Hotel Controller

We Are Looking for a Hotel Controller to Join Our Team! If you are a detail-oriented professional with a passion for numbers, leadership, and the hospitality industry, this job is perfect for you!

Job Description

As a Hotel Controller, you will pay a key role in overseeing the financial health of our hotel, ensuring accuracy in reporting, compliance with regulations, and providing valuable insights to support operational and strategic decisions. This role involves managing financial statements, audits and cost control measures to maximize profitability while maintaining financial integrity.

Job duties:

Reporting to the General Manager, the primary responsibilities are:

Financial Management & Reporting

• Oversee daily financial operations including:
  • Prepare daily sales journals
  • Daily balancing of Guest Ledger, City Ledger and Advance Deposits
  • Coding of invoices and submission for payment
  • Prepare bank reconciliations
  • Responsible for accurate and timely billing of account receivable as well as collection efforts
  • Oversee inventory management and finalizing the month-end inventories
  • Responsible for approving credit applications for the Property
• Prepare all journal entries, adhering to stipulated closing deadlines and schedules.
• Reconcile and monitor balance sheet accounts monthly.
• Assist with preparation of KPI reporting weekly such as cashflow.
• Assist Corporate Controller with external auditors for annual audit/review engagements.

Budget & Cost Control

• Develop and manage the annual budget in collaboration with department heads.
• Assist with monthly forecast preparation to support nimble strategic decision-making.
• Monitor revenue and expenses, identifying opportunities for cost savings.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide recommendations for financial improvements.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong knowledge of hotels operating systems and software including Financials System (Sage-300), PMS (LightSpeed), POS (Micros Symphony), Forecasting (Anaplan) and Microsoft Excel.
• To maintain good working relations with colleagues and other departments.
• Key communicator between all hotel departments for anything related to accounting and finance.

Employment Experience and Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related field preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years previous accounting experience at a supervisory/managerial level.
• Hospitality industry experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions, requesting clarification as needed.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and build professional relationships.
• Able to work effectively within the designated timeline.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.

Amazing Perks:

• Competitive wages and Health and Wellness benefit plan.
• Paid on-the-job training with additional learning opportunities.
• Growth and development opportunities, both personal and professional.
• Personal days: 5 per year after 90 days (about 3 months) of continued full-time employment.
• Marriott Employee Travel program provides you with discounted room rates and food and beverage discounts at any of Marriott's chain of hotels.
• Pomeroy Stay Travel Program.
• Food and Beverage discounts at the Botanicus Kitchen + Bar.

Working Conditions

As a Hotel Controller, you will spend the majority of the time working business hours Monday to Friday. However, you may also experience long days and/or weekends to meet periodic upturns in business demands or meet deadlines during budgeting and audits. This position is set in a fast-paced environment, requiring strong multitasking skills, the ability to meet strict deadlines, and proficiency in multiple technology applications.

At Westin, we understand each guest is unique; hence, we customize care and attention to create a personalized and distinctive experience. We believe in proactively meeting guest needs and not just reactively. We inspire associates to tap into their intuition to anticipate guest's every desire. At Westin, we offer our guests countless opportunities to maintain their well-being while restoring a sense of control so that they leave feeling better than when they arrived.

About Pomeroy Lodging

Pomeroy Lodging is Western Canada's leader in hospitality and lodging. Driven to meet every need, we own and operate a comprehensive range of hotels and resorts throughout the West. Our investment goes well beyond the walls of our hotels and the land we build on. Pomeroy Lodging is committed to investing heavily in our people, properties, and communities.