hotel Belmont Vancouver (84 rooms), a short walk away. The role is based at Hilton Vancouver Downtown, with regular time on-site at Hotel Belmont.

You’ll work closely with the Hotel Belmont General Manager and team, as well as our ownership group, Pacific Reach.

About the role

You'll own accounting, reporting, tax, audit and controls for both hotels, lead a small finance team, and be a real business partner to each General Manager and to Pacific Reach head office. No two months are the same. Alongside the monthly close, you'll handle owner and investor reporting for a stratified hotel, support major renovation and capital projects, and help guide a brand transition.

If you enjoy being close to the operation, like owning the numbers end to end, and want more scope than a single-property controller role, we'd like to hear from you.

Start date of this role is expected land between mid-February and early-March of 2027.

What you'll do

Month-end close and reporting

• Lead the month-end close for both hotels on one combined calendar
• Prepare monthly USALI financial statements with clear variance commentary against budget, forecast and prior year
• Post month-end adjustments, accruals, prepaids and allocations
• Complete and review all balance sheet reconciliations each month
• Record and reconcile inter-company transactions (operating and capital) between the hotels and related Pacific Reach entities
• Lead monthly financial reviews with each General Manager
• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules

Collaboration with head office

• Partner with Pacific Reach head office as the hotels' finance lead, making sure their reporting, information and deadline needs are met
• Prepare monthly reporting packages and ad-hoc analysis for head office and ownership
• Coordinate capital purchases and project spending with the Pacific Reach development team
• Align budgets, forecasts and accounting policies with head office standards and timelines
• Support head office on audits, financing, tax and portfolio-wide initiatives
• Take on special projects from the General Managers and the corporate office

Budgeting, forecasting and cash

• Build annual operating and capital budgets for each hotel with the GMs and department heads
• Prepare monthly reforecasts and a rolling year-end outlook
• Manage cash flow forecasting, bank accounts and transfers
• Reconcile the FF&E reserve bank account and track capital and renovation spend against budget

Owners, investors and strata

• Calculate and process investor distributions accurately and on schedule
• Prepare monthly individual owner statements and respond to owner inquiries
• Coordinate the upload of investor statements to the owner website
• Resolve strata corporation billing issues with the strata manager
• Issue strata common-area invoices with full supporting backup

Revenue, payables and controls

• Oversee income audit, credit card reconciliations, city ledger and collections
• Approve purchase orders, and review and authorize invoices and payments
• Support Accounts Payable as needed, with strong vendor setup and payment-fraud controls
• Review contracts for financial terms, payment obligations and renewal dates
• Reconcile brand franchise, loyalty and program fees
• Maintain a strong internal control framework, including approval limits and segregation of duties

Payroll, tax and compliance

• Review payroll and labour reporting, and ensure compliance with the BC Employment Standards Act
• File GST, PST, MRDT, payroll remittances, Employer Health Tax, WorkSafeBC and other…