Responsible for oversight, direction and supervision of the day to day operations for regional centralized
accounting delivery (third party managed, JV, leased, owned assets and related corporate hotel
management fee locations) to ensure compliance with statutory governmental regulations, business
requirements, legal contracts, IFRS, GAAP, SOX, and SAS70 requirements to minimize liability and risk
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - (Key Activities of the role)
Responsible for review of team operations, specialized transactions, and service quality
Manage the preparation of timely and accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financials for hotel
and management fee locations
Ownership of the recently launched Central Charges Database, including systems administration,
procedures and development
Direct and oversee the centralized accounting process for the Staybridge Suites brand
Be subject matter expert and UK administrator for the Daily Revenue System (DRS)
Be subject matter expert for the UK deployment of the Automated Revenue Upload by Audit (ARUBA)
process and own the associated mapping tables
Be an EFPM (budget and forecast tool) super-user and provide support to other users as required
Ensure that relevant files, timetables and data loads are issued and completed to support the budget and
forecast process
To take ownership and ensure that effective controls and processes are in place to facilitate the accurate
accounting for, and timely payment of monthly Rents Payable, Rents Receivable and Non-Domestic
Business Rates
Be accountable for the preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations for hotels ensuring all hotel
submissions are received and subsequent reports are issued
Review hotel balance sheet reconciliations for reconciling items, anomalies and outstanding issues then
working with hotels to reach resolutions
Take ownership of a number of balance sheet control accounts ensuring reconciliations are completed and
reconciling items are cleared in a timely manner
Fully participate in regional and global projects and be proactive in identifying and implementing process
improvements
Be actively involved in dealing with new hotels coming into the department as well as hotels leaving
Demonstrate expertise in assessing and responding to contractual, financial/accounting transactions,
informational and customer service needs
Define, implement and monitor standards and policies to ensure adherence to GAAP, IFRS, agreed global
procedures, regional business requirements, statutory governmental regulations, and SOX requirements to
minimize liability and risk
Provide effective communication to the hotel and corporate community regarding hotel accounting issues
and procedures
Ensure proper controls are in place for the team and direct efforts to ensure team productivity is measured,
scored and communicated according to standards and service level agreements. Oversee resolution of
discrepancies and advanced systems issues
Coach and develop team members: hire, fire, assess, discipline, document performance, and recommend
salary and classification changes
Direct preparation and review of work-papers for internal / external auditors
Maintain appropriate records suitable for research and internal or external audit in accordance with GAAP,
SOX and SAS70 requirements
To ensure regional process conforms to the global model
Actively manage the business continuity and disaster recovery plans for the regional process