Staff Accountant

Viceroy Hotels & Resorts is a modern luxury hospitality company focused on creating immersive guest experiences and cultural connections. The Staff Accountant supports the Finance leadership team by maintaining accurate financial reporting, internal controls, regulatory compliance, and asset protection, with emphasis on payroll, income audit, accounts receivable, and collections.

What you'll do:

• Monitor, prepare, and communicate financial reports in accordance with Highgate Hotels required due dates
• Income Audit including entering information into the BiPortal on a daily basis
• Utilize and maintain time and attendance system and process, daily, weekly, and bi-weekly payroll and related information to include verifying payroll information, recording earnings/deductions., etc
• Prepare and input all required payroll journal entries
• Maintain responsibility for the daily Accounts Receivable credit, billing, and collection process
• Monitor payment requirements on groups or functions and process deposits
• Approve or decline credit requests
• Complete collection calls on each appropriate outstanding accounts and maintain collection files on each outstanding issue
• Review and approve the City Ledger transfers daily and communicate to supervisor any deviation from established Accounting policies and procedures
• Handle customer inquries in a professional and timely manner, provide customers with accurate invoices, statements, and schedules
• Process returned checks and credit card chargebacks
• Conduct monthly credit meetings and maintain minutes (including returned checks/chargeback logs, credit trace reports, write-off, bad debt allowances, etc.)

What they're looking for:

• College courses in an associated or related field and/or related experience in an Hotel or Hospitality environment
• Must be proficient in Windows, Microsoft Office (Intermediate Excel and Basic Word)
• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and written, with all level of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service oriented manner
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines
• Must  be effective in handling problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary
• Must be able to understand complex information, data, etc. from various sources to meet appropriate objectives
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information
• Must be able to show initiative, including anticipating guests or operational needs
• Accounts Receivable and Payroll experience is preferred
• Hotel PMS Opera is preferred

Benefits:

• For full-time associates: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• For full-time associates: 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching contributions.
• For full-time associates: paid holidays.
• For full-time associates: paid vacation.
• For full-time associates: paid sick leave provided in accordance with applicable law.
• For full-time associates: employee assistance program (EAP).
• For full-time associates: educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
• For full-time associates: paid jury duty leave, personal leave, medical leave, and military leave in accordance with applicable law.