Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco, and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.www.highgate.com
Location
Highgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX
OverviewThis position is responsible for all accounting responsibilities related to various disciplines within the accounting department, which would include: Consolidation Accounting, Hotel Accounting, & Internal/External audits.
Responsibilities Assist in accounting, financial reporting and controllership functions for assigned hotels and/or entities.Perform monthly analytical reviews of the properties’ financial statements ensuring compliance with US GAAP.Coordinate with investors and lenders on ad hoc requests. Supervise and review the accounting for fixed assets at each of the assigned properties.Assist in managing the disbursement and reconciliation process for large-scale property renovations.Manage intercompany accounting transactions.Perform consolidation of multi-tiered entity structures.Compile financial reporting deliverables for investors and lenders.Review monthly account reconciliations and coordinate with off-shore resources to ensure reconciliations are completed timely. Perform as well as supervise off-shore resources tasked with preparing and posting monthly financial statement close entries and performing reconciliations.Manage payable transactions of the assigned entities.Assist in the accounting and transitions for new property acquisitions. Play an integral part in the successful completion of external financial audits, including report drafting and delivering information requested by auditors on a timely basis.Assist in the establishment, documentation and maintenance of Standard Accounting Policies and Procedures and internal controls for our accounting operations.Identify and make suggestions for improvements of current processes.Other special projects and responsibilities, as assigned.
Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required2+ years of public accounting experience requiredPrior real estate or hospitality experience preferredCPA, or CPA candidate preferredProficiency with Excel requiredProficient with Oracle accounting systems preferredStrong organizational, analytical, verbal and written communication skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently with minimal supervisionA strong desire to develop into a future finance and accounting leader within a dynamic organization
Highgate Hotels, L.P. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains the policy of recruiting and retaining the best-qualified personnel who demonstrate the ability to perform competently and work well with others. It is the policy of Highgate Hotels to provide equal employment opportunity regardless of race (including traits historically or culturally associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress and religious grooming), color, age (40 and over), genetic information, disability (mental and physical), medical condition (as defined under state law), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under section 12801.9 of the California Vehicle Code), ancestry, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression), sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, parental status, domestic partner status, citizenship status, pregnancy (including perceived pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or pregnancy-related conditions), military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This policy of nondiscrimination is applied to all aspects of the employment relationship. The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws in ensuring equal opportunity and employment for qualified persons with disabilities. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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