Controller, JCH

YOUR MISSION (The Job Description)

If you like crunching numbers, making sure that everything is in its' place, then this job is for you. You will be responsible for directing the day-to-day operations of the Accounting Staff, ensuring that a highly productive and well-trained staff is always maintained. The Financial Controller ensures the accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of the financial reporting and accounting functions while providing information and assistance to the Vice President of Finance. You will also be required to communicate, coordinate, resolve money issues and work well with other teammates, departments, managers and guests. Most of all, we want you to have FUN since you play a huge role in creating that memorable guest experience for your teammates, customers (external and internal), vendors, etc.!

THE NITTY-GRITTY (The Essential Job Duties)

In helping you understand your role in working for a world class organization, the following is a list of your essential job responsibilities. Please keep in mind that this list is not all inclusive and that you may be asked to perform other job tasks by your supervisors/managers not listed below in the constant quest to provide an extraordinary customer service experience for our guests:

• Hire, retain, motivate, evaluate and direct general and administrative staff, ensuring team members receive adequate guidance and resources to accomplish established objectives
• Develop a working knowledge of all accounting positions and functions and be able to perform these duties in the event of a turnover, absence or vacation
• Monitor hotel revenues and expenses and ensure accurate recordings in accordance with Virgin Hotels' established guidelines. Investigate and critique variances to budget or to prior year and offer practical improvement methodologies to management
• Ensuring the hotel's compliance with all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes. Aid management in enforcing compliance on all these items
• Analyze financial data and operations to assist and advise management in maintaining the hotels' financial objectives
• Review and interpret unusual transactions or unexpected financial results to determine the appropriate accounting treatment
• Ensure that all balance sheet accounts, including bank reconciliations, are properly reconciled on a timely basis
• Manage and maintain the hotel's fixed asset database, including new additions and disposals
• Establish and continually audit all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, and hotel assets
• Continually focus on training and development programs for accounting associates to cultivate the "brightest" and "best" talent within the industry
• Direct or prepare all financial reports in accordance with Virgin Hotels' requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines
• Conduct and/or attend and contribute to periodic meetings with management from other departments on property to ensure accurate and complete financial statements
• Monitor hotels' compliance in meeting required report deadlines and due dates and react accordingly
• Monitor the accurate production of the hotels' daily operating report.
• Participate in M.O.D. coverage as required
• Attend meetings/training as required by management
• Perform other duties as requested by management

WHAT IT TAKES (The Qualities We Look For)

• Great team player with the ability to create excellent working relationships across the group. Collaborative approach with all departments
• Ability to break down barriers and resolve potential conflicts swiftly and effortlessly
• Strong communication and presentation skills to all levels of management
• Creativity and innovation are essential!
• Ability to think outside the box and approach all issues with a completely fresh approach
• Ability to anticipate needs and over deliver wherever possible
• Candidates must think on their feet and use their initiative to solve problems and deliver solutions
• Excellent customer relations, communication, presentation and organization skills of utmost importance
• Able to change direction and work on multiple project aspects at once
• Enthusiastic, passionate, able to inspire and motivate others
• Leadership ability and behavior consistent with Virgin Hotels Core Values: Fun, innovative, original and personable, and striving to deliver high quality and brilliant customer service

MUST HAVE'S

• Current, legal and unrestricted ability to work in the United States
• A 4-year college degree with an Accounting/ Finance concentration
• A minimum of 6 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting or related field
• Must be able to convey information and ideas clearly in English
• Must be able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately
• Must be able to multitask
• Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary
• Must have the ability to assimilate complex information, data, etc., from disparate sources and consider, adjust or modify to meet the constraints of the need
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying the concerns and issues raised by co-workers and guests
• Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data, and arithmetic functions
• Must be able to prioritize departmental functions to meet due dates and deadlines

Just like you communicate through your smart phone via text, social media or an actual phone conversation, please communicate directly with the Vice President of Finance regarding your work schedule, daily work tasks and responsibilities as well as general work-related issues. Face-to-face conversation is preferred of course!

WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE'S

• Preferred: Additional foreign language

THE WORKING CONDITIONS

• You may be exposed to various environmental factors such as, but not limited to, CRT fatigue, noise, dust, cigarette smoke, and pet dander/hair
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, busy, and somewhat stressful environment, and maintain physical stamina and mental attitude while dealing effectively with guests, management, team members, and outside contacts while working under pressure and meeting deadlines
• Work is sedentary in nature, with long periods of sitting and viewing computer monitors

VALUABLE TRAITS

• 50% logical / 50% creative / 100% AWESOME
• Enjoy working with a team and alone as the situation dictates
• Adaptive, Flexible!
• Embody "great attitude"
• Unwavering integrity and endless work ethic
• Appreciate constructive feedback, as well as graciously providing the same
• Tenacious and self-motivated

*Virgin Hotels celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer*