Finance Leader in Development

The candidate will emerge from Omni Hotels’ 18-month Finance Leader in Development program with a well-rounded understanding of hotel operations and the effects on Accounting and Finance functions required for an Accounting Manager position.   The candidate will be primarily responsible for completing self-directed learning plans that facilitate hands on exposure to all aspects of hotel operations and direct interaction with all levels of hotel management, as well as managing their day-to-day Accounting function.

Responsibilities:

• Review Hotel Ledger daily for items that require attention
• Generate Hotel Ledger report daily to ensure that P1 Accounts are billed out timely
• Checkouts with balance are resolved
• Cancellations and No Show charges are posted
• There are no debits on the advance deposit ledgers
• Make sure the monthly perm accounts are cleared per SOP.
• Ensure that AR is represented at Resume meetings, as well as at Pre and Post Conference meetings when required
• Respond to all customer inquiries in a timely, efficient manner and record notes in Epitome
• Increase AR turnover and speed collection period by ensuring accurate billing, aggressive(10day) follow up calls, notation of all correspondence in Epitome
• Post all miscellaneous charges to the group and distribute the invoice to AR staff.
• Prepare weekly AR Recap report and forward to Accounting manger.
• Post payments received for AR accounts and deposits for upcoming groups
• Close out House accounts monthly and create new Perm Distribute revised Perm accounts list to relevant department.
• Generate the advance deposit invoice for groups and collect the payment in timely manner
• Prepare group commission reports as well as commission check requests for paid groups
• Perform other tasks dictated by Accounting Manager and Assistant Director of Finance

Job Requirements:

The candidate must be a highly motivated individual with great communications skills and a Bachelors Degree from an accredited college.  Previous accounting experience a plus.  Upon completion of the program the candidate must be open to relocate to one of our Omni properties.

• Previous hotel experience preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance Required from and accredited college
• Prior receivables and/or accounting experience preferred.
• Must be proficient in Excel, Outlook and other general computer skills
• Must be able to communicate with internal and external guests
• Must be able to work Monday- Friday  with the occasional weekend