Staff Accountant, Residential HUB

About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About The Location:

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

*This is a remote position based in the United States*

The Residential Hub is designed to offer operational flexibility to our Standalone portfolio.  A team of off-property subject-matter experts will support multiple properties promoting knowledge sharing and best practices.  As one of the leaders in branded residences since 1982, Four Seasons currently operate 55+ residential properties around the world.

The role of the Staff Accountant is responsible for executing key accounting tasks, including accounts payable, payroll processing, income audit, general ledger maintenance, and month-end reporting, in accordance with company policies, internal controls, and governing financial documents.

This position requires a strong understanding of accounting principles, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with other departments and external partners. The Staff Accountant plays an important role in maintaining compliance with financial regulations and internal standards while supporting the efficient financial performance of each property.

This is a remote position based in the United States and reports to the Director of Finance for the Residential HUB. This role involves interactions with primarily internal stakeholders at various levels.

What You’ll Be Doing

Financial Reporting & Month-End Closing

• Good understanding of the Month-End Process, including preparation of financial statements, accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations.
• Perform all daily, monthly, and other periodic accounting and financial reporting in an accurate and timely nature.
• Prepare and coordinate monthly reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts and all bank reconciliations.
• Assist the Assistant Director of Finance in maintaining the general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Participate in the physical inventory counts and ensure accuracy of count, price, and valuation.

Internal Controls & Compliance

• Assist the Residential Hub Director of Finance with maintaining the effectiveness of internal controls.
• Ensure the properties are in compliance with all internal controls, governing document requirements and FS agreement requirements.
• Understand and possess a working knowledge of the Accounting & Finance Manual.
• Be familiar with the program of records control, security, retention and disposal in accordance with hotel policy and procedures.
• Adhere to the rules and regulations of the property’s governing documents and HOA Condo legislation.
• Comply with and enforce Four Seasons’ Work Rules and Standards of Conduct as set forth in EmPact.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Assist the Residential Hub Director of Finance in the preparation of all budgets and forecasts.
• Assist Department Heads in producing their annual labor budgets.
• Review weekly labor report and explain major variances to established labor standards.
• Support measures to save costs and find efficiencies to minimize HOA costs.
• Payroll, Accounts Payable, and Income Audit
• Direct and supervise the efforts, quality, and timeliness of all aspects of payroll, accounts payable, income audit.
• Prepare and process the deliverable functions of Payroll, Income Audits, and Accounts Payable.
• Have the ability to direct efforts, quality, and timeliness in payroll, general ledger, accounts payable, and income audit.

Accounts Receivable & Collections

• Maintain proper billing and collection of assessments.
• Process and issue prompt and accurate billing and collection of assessment items.
• Escalate collection concerns and provide AR aging reports.
• Liaison with Capgemini for processing and exception handling.

Departmental Support & Communication

• Maintain harmonious and professional relationships with all departments and Home Office.
• Actively support other department managers on labor standards, payroll, and other issues.
• Perform any additional duties as assigned by the Residential Hub Director of Finance.
• Assist in other areas of the accounting office as needed.

Who You Are

Key Competencies:

• Solid interpersonal and relationship-building skills to work with cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare and deliver reports, effective presentations and to facilitate meetings
• Promote a continuous learning environment that creates an atmosphere for professional development opportunities
• Apply an ethical approach to influence the outcome of situations
• Serve as a role model for others by demonstrating appropriate business conduct and ethical principles
• Continuously seek to improve/develop the performance of others and continuously strive to improve your own performance

Technical Skills And Knowledge:

• Require a working technical knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and all corporate policies and procedures.
• Proficient, at an advanced level, to operate computer equipment and relevant computer programs, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Strategic, analytical and have solid business acumen.
• 2 to 5 years’ experience with a Finance Department
• Previous experience in the Hospitality and/or Residential sectors is considered an asset
• College education or equivalent experience
• Annual Base Salary Range: $70,000 - $80,000 USD

What You Bring

Four Seasons is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To access the 'EEOC is The Law' Information poster please visit this website - https://eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf