Highgate Hotels, LP Looking for Director of Transition – Accounting & Finance (Remote) at Miami, FL  Full Time

Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle. www.highgate.com.

The Director of Transitions-Accounting & Finance leads the Transition team achieve the mission of having timely, responsive, accurate and complete execution of the Accounting Transitions Checklist on assigned projects. This position works efficiently and in partnership with other discipline’s transition leaders to achieve overall Transition goals. The responsibilities of the Director of Transitions include, but are not limited to, the following duties.

Onboard new Transition Controllers and conduct an on-going continuing education and training program.
• Manage the schedules and assignments of Transition Controllers / Transition DOFs
• The implementation of all required systems in the Accounting Platform
• Initiate the creation and setup of Business Units in the Accounting System
• Process the mapping, loading and validation of historical data, to include General Ledger Trail Balance, Budgets and/or Forecasts
• Coordinate the set up and implementation of the procurement system, as well as the beverage/alcohol service program
• Coordinate 3^rd party accounting service provider and/or shared service center, as needed
• Ensure users are properly set up in the general ledger, accounts payable, inter-company and financial reporting
• Efficient training of hotel accounting staff to accomplish all necessary tasks
• The understanding and generation of the Income Journal, Routing Packs and Daily Reports
• Plan and execute with the DOF and team the hotel’s initial Month-End Closing process
• Preparation of financial statements for review, approval, and distribution (Internal)
• Compliance to financial reporting requirements (External) per the Hotel Management Agreement
• Set up and work with the DOF in the preparation, review and approval of monthly bank reconciliations and general ledger account reconciliations for the property
• Set up the procedures for the efficient completion of required Forecasts (weekly/semi-monthly/monthly)
• Ensure that the various areas under the responsibility of the DOF are operating effectively and efficiently
• Compliance with Standard Accounting Policies and Procedures and Internal Controls for accounting and finance operations
• Perform the functions of a Travelling Controller or Task Force Director of Finance in between Transition assignment
• Other special projects and responsibilities as assigned

• Five + years of Hospitality Accounting Managerial experience required.
• Prior DOF or Controller experience will be seen as ideal.
• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in accounting or finance.
• Knowledge of Hotel PMS systems (Opera, OnQ, Fossee, Lightspeed/Galaxy, etc.) and POS systems will be preferred.
• Prior experience and knowledge of Oracle is also preferred
• Strong PC skills including Microsoft Word and Excel, and other related accounting and finance applications
• Extremely organizational with excellent analytical, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work overtime as necessary to complete assigned duties
• Travel up to 60% will be required