Controller
On-sitePalm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeMedium
Full TimeMedium
Job Summary
Compile timely and accurate financial reports, including P&L statements, balance sheet reconciliations, and monthly management reports. Lead the accounting team through hiring, training, performance reviews, and the development of internal control SOPs. Provide oversight for purchasing and IT departments in the Director of Finance's absence, while representing the accounting office to the Managing Director and Ownership. Monitor cash flow, tax obligations, and labor management standards to ensure regulatory compliance and financial health. Coordinate financial audits and assist in preparing annual budgets and strategic plans.
Required Qualifications
- Professional designation or acceptable university degree with an appropriate specialization in accounting or enrolled in a recognized accounting program with progression to 4th or 5th level
- Minimum of 3 years' hotel accounting experience and previous accounting experience at a senior level
- Proven leadership and coaching skills with a track record of developing a highly motivated and cross-trained group of accounting professionals
- Familiarity with hotel operating systems and software, including Microsoft Office, POS, Opera and Sales & Catering
- Excellent administrative, interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Experience in fast paced environment with ability to multitask and meet deadlines
- Confident
- Flexible
- Detail oriented
- Self-starter
- Adapt to change easily
- Team player willing to do whatever it takes to meet goals and objectives
- Drive for continuous improvement
- Must have exceptional interpersonal, clear verbal and written communication skills
- Microsoft Office 365: proficiency with excel and word
- Sitting for extended periods of time
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard or mouse with speed and accuracy
- Occasional lifting and transporting moderately heavy objects, such as computers and peripherals
- Must be able to speak, read, write and understand the primary language(s) used in the workplace
- Ability to focus and maintain attention to performance of tasks and to work and complete assignments on time despite frequent stressful, emergency, critical or unusual interruptions
- Ability to be resourceful, creative and maintain flexibility
- Read and interpret documents in English such as periodicals, journals and manuals
- Able to write for various channels, routine reports, correspondence, business letters, summaries using prescribed format and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction and style
- Ability to speak effectively before groups such as business partners, clients or employees
- Apply common sense understanding to business and social situations and in carrying out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form
- Able to apply mathematical skills to interpret financial information and to prepare reports and budgets
- Read and interpret business records and statistical reports
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Make business decisions based on reports and facts, as well as on experience and personal insight
- Must have sufficient computer skills that allow the individual to be able to use, in a proficient manner, all corporate issued software programs including but not limited to: Microsoft Office 365
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Must be able to work effectively in a stressful environment, communicate with others, effectively deal with customers and accept constructive criticism from supervisors
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