As a leader of the accounting team the Corporate Accounting Manager will closely monitor the companys financial health and performance. Individual is responsible for preparing and analyzing GAAP and management financial statements leading the month-end close process and guiding a team of accountants and senior accountants. The Corporate Accounting Manager will collaborate cross-functionally with teams including FP&A Resort Operations and executive leadership to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and skilled financial analyst who can produce clear data-driven financial reports for senior leadership and help streamline and enhance the overall reporting process.
Additionally the person must possess and adhere to the following core company values:
- Integrity
- Passion
- Work Ethic
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with the Controller in all aspects of accounting both GAAP and Management
- Responsible for preparing accurate financial statements both GAAP and MGMT processing month end close balance sheet reconciliation
- Provide comprehensive financial updates to senior leaders by evaluating analyzing and reporting appropriate data points
- Audit transactions to approve ledger entries
- Prepare and analyze complex GAAP entries
- Assist with the annual audit
- Assist with developing implementing and maintaining financial controls and guidelines
- Evaluates and makes appropriate improvements to internal accounting processes ensuring that practices are in line with the overall goals of the organization
- Partner with various stakeholders within the organization to ensure proper financial reporting
- Leads and directs the work of the corporate accounting team
Qualifications :
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Experience:
- Minimum of 5 years with a proven track record in handling complex accounting scenarios.
- Experience in timeshare real estate or hospitality environments.
- Minimum of 5 years management experience with proven experience in leading coaching and developing a team.
- Experience working with large datasets financial reporting systems (e.g. SmartView) and manual processes requiring accuracy and efficiency.
- Strong background in preparing analyzing and consolidating monthly quarterly and annual GAAP financial statements.
Education & Certifications:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field required
- CPA certification highly preferred
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables formulas data validation) required
- Experience working with Oracle ERP MR Data or similar large-scale accounting systems preferred
Skills & Knowledge:
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; capable of identifying trends and root causes in financial data
- Strong understanding of complex accounting principles and GAAP compliance
- Handles pressure well especially during the preparation of monthly quarterly and annual GAAP financial statements
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables data manipulation cross-sheet analysis) and accounting software
- Proficient in Smartview financial reporting software a big plus or similar software
- Ability to manage competing priorities and meet tight deadlines in a dynamic high-volume environment
- High attention to detail organizational skills and a continuous improvement mindset
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Individual will be responsible for managing a team between 4 and 8 exempt accounting professionals.
Additional Information :
Why Westgate
- Comprehensive health benefits medical dental and vision
- Paid Time Off (PTO) vacation sick and personal
- Paid Holidays
- 401K with generous company match
- Get access to your pay as you need it with our Daily Pay benefit
- Family benefits including pregnancy and parental leave and adoption assistance
- Wellness Programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Assistance
- Military Leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Life Disability Accident Critical Illness & Hospital Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Exclusive discounts for Team Member (i.e. hotels cruise resorts restaurants entertainment etc.)
- Advancement & development opportunities
- Community Involvement Programs
Westgate Resorts is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability status or any other protected status under federal state or local law. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process please email with the job title and the location of the position for which you are applying.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time