Senior Staff Accountant- Aspen Hospitality

Company Description

Aspen One renews the mind, body, and spirit with a portfolio that redefines luxury, adventure, and leisure. With world-class and innovative brands and businesses, including Aspen Skiing Company, Aspen Hospitality, and Aspen Ventures, Aspen One propels the expansion of the Aspen ethos globally.  

Whether it’s Aspen Skiing Company providing unforgettable experiences at the confluence of nature, culture, and recreation across its four legendary mountains—Aspen Mountain, Snowmass, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk; or Aspen Hospitality elevating guest experiences in unforgettable ways by developing, owning, and operating a growing set of luxury and upper-scale hotels, private clubs, and branded residential properties in prime locations under The Nell and Limelight brands; Aspen One is deeply committed to providing unparalleled service, creative programming, community engagement, and unique opportunities for exploration. The company’s commitment to innovation is central to its evolution, including Aspen Ventures' amplification of the Aspen brand globally through new business lines that embody its values and heritage such as Aspen Collection. For more information, visit www.aspen.com.  

Please note that all official communications from the Talent Acquisition or Human Resources team are sent from email addresses within the notifications@smartrecruiters.com, aspen.com, aspensnowmass.com, aspenhospitality.co, limelighthotels.com & thelittlenell.com domains. 

Job Description

Position Summary
The Senior Staff Accountant, Hospitality for Aspen One is responsible for general ledger and accounting activities for Aspen Hospitality, a key business vertical of Aspen One. This role supports financial accuracy, policy compliance, and alignment with Aspen One’s broader accounting standards and strategic objectives.  This role reports the Director of Accounting-Hospitality. 

The budgeted salary range for this position is $75,000 to $90,000. Actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience; all our salaried roles are eligible for bonus.

Job Posting Deadline 
Applications for this position will be accepted until December 31, 2025. 

Essential Job Functions/Key Job Responsibilities.

• Assist the accounting team in maintaining accurate financial records in compliance with company policies, procedures, and generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for income, expense, and balance sheet accounts.
• Assist with hotel billing tasks as assigned
• Assist in the preparation of the daily income journal from the point-of-sale system
• Prepare and post month-end journal entries, including adjustments, accruals, and prepaid expenses, as well as others as needed.
• Maintain a clean balance sheet by reconciling all accounts monthly, addressing outstanding items promptly, and ensuring accurate inventory documentation and valuation.
• Maintain operational standards for accounting, cash handling, accounts payable, accounts receivable, income audits, systems support, and payroll.
• Coordinate with shared services on capital close and fixed assets
• Coordinate with shared services on annual audit requests
• Control exposure to bad debt losses by enforcing credit and collection procedures and ensuring overdue payments are collected per company policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education & Experience Requirements

• High School degree required and Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1 year experience with Accounting preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of hotel property management software, point of sale systems, electronic time clock systems
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft office suite
• Proficient experience with QuickBooks, Excel, and other hotel applications is helpful but not required
• Experience as a hotel front desk agent, restaurant server or bartender, or retail cashier is helpful
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively
• Ability to do basic problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to quickly adapt to changes in processes and tasks
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Additional Information

Work Environment & Physical Demands
•    Ability to stand, type and sit at desk/computer for most of the work shift executing repetitive movements
•    No adverse or hazardous conditions
•    Not r