Sr. Director, Accounting – MBS Governance

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Director Accounting is responsible for managing the accounting functions and activities of the Corporate & Lodging towers within the Marriott Business Services (MBS) organization. MBS is Marriotts finance shared service organization that provides various services and functions to Marriott hotels and Marriott Headquarters such as Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable General Accounting Payroll and is located in Knoxville TN. The Senior Director Accounting provides strong technical accounting and analytical business support financial reporting leadership and provides governance oversight of the Service Provider organization. The Service Provider is Accenture and known as Accenture Hospitality Services. The Senior Director will focus primarily on payroll accounting activities including financial reporting accounting control system control customer service and liaison addition the Senior Director may become involved in other Corporate & Lodging accounting activities such as Fixed Assets Owner & Franchise Billing MI General Accounting and AP Accounting. The Senior Director will also collaborate with other Marriott finance and business stakeholders on critical business activities and key initiatives. The Senior Director Accounting who reports to the Managing Vice President MBS Governance is a key member of the MBS Governance team and is expected to meaningfully contribute to the teams overall leadership management and development.

EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

MBS Governance Team:

• Contribute to achievement of the broad MBS Governance team objectives and outcomes.
• Champion excellence in business ethics and integrity social responsibility cross-cultural effectiveness and associate engagement.

Corporate and Lodging Tower as it relates to Accounting:

• Ensure that all financial reports are completed accurately on a timely basis and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).Develop reporting tools and provide continued support to meet continent reporting requirements and external reporting needs.
• Identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of any and all business processes especially with respect to the implementation of new processes and procedures for managing compliance processes.
• Participate in the review and enhancement of key metrics for performance in partnership with the corporate finance teams and the MBS Contract management team
• Establish and maintain strong collaborative relationships with Global Finance partners executive management and other internal stakeholder groups as well as our external provider (MBS) to understand the business and ensure timely and accurate exchange of information
• Provide training and technical guidance to the Service Provider team and others where appropriate and serving as point-of-contact for problem resolution
• Provide varying levels of accounting governance oversight for corporate disciplines working directly with those disciplines Finance Business Partners.
• Participate in the administration and review functions related to the companys compliance with MIP-66.
• Evaluate technical accounting and financial impact of key business initiatives.
• Ensure that an adequate and effective system of internal controls is maintained for financial reporting and analysis. Build and implement SOX control systems and lead SOX efforts related to financial reporting.
• Partner with the Governance Team MBS and other stakeholder groups to proactively assess business risk develop actionable recommendations to address identified business challenges and opportunities and mitigate financial exposure to the company.
• Work on special projects as necessary

Specific Process Area:

• Partner with Service Provider to monitor key payroll accounting processes including balance sheet account reconciliations quarter end gross up journal entries timely and accurate billing suspense correction etc.
• Partner with Service Provider to maintain the Fixed Asset subledger with regular reviews and provide recommendations for disposals on a periodic basis.
• Partner with Service Provider to review Accounts Receivable related reconciliations and reporting deliverables including Bad Debt Reserves Bad Debt Roll Forward Application Fees etc.
• Assist with any special projects related to General Accounting activities.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 12 years accounting/finance experience with strong analytical orientation.
• Demonstrated success leading and developing a strong team in a complex service-intensive deadline-driven environment.
• Experience in a multi-currency and international environment required.
• Self-starter and strong tendency toward proactive process improvement.
• Ability to develop and execute against a work-plan work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Exhibits strong functional leadership and finance knowledge; ability to leverage this strength to influence business team strategies and decisions.
• Develops and maintains effective relationships with a broad group of stakeholders in order to foster trust and influence key decisions.
• Skillful negotiator in tough situations; sells ideas persuasively; settles differences and wins concessions without damaging relationships; can be both direct and forceful while remaining diplomatic.
• Knowledge of generally accepted finance and accounting policies principles and controls as well as Marriott-specific accounting and finance processes and systems (ideally with experience in FR&A). PeopleSoft / Hyperion experience preferred.
• Strong leader of people able to create a compelling vision demonstrate flexibility in approach and motivate others (who may oftentimes not be direct reports) to achieve desired results.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills; ability to take large volumes of complex information and present it in a clear and concise manner to senior management and business partners.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills ability to develop alternatives and solutions.
• Big 4 accounting experience a plus.

Education or Certification

• Baccalaureate degree in Accounting Finance or related discipline required
• CPA and/or MBA required.

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