Accounting Clerk

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Sonesta International Hotels

The Tone:
This is an in-person role at Sonesta International Hotels, a rapidly expanding leader in the hospitality sector. As the 8th largest hotel company in the U.S., Sonesta cultivates a diverse portfolio of over 1,000 owned, managed, and franchised properties across eight countries, emphasizing genuine human connections and exceptional guest experiences. The company is dedicated to providing service with passion and loyalty with purpose, understanding that its success is built on its people. This Staff Accountant role is crucial for maintaining the financial integrity and operational efficiency of a hotel, ensuring accurate reporting, timely transactions, and the proper management of assets, which is fundamental to delivering quality service and memorable stays for all guests.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person

• Team: Collaborates across hotel departments and with CMH Accounting.
• Mission: To ensure accurate financial reporting, timely payment and receipt of monies, and the proper protection of company assets within the hotel.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Financial Record Management: Summarize and accurately post financial data to journals, ledgers, and other accounting records, then total and balance accounts, and reconcile bank accounts to ensure the integrity of financial reporting.
• Invoice and Vendor Management: Obtain necessary approvals from department heads on invoices, accurately make corresponding accounting entries in the ledger, and reconcile any discrepancies with vendors to ensure timely and correct payment processing.
• Accounts Receivable and Collections: Prepare and diligently monitor monthly aging reports of accounts, then proactively prepare statements and collection letters for delinquent accounts, and make direct phone calls to collect excessively overdue balances.
• Transaction Processing and Reconciliation: Approve and process direct billing requests as per internal audit standards, thoroughly research and investigate all credit card disputes, and prepare proper adjustments or chargebacks, balancing and preparing all credit card transmittals.
• Cash Management and Asset Protection: Prepare or assist in the preparation of daily bank deposits, meticulously maintain the hotel’s funds to ensure adequate amounts and secure storage, provide all daily change requirements, and conduct periodic audits of banks as needed to report over/short discrepancies.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Entry-level accounting professional with an Associate Degree in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience: Minimum of one year of experience in an accounting clerical, front office, or reservations position.
• Skills: Strong mathematical aptitude for performing calculations and reconciling account balances, excellent reading comprehension for financial documents like invoices, and robust customer service skills for resolving billing inquiries with guests and outside vendors. Fluent English proficiency is required.
• Bonus: Prior experience within the hotel industry is preferred.