Accounting Specialist
The Westin Edina Galleria · The Westin Edina Galleria - Edina, MN 55435
BENEFITS
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Pet Insurance
- Employer paid Life/LTD
- Fully vested 401k
- Employee Assistance Program
- PTO
- Holiday Pay (Hourly)
- Recognition Program
- Volunteer Initiatives
- Marriott Hotel Travel Discounts
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Accounting Specialist is responsible for assisting departmental leadership with all accounting and finance related tasks. They play a large part in daily journal entries, accounts receivable and accounts payable monitoring, and employee financial activities. They will have participation in most finance-related facets of the hotel and ensure compliance and optimized financial results for hotel ownership.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform routine clerical accounting duties within a fast-paced finance department while adhering to hotel standards.
- Serve as a resource for the departmental leadership team.
- Match, batch, and code vendor invoices.
- File and safely maintain financial records.
- Reconcile bank statements with the general ledger.
- Update and maintain all accounting databases and process backups.
- Prepare and interpret financial summaries and provide reports to managers on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
- Participate in month-end closing activities, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of accounts, and sales tax computations.
- Maintain current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures, federal and state policies and directives, and current accounting standards.
- Review, verify, and report daily revenue and expense reports.
- Analyze the financial activities of past, present, and expected operations to identify development opportunities and areas where improvement is needed.
- Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal, brand, and regulatory requirements are met.
- Conduct or assist with audits of company accounts and financial transactions to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements and statutes.
- Assist to prepare and file annual tax returns in coordination with the corporate team and ownership.
- Compute, withhold, and account for all payroll deductions.
- Assist in all aspects of employee insurance, benefits, and casualty programs, including monitoring changes in health insurance regulations and creating budgets for benefits and worker’s compensation.
- Be knowledgeable of contracts and agreements and assist hotel management in maintaining licenses, permits, insurance, and contracts.
- Maintain a professional and personable appearance at all times, according to hotel standards.
- Successfully achieve the hotel’s core values of ownership, innovation, craft, respect, and community.
- All other duties as requested.