Controller

Howard Financial

Job Location:

Mexico City - Mexico

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

THE ROLE

Howard is looking for a Senior Controller to support our Hospitality vertical. You will work alongside our Accounting Director to manage the day-to-day financial operations for a portfolio of growth-stage hospitality clientshotels restaurants and multi-unit operators. Your job is to turn messy books into dependable reporting and keep it that way.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Month-end close: Own the full close cycle for a defined client set. Reconcile accounts review journal entries and deliver clean financials on time every time.
Reporting: Prepare accurate monthly P&Ls cash flow summaries and departmental reports tailored to hospitality operators. Identify variances and surface insights before clients ask.
Payroll & compliance: Manage complex payroll structures across tipped employees multiple departments and seasonal staffing. Ensure filings are complete and on time.
Client support: Act as a reliable point of contact for day-to-day client questions. Communicate clearly and set expectations before issues become problems.
Process improvement: Document your workflows. Build checklists and SOPs that others can follow. Reduce dependencies on institutional knowledge.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience: 58 years in accounting roles with at least 2 years focused on the hospitality industryhotels restaurants or multi-unit food & beverage operations.
Technical skills: Solid command of GAAP multi-entity accounting and hospitality-specific payroll. Familiarity with tools like M3 QuickBooks Restaurant365 or similar platforms is a plus.
Attention to detail: You catch the small error before it becomes a large one. Your reconciliations close clean.
Communication: You write a clear email. You dont bury the answer in footnotes. You know when to escalate and when to handle it yourself.
Mindset: Youre not waiting to be told what to do. You see what needs fixing and you fix it. Quietly.

HOWARD IS

Reliable: Every number holds. Every report stands.
Structured: Finance should behave like a system not a scramble.
Composed: Our work is invisible when its done rightand thats the point.
Fun: We genuinely love working together and being a great partner for our clients.

THE ROLE Howard is looking for a Senior Controller to support our Hospitality vertical. You will work alongside our Accounting Director to manage the day-to-day financial operations for a portfolio of growth-stage hospitality clientshotels restaurants and multi-unit operators. Your job is to turn me...

THE ROLE

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Month-end close: Own the full close cycle for a defined client set. Reconcile accounts review journal entries and deliver clean financials on time every time.
Reporting: Prepare accurate monthly P&Ls cash flow summaries and departmental reports tailored to hospitality operators. Identify variances and surface insights before clients ask.
Payroll & compliance: Manage complex payroll structures across tipped employees multiple departments and seasonal staffing. Ensure filings are complete and on time.
Client support: Act as a reliable point of contact for day-to-day client questions. Communicate clearly and set expectations before issues become problems.
Process improvement: Document your workflows. Build checklists and SOPs that others can follow. Reduce dependencies on institutional knowledge.

REQUIREMENTS

Experience: 58 years in accounting roles with at least 2 years focused on the hospitality industryhotels restaurants or multi-unit food & beverage operations.
Technical skills: Solid command of GAAP multi-entity accounting and hospitality-specific payroll. Familiarity with tools like M3 QuickBooks Restaurant365 or similar platforms is a plus.
Attention to detail: You catch the small error before it becomes a large one. Your reconciliations close clean.
Communication: You write a clear email. You dont bury the answer in footnotes. You know when to escalate and when to handle it yourself.
Mindset: Youre not waiting to be told what to do. You see what needs fixing and you fix it. Quietly.

HOWARD IS

Reliable: Every number holds. Every report stands.
Structured: Finance should behave like a system not a scramble.
Composed: Our work is invisible when its done rightand thats the point.
Fun: We genuinely love working together and being a great partner for our clients.