Assistant Hotel Controller

We Are Looking for an Assistant Hotel Controller to Join Our Team If you are a detail-oriented professional with a passion for numbers, leadership, and the hospitality industry, this job is perfect for you

As an Assistant Hotel Controller, you will pay a key role in overseeing the financial health of our hotel, ensuring accuracy in reporting, compliance with regulations, and providing valuable insights to support operational and strategic decisions. This role involves managing financial statements, audits and cost control measures to maximize profitability while maintaining financial integrity. We commit to giving you the training, tools, support and feedback required to be successful; achieving excellence is up to you.

**Key Focuses**

Financial Management & Reporting- Oversee daily financial operations including:

- Review of daily sales journals
- Review of Guest Ledger, City Ledger and Advance Deposits
- Review the Coding of invoices and submission for payment
- Prepare bank reconciliations
- Overseeing the timely billing of account receivable as well as collection efforts
- Oversee inventory management and finalizing the month-end inventories
- Prepare all journal entries, adhering to stipulated closing deadlines and schedules
- Preparation of monthly P&L and balance sheet
- Reconcile and monitor balance sheet accounts monthly
- Assist with preparation of KPI reporting weekly such as cashflow
- Assist in the hiring, training, development, and motivation of accounting team
- Assist Corporate Controller with external auditors for annual audit/review engagements and any other reports or tasks as required
- Budget & Cost Control
- Develop and manage the annual budget in collaboration with department heads
- Assist with monthly forecast preparation to support nimble strategic decision-making
- Monitor revenue and expenses, identifying opportunities for cost savings
- Conduct variance analysis and provide recommendations for financial improvements

**Experience/Passions/Education**
- Strong knowledge of LightSpeed, Micros and Sage300
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Ability to communicate effectively between all hotel departments
- Ability to work effectively within the designated timeline
- Minimum 3 years of accounting experience at a supervisory/managerial level
- Minimum 2 year of accounting/finance in hospitality

**Amazing Perks**:

- Competitive wages and Health and Wellness benefit plan
- Paid on-the-job training with additional learning opportunities
- Growth and development opportunities, both personal and professional
- Personal days: 5 per year after 90 days (about 3 months) of continued full-time employment
- Marriott Employee Travel program provides you with discounted room rates and food and beverage discounts at any of Marriott’s chain of hotels
- Pomeroy Stay Travel Program
- Food and Beverage discounts at the Botanicus Kitchen + Bar

**Working Conditions**

At Westin, we understand each guest is unique; hence, we customize care and attention to create a personalized and distinctive experience. We believe in proactively meeting guest needs and not just reactively. We inspire associates to tap into their intuition to anticipate guest’s every desire. At Westin, we offer our guests countless opportunities to maintain their well-being while restoring a sense of control so that they leave feeling better than when they arrived.

**About Pomeroy Lodging**

Pomeroy Lodging is Western Canada’s leader in hospitality and lodging. Driven to meet every need, we own and operate a comprehensive range of hotels and resorts throughout the West. Our investment goes well beyond the walls of our hotels and the land we build on. Pomeroy Lodging is committed to investing heavily in our people, properties, and communities.