Finance Associate

FINANCE ASSOCIATE for the Luxury Collection Hotel Manhattan Midtown

Overview

The Finance Manager will oversee the Accounts Payable and Payroll functions at the Luxury Collection Manhattan Midtown. Primary responsibilities include processing weekly payroll and administering the hotel accounts payable process. The ideal candidate for this position is detail oriented and a meticulously organized team player who possesses a positive, problem-solving attitude.

Primary Responsibilities:  

• Ensure invoices get into the accounting system by administering the process to ensure all stakeholders are performing processes as trained.
• Process weekly payroll to ensure that corporate payroll gets the files in a timely manner to process payroll.
• Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
• Ensures that regular on-going communication occurs with team members to create awareness of business objectives, communicate expectations, and recognize performance.
• Coordinate interactions with other Finance staff as required
• Assist with any other credit tasks as assigned
• Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with team members
• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Compiles, codes, categorizes, calculates, tabulates, audits, or verifies information or data.
• Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures (SOPs and LSOPs).
• Ensures property permits, licenses and if applicable vendor contracts are current.
• Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Keeps up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
• Additional duties as assigned by manager.

 Qualifications:  

• 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major preferred
• Minimum Two years of experience with finance functions in a full-service hotel.
• Ability to exercise judgment in evaluating situations and in making sound decisions
• Leadership and organizational skills (team orientation, flexible, adaptable)
• Organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Excellent time management

• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with payroll processing preferred
• A can-do attitude and a hands-on approach

Our Company

• MCR is the 3rd-largest hotel owner-operator in the United States.
• Founded in 2006, our company has offices in New York City, Dallas, Chicago, and Richmond, Virginia.
• MCR has a $5.0 billion portfolio of 148 premium-branded hotels containing more than 22,000 guestrooms across 37 states and 106 cities.
• MCR has more than 7,000 team members across the country and operates hotels under 9 Marriott brands, 8 Hilton brands and a number of unflagged independent hotels.
• MCR was named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Travel Companies of 2020.
• MCR is a three-time recipient of the Marriott Partnership Circle Award, the highest honor Marriott presents to its owner and franchise partners, and a recipient of the Hilton Legacy Award for Top Performer.
• For the TWA Hotel at New York’s JFK Airport, MCR won the Development of the Year (Full Service) Award at The Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), the Urban Land Institute New York Excellence in Hotel Development Award and the American Institute of Architects national Architecture Award, the highest honor given by the AIA

What we offer/What’s in it for you?

• Hotel Discounts
• Weekly Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Options
• Referral bonuses
• Career advancement & upward mobility
• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance- available after 30 days of employment for full-time team members