Sr. Accountant

ABOUT HOWARD FINANCIAL
Howard Financial is a tech-forward outsourced accounting and finance firm founded in 2023 delivering full-cycle accounting controllership and advisory services to clients across four verticals: Vacation Rental Hospitality Consumer & E-Commerce and Development & Real Estate. We build lean high-performing finance teams for our clients and pair them with modern tools and streamlined processes no legacy bureaucracy no bloated hierarchies.

ROLE PURPOSE
Were hiring a Senior Accountant to support one or more Vacation Rental clients owning month-end close reconciliations and reporting for property-level and portfolio-level financials. This role sits above day-to-day bookkeeping and below Controller: youll independently manage the close cycle review the work of junior team members and be the point of escalation for accounting judgment calls while a Controller or Sr. Controller sets overall strategy for the account.

WHAT YOULL DO

• Own full-cycle month-end close for one or more Vacation Rental accounts including journal entries accruals and account reconciliations.
• Reconcile owner statements trust/escrow accounts and property-level revenue against PMS data (e.g. Guesty Streamline Track Hostaway).
• Review and mentor Bookkeepers/Accountants on the account ensuring accuracy before work is escalated or finalized.
• Prepare and analyze financial statements (P&L balance sheet) at the property and portfolio level for client and internal review.
• Manage AP/AR cycles as needed including vendor and owner payment coordination through tools like Ramp or .
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in booking occupancy and revenue data flowing from PMS into the general ledger.
• Support budgeting forecasting and variance analysis for client portfolios.
• Maintain and improve documentation of accounting procedures specific to the vacation rental revenue cycle (management fees cleaning fees owner payouts channel commissions).
• Partner directly with the Controller/Sr. Controller on the account and communicate proactively with client-side stakeholders.

MUST-HAVES

• 35 years of progressive accounting experience including at least 12 years at a Senior Accountant level or equivalent scope.
• Hands-on experience in Vacation Rental Short-Term Rental or Property Management accounting trust accounting exposure is strongly preferred.
• Solid working knowledge of US GAAP.
• Demonstrated ownership of full month-end close not just transactional entry.
• Experience reconciling high-volume multi-property transaction data (bookings fees owner disbursements).
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills (pivot tables lookups reconciliation workbooks).
• Comfortable working across multiple client accounts or entities simultaneously.
• Professional written and spoken English given daily client-facing communication.

NICE-TO-HAVES

• Direct experience with Guesty Streamline Track Hostaway or similar vacation rental PMS platforms.
• Experience with Ramp or QuickBooks Online.
• Background at a vacation rental operator property manager or outsourced accounting firm serving that space (e.g. Vacasa Evolve Sonder Awning Ximplifi Accounting Prose Verdant).
• Exposure to multi-entity or multi-client accounting environments.
• CPA in progress or completed (not required).

NOT A FIT IF

• Their experience is purely transactional bookkeeping with no ownership of close or reconciliations.
• They have no exposure to high-volume multi-property or multi-entity data.
• Theyre looking for a purely back-office role with no client-facing communication.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 100% remote work with a US-based fast-growing firm.
• Exposure to multiple clients and business models within one of the most dynamic segments of hospitality.
• A flat modern team structure direct access to Controllers and leadership no red tape.
• Competitive compensation in USD.
• Room to grow into Controller-level scope as the firm and your account expand.