Staff Accountant

Job Description

Staff Accountant | Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Collection

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Collection, located in the heart of Telluride’s Mountain Village in Telluride, CO. The company operates a luxurious alpine retreat featuring 83 guest rooms, suites, and 71 private residences, providing guests with modern mountain luxury in an iconic destination. Auberge Collection builds extraordinary hotels, resorts, residences, and private clubs, each bringing the soul of the locale to life through captivating design, exceptional cuisine, innovative wellbeing, and gracious service. This Staff Accountant role is crucial for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting month-end close activities, and ensuring compliance with accounting principles and hotel policies, directly contributing to the financial health and operational integrity of this premier property.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Telluride, CO
• Pay: $25–$26.50 per hour
• Mission: Maintain accurate financial records, support month-end close activities, and ensure compliance with accounting principles and hotel policies.
• Tech Stack: Great Plains, Accounting software

What You’ll Actually Do
• Maintain General Ledger: Maintain and reconcile the general ledger with meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and strict adherence to established accounting standards and internal controls. Record necessary journal entries promptly and precisely to reflect all financial transactions accurately within the system.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Assist significantly in the preparation of comprehensive financial statements and various reports designed for management review, offering clear insights into the hotel’s financial performance. Contribute to detailed budget variance analyses and support the overall budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Reconcile Accounts: Perform regular and thorough reconciliation of bank statements, accounts payable, and accounts receivable, meticulously investigating and resolving any discrepancies in a timely and efficient manner to maintain data integrity.
• Manage Expenses: Review and process all employee expense reports, ensuring full compliance with company policies and guidelines. Work collaboratively with various departments across the property to effectively monitor and control expenses, supporting sound financial management.
• Support Audits: Provide essential support for both internal and external audits by assisting in the preparation of detailed audit schedules and gathering necessary documentation. Respond thoroughly to auditor inquiries and ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant financial regulations and procedures.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience: Previous experience in accounting, with a preference for the hotel industry.
• Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, detail-oriented with excellent organizational and time management abilities, and effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bonus: Previous HOA accounting experience and proficiency in accounting software, specifically Great Plains.