Staff Accountant

Staff Accountant

Salary Range: $75-90k

Pacific Hospitality Group provides a unique value proposition to investors and team members through our owner/operator approach. We are a family focused company committed to long term holds that enable us to grow our business and our team members. Our vision is to enrich people’s lives by offering memorable experiences, giving back to our communities and honoring God in all that we do. We are focused on long-term value creation and sustainable growth. 

Our Guiding Principles:

Integrity, Compliance, Value Creation, Principled Entrepreneurship, Customer Focus, Knowledge, Change, Humility, Respect, & Fulfillment

Job Description

WHAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH

Ensures accuracy of financial data gathered and recorded. Carries out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, internal controls, and applicable laws. Determines internal controls and guidelines for accounting transactions and budget preparation. Recruits and hires accounting and financial team members and conducts performance evaluations. Coordinates training programs for new team members and identifies training needs. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to:

· Prepares and coordinates monthly tax payments and reports with taxation authorities. Liaises with taxation department regarding all tax related matters with assistance of the Corporate Director of Finance.

· Prepares monthly financial statements

· Prepares monthly account reconciliations (and know how to analyze the data in review)

· Prepare and post monthly and daily journal entries

· Assist with maintaining and recording fixed asset related activity including Work-In-Progress projects

· Maintain and record Prepaid Expenses, accruals, and related account reconciliation.

· Calculate inter-company interest on monthly basis

· Review shipboard revenue reports

· Aid with month-end and quarter-end variance analysis as needed

· Process year-end audit and quarterly auditor reviews as needed

· Ad hoc analysis, projects and administrative accounting duties as needed

· Identifies process improvement opportunities, and initiates policies and procedures for those improvements.

· Ensures all hotel licenses/permits are renewed on a timely basis and tracks expiration dates and notifies management of deadlines.

· Prepares and posts journal entries. Reviews and responds to chargeback inquiries.

· Calculates and submits incentives using data provided, i.e. incentive worksheets, and incentive plans, etc.

· Assists in the preparation and distribution of reports generated by the department, including monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports; Reviews revenue reports produced by all departments.

· Manages hotel's accounts receivables. Processes credit applications, conducts credit checks, invoices and directs collection efforts. Verifies and balances credit card merchant statements.

· Audits internal financial controls to ensure compliance with SOPs to include purchasing, cash handling, receipts, disbursements, payroll and team member records.

· Resolves customer complaints and anticipates potential problems by reviewing and monitoring complaints, operational issues, business flow and team member performance to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and quality. Notifies leadership and/or security of all unusual events, circumstances, missing items, or alleged theft.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

· Bachelor’s Financial, Accounting, and/or related disciplines

· A minimum of (3) three years of progressive accounting experience within hospitality

· Excellent management skill

· Proven exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

· Must have the ability to work in a highly collaborative environment.

· Has the ability to mentor, train, and lead a team respectfully

· MS Office Suite i.e. advanced skill within MS Excel is a must.

· Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

· Capability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

· Skilled in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

· Proven success in presenting critical information and responding to questions from groups of managers, team members, guests and the general public.

· Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, team members may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel. Work schedules will include working on holidays, weekends and alternate shifts.

GREAT IF YOU HAVE

· Preferred proficiency in Great Plains, Profit Sag, UniFocus, Fosse, OnQ, HMS, Silverware, and Michaels

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.