General Accountant

Job Description

General Accountant | American Accounting Association

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Marriott International, Inc., located in Greensboro, Georgia. Marriott International is a global leader in luxury hospitality, managing more than 100 award-winning properties worldwide, including The Ritz-Carlton, and is dedicated to creating exceptional guest experiences. This General Accountant position is vital for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial records, directly supporting the company’s financial health, and contributing to the consistent delivery of its “Gold Standards” of service and operational excellence across its properties.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Greensboro, GA
• Mission: This role is responsible for the meticulous accuracy and maintenance of all financial records, ensuring that every transaction aligns perfectly with company policies and established procedures.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Data Verification and Accuracy: Meticulously check all figures, postings, and financial documents for accuracy, ensuring the integrity of financial data and compliance with established company policies and procedures.
• Financial Record Management: Organize, secure, and diligently maintain all physical and digital files, financial records, cash, and cash equivalents. This also involves the proper recording, storing, accessing, and analysis of computerized financial information.
• Numerical Data Processing: Systematically classify, code, and accurately summarize numerical and financial data to compile and keep comprehensive financial records. This work is performed using journals, ledgers, and/or computers to ensure systematic financial tracking.
• Reporting and Period-End Procedures: Prepare, diligently maintain, audit, and distribute a variety of statistical, financial, accounting, auditing, or payroll reports and tables. A critical part of this responsibility includes completing all specified period-end closing procedures and associated reports on schedule.
• Account Reconciliation and Collection: Prepare, thoroughly review, reconcile, and accurately issue bills, invoices, and account statements according to established company procedures. Furthermore, this role actively follows up and resolves past due accounts and vendor invoices until full payment is received or the issue is satisfactorily resolved.
• Daily Cash Operations: Oversee daily cash handling by preparing consolidated deposits of cash received from all cash handling employees. This includes accurately documenting, maintaining records of, communicating, and acting upon all identified cash variances, and also preparing, maintaining, and administering all cashier banks and associated contracts.

The Must-Haves
• Background: This is an Entry-Level position requiring a high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent, alongside core domain knowledge in finance and accounting principles.
• Experience: Candidates must have at least 1 year of related work experience. No supervisory experience is required for this role.
• Skills: Essential skills include meticulous verification of financial data, comprehensive financial record keeping, accurate classification and coding of financial information, diligent preparation of financial reports, efficient reconciliation of accounts and invoices, and precise handling of daily cash operations.
• Bonus: Certifications: CGMA – Chartered Global Management Accountant is a preferred qualification.