Accounting · Permanent

Regional Controller (Remote)

Schulte Hospitality Group · New York, United States

  • Location: New York, United States
  • Employment: Permanent

Job description

Overview

In this role you will oversee regional hotel accounting and drive accurate, timely financial reporting across multiple properties. You will lead a finance team, coordinate with Corporate Office and property managers to ensure strong controls, budgeting, and forecasting. You will shape cash management, audits, and internal controls to support strategic decision-making and growth. This is a hands-on leadership position in a fast-paced, service-driven company that values development and collaboration.

Compensation / Benefits
• Daily Pay
• Telemedicine and virtual mental health care
• Multiple health and life insurance options
• 401k plan with company match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

Responsibilities
• Oversee corporate accounting functions and regional finance team
• Manage month-end close, reconciliations, and ledger accuracy
• Collaborate with Corporate Office and property managers on financial statements
• Ensure timely journal entries, reconciliations, and financial inquiries
• Prepare cash projections and communicate needs to ownership
• Lead senior and staff accountants, including performance management
• Analyze budget-to-actual variances and ensure financial accuracy
• Oversee forecasting, annual budgeting, and reporting packages for hotels
• Oversee inventory counts and pricing, and hotel cash handling procedures
• Ensure SOX compliance and internal audit standards
• Coordinate A/P, AR, and credit approval; support external audits
• Provide training to hotel operations on financial reporting and controls
• Deliver monthly financial packages, owner reports, and department dashboards
• Develop forecasting best practices and tools; track forecast accuracy per hotel
• Support ROI analyses for renovations and revenue enhancement projects
• Coordinate data integration across reporting systems for new hotels
• Ad hoc reporting and trend analysis as requested
• Meet deadlines while maintaining high attention to detail

Key requirements
• Bachelor in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 2 years Sr. Staff Accountant or 5 years financial management experience
• Hotel experience helpful
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP, internal controls and financial reporting
• Ability to lead and develop teams
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Detail oriented with strong problem solving and reconciliation skills

• detail oriented
• strong organizational skills
• excellent communication
• US GAAP
• Internal controls and financial reporting
• SOX compliance