Position Summary
The Senior Accountant supports the financial integrity and operational success of the Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel & Marina by overseeing day-to-day accounting activities, completing financial reconciliations, coordinating month-end and year-end closing processes, and preparing accurate and timely financial information.
This position is responsible for maintaining the general ledger, reviewing financial transactions, supporting budgeting and forecasting, ensuring compliance with internal controls and statutory requirements, and providing financial analysis to hotel leadership. The Senior Accountant works closely with the Director of Finance/Controller, Finance team members, department leaders, external auditors, and other stakeholders to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the Hotel’s financial records.
Responsibilities
General Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Lead and coordinate assigned components of the month-end and year-end financial closing processes.
- Prepare, review, and post journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, allocations, depreciation, and other accounting adjustments.
- Maintain the general ledger and ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded in the appropriate accounting period.
- Prepare and review monthly balance-sheet reconciliations, including bank accounts, credit cards, accounts receivable, accounts payable, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, deposits, and intercompany accounts.
- Investigate and resolve accounting discrepancies, unusual transactions, and outstanding reconciliation items.
- Prepare month-end working papers and supporting financial schedules.
- Assist with the preparation and review of monthly financial statements and management reports.
- Monitor financial closing deadlines and ensure assigned reporting requirements are completed accurately and on time.
Hotel Revenue and Operational Accounting
- Review and reconcile daily hotel revenue from rooms, food and beverage, banquets, parking, marina operations, and other revenue-generating departments, as applicable.
- Review daily revenue reports and ensure sales, taxes, service charges, gratuities, credit card transactions, and other amounts are accurately recorded.
- Reconcile property-management, point-of-sale, credit-card, payment-processing, and accounting-system information.
- Review revenue adjustments, rebates, allowances, complimentary transactions, voids, refunds, and other exceptions for appropriate authorization and supporting documentation.
- Work with operational departments to investigate and resolve revenue, billing, deposit, and posting discrepancies.
- Support the maintenance of accurate guest, group, banquet, and other accounts receivable records.
Financial Controls and Compliance
- Support the development, implementation, and monitoring of financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Review financial processes to identify control weaknesses, reporting risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Ensure financial transactions are supported by appropriate documentation and approved in accordance with the Hotel’s signing-authority requirements.
- Assist with the monitoring of cash-handling, deposit, credit-card, purchasing, inventory, and revenue-control procedures.
- Support compliance with applicable accounting standards, contractual obligations, brand requirements, and company policies.
- Maintain the confidentiality and security of financial, employee, guest, vendor, and business information.
Taxation, Audit and Regulatory Requirements
- Prepare or review applicable GST, PST, Municipal and Regional District Tax, and other statutory returns and remittances.
- Support the preparation of corporate income-tax information and other required regulatory filings.
- Coordinate audit schedules, working papers, confirmations, and supporting documentation for external accountants and auditors.
- Respond to audit inquiries and assist with resolving audit findings or recommendations.
- Maintain organized financial records in accordance with legal, operational, and document-retention requirements.
Budgeting and Financial Analysis
- Assist with the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
- Prepare budget-to-actual and prior-period variance analyses.
- Investigate significant financial variances and work with department leaders to understand operational causes.
- Prepare financial reports and analyses that support operational and business decisions.
- Identify trends, financial risks, cost-saving opportunities, and areas requiring management attention.
- Assist department leaders with understanding their financial results, budgets, forecasts, and departmental expenses.
Finance Team Support
- Provide guidance and accounting support to Finance team members, including those responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll administration, revenue accounting, and cash processing.
- Review assigned reconciliations, entries, and supporting documents prepared by other Finance team members.
- Assist with training Finance employees on accounting procedures, internal controls, and system requirements.
- Provide coverage for essential Finance functions during absences or periods of increased operational demand.
- Support the Director of Finance/Controller with special projects, financial reviews, system implementations, and process improvements.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in accounting, finance, business administration, or a related discipline.
- CPA designation, active progress toward a CPA designation, or an equivalent combination of education and senior-level accounting experience.
- Minimum four years of progressive accounting experience, including experience in an intermediate or senior accounting capacity.
- Previous hotel, hospitality, or multi-department operational accounting experience is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience with full-cycle accounting, general-ledger maintenance, journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end closing.
- Experience reviewing accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll-related entries, bank reconciliations, revenue accounting, and balance-sheet accounts.
- Experience preparing working papers and supporting external audits or year-end reviews.
- Knowledge of Canadian sales taxes and statutory financial-reporting requirements.
- Experience with Sage 50 or another recognized accounting system is an asset.
- Experience with hotel property-management, point-of-sale, or hospitality financial systems is an asset.
Benefits
- Free on-site parking.
- Company-matched RRSP contributions.
- Paid vacation eligibility.
- Regular team appreciation events.
- Team member discounts with Choice Hotels.
- Room to grow – we believe in promoting from within wherever possible!
Equal Opportunity Statement
The Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport Hotel & Marina is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a positive and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants with disabilities during the recruitment and selection process. Please contact the People & Culture Department if you require assistance.
Pay: $75,000.00-$85,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
