General Accountant - InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown

About Us

Do you see yourself as a General Accountant? What's your passion? At IHG we're interested in YOU. We employ people who apply the same amount of care and passion to their jobs as they do their hobbies - people who put our guests at the heart of everything they do. And we're looking for more people like this to join our friendly and professional team.

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.

Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you’d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.

The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel is located in the Wilshire Grand building, standing 73 stories tall in the core of Downtown’s historic, entertainment, financial, arts, and sports districts. Ideally placed at the heart of the revitalized, energy-charged urban center of the United States’ second-largest city, the hotel provides first-class hospitality that seamlessly intertwines with the fabric of the burgeoning Downtown area.

 

Your Day to Day

Perform a variety of general accounting duties to ensure correct reporting of revenues and costs, the timely payment of invoices, and/or timely receipt of monies owed to the hotel; or perform a specialized accounting function such as accounts payable or accounts receivable 

• Summarize and post data to journals, ledgers and other accounting records; total and balance accounts; reconcile bank accounts; check and verify records. 
• Provide daily audit control over the revenue, accounts receivable, food and beverage accounting and/or general accounting functions of the hotel to ensure accuracy and adherence to all policies and regulations. Assure the accuracy of daily management reports by inspecting all backup for proper documentation; balance and verify figures against individual department reports.
• Obtain approvals from department heads on invoices to be paid; make proper accounting entries in ledger; reconcile discrepancies with vendors; prepare transmittal of invoices for payment by HMG Accounting.
• Prepare or assist in the preparation of daily bank deposits; maintain the hotel's funds to ensure that funds are of adequate amount, kept safely and properly accounted for; provide all daily change requirements; issue banks to cashiers and conduct periodic audits of banks as needed. Investigate overages or shortages as needed, according to hotel policies and established standards.
• Prepare monthly occupancy and sales tax reconciliation’s. Assist with daily tip allocation as requested.
• Verify that room and tax have been run on all occupied rooms; investigate any discrepancies.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.      Key departmental contacts include Front Office, Reservations, F&B, Sales and Accounting, for the purpose of obtaining information regarding accounts and reconciling revenue figures from each area. 
• Perform a variety of accounts receivable duties to ensure appropriate reporting of revenues and costs; posting of all charges and payments; timely preparation of invoices, statements and reminders; and maintenance of accounts.  The duties will include but are not limited to:
  • Prepare and monitor monthly aging of accounts; prepare statements and collection letters for delinquent accounts; make phone calls to collect accounts excessively overdue.
  • Approve and process direct billing requests; prepare all bills and mail invoice statements promptly.  Research and investigate all credit card disputes; make proper adjustments/charge backs as needed; balance and prepare all credit card transmittals.
• Responsible for maintenance of normal and routine controls to ensure reasonable protection of company assets.
• May complete daily revenue balancing and audit of hotel revenue in any or all of the following major areas: rooms revenue, F&B revenue, banquet revenue, telephone revenue, leisure revenue, retail revenue, other revenues, and miscellaneous charges and adjustments.  Balance credit card transmissions, note and correct discrepancies.  Prepare audit-related reports or documentation.  Review report information with manager or controller as needed, and notify management immediately of any discrepancies or issues.  
• Complete food and beverage sales