Assistant Financial Controller

JOB TITLE: Assistant Financial ControllerCOMPANY: The Ranch at Rock CreekLOCATION: 79 Carriage House Lane Philipsburg MT 59858REPORTS TO: Financial ControllerPOSITION SUMMARYThe Senior Accountant plays a critical strategic role within the finance department working in close tandem with the Financial Controller and the Accountant. This position is designed as a direct succession path to the Financial Controller role. The ideal professional will master traditional senior accounting duties while demonstrating the flexibility and business acumen required to absorb the diverse high-level operational tasks currently managed by the Financial Controller. Operating within a luxury hospitality environment this role ensures all financial practices support objective accountability and seamlessly align with our Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star and Relais and Chateaux service DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESCollaborate daily with the Financial Controller and Accountant to oversee the general ledger month-end and year-end close processes and accurate financial assume comprehensive Controller-level responsibilities including budgeting forecasting cash flow management and internal exceptional flexibility to take on dynamic cross-departmental tasks as business needs dictate supporting property operations far beyond standard accounting and maintain objective accountability across all financial metrics departmental key performance indicators and vendor all financial administrative and back-of-house operations reflect and uphold the rigorous service expectations of Forbes Travel Guide and Relais and Chateaux in evaluating financial risks and ethical vulnerabilities ensuring strict compliance with local state and federal continuous process improvement within the finance department to enhance efficiency accuracy and data strategically with department heads and executive leadership to provide actionable financial insights that drive overall property AND REQUIREMENTSBachelor degree in Accounting Finance or a related field (CPA or CMA certification is strongly preferred).Substantial progressive accounting experience ideally with exposure to luxury hospitality resort operations or complex multi-departmental ability to operate strategically while maintaining acute attention to detail in day-to-day transactional accounting degree of adaptability and willingness to step outside a rigid job scope to solve complex real-time business communication and leadership skills with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear actionable operational base salary commensurate with experience and market standards.15% bonus potential based on performance metrics and property property benefits job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. The Ranch at Rock Creek reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. Employment with the company is at-will. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and if requested reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job absent undue hardship. The Ranch at Rock Creek is an Equal Opportunity Employer.