Accounting Manager (Full-time) | InterContinental Miami Downtown

About us:

As the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. 

At InterContinental Hotels & Resorts® we want our guests to feel special, cosmopolitan and In the Know which means we need you to:

• Be charming by being approachable, having confidence and showing respect.
• Stay in the moment by understanding and anticipating guests’ needs, being attentive and taking ownership of getting things done.
• Make it memorable by being knowledgeable, sharing stories and showing your style to create moments that make people feel special.

A Shining Star Among Downtown Miami Hotels, the InterContinental Miami features the city's premier accommodations, convention, and meeting facilities. Overlooking sparkling Biscayne Bay, we provide a secure, inviting environment in a well-established area of the city. Priding ourselves on being ONE GREAT TEAM and honored as one of the TOP WORKPLACES of South Florida by the Sun Sentinel for the ninth year.

Your day to day:

As the Accounting Manager, you will perform professional accounting duties to maintain control over expenses, income, assets and liability of the hotel to ensure the security of the assets of the company in a centralized accounting environment.  You will enforce and maintain credit and collection policies and procedures to maximize hotel profitability through reducing bad debt exposure and improving working capital. Manage lower level accounting staff.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist the Dir Area Finance, Dir Finance and/or Assistant Dir Finance with preparation of the Budget, Strategic Plan, and Goals program.

• Review all billing requests to determine eligibility, and approve or disapprove credit applications as needed.  Implement and maintain all credit policies and procedures to assist in increasing cash flow for the hotel and minimizing number of days revenue in city ledger. Reconcile accounts with payment problems.  Prepare and analyze monthly credit report and other necessary reports.  Review daily accounts, guest ledger or potential credit issues as needed.

• Schedule and conduct monthly credit meeting, including explaining past due accounts and outlining plans for collection.  Coordinate group billing problems with Sales, Catering, and Convention Services. Coordinate individual guest billing problems with Front Office management. 

• Develop and implement financial control procedures and systems.  Perform audits to ensure checks for reservations are posted and related bank accounts are balanced.  Maintain documents for audits of hotel accounts, and provide safe keeping and storage for contracts, leases and other financial records.  Investigate or follow up on advance deposit payments, NSF checks, etc. as needed.

• Review A/R aging for accuracy and correct postings.  Oversee billing inquiries, returned checks and other claims. Conduct daily pre-shift meetings. 

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• Perform or assist in the performance of month-end closing.  Input and reconcile all income for closing.  Prepare reports, verify Trial Balance, and run Financial Statements for management review.

• Manage daily accounting activities for completion, including day-to-day operations and assignments of Accounting staff.  Plan and organize work, communicate goals, and schedule/assign work to ensure all accounting standards are maintained. Alert management of potentially serious issues.

• Input General Ledger entries and journal vouchers as required.  Ensure all daily transactions are posted and updated in a timely manner and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Maintain control over bookkeeping functions for the hotel to include preparation and review of information posted to subsidiary ledgers as needed.

• Prepare tax reconciliations, payments, reports and investigation as needed.   Maintain necessary records and back up documents required to balance taxes. Compl