[Hiring] Senior Accountant @Marriott

Role Description

The Senior Accountant, Finance Operations - A&L Program supports the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of the CALA Assets & Liabilities Review Program. The role combines accounting and risk analysis, project coordination, stakeholder management, and technology-enabled process improvement to strengthen balance sheet governance across managed properties in the region.

The position is a member of the CALA Finance Projects Team and works closely with hotel finance teams, Area Finance leaders, Internal Controls, external review firms, and other regional stakeholders to:

• Coordinate review cycles
• Evaluate reconciliation quality and financial exposure
• Support remediation
• Promote consistent application of the A&L Playbook

The role also supports the program's digital platforms, reporting solutions, and automation initiatives, including QuickBase, Power Apps, Power BI, Smartsheet, and Microsoft 365 tools.

The successful candidate will bring strong accounting judgment, analytical capability, systems aptitude, and clear bilingual communication. The individual must be comfortable working independently in a full-remote, multicultural environment while managing multiple reviews, deadlines, systems, and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience in accounting, auditing, financial controls, hotel finance, consulting, or a related professional area.
• Experience reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, supporting documentation, aged balances, account classifications, and accounting adjustments.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, financial reporting, and account reconciliation principles.
• Professional proficiency in English and Spanish, including the ability to participate in and facilitate business discussions in both languages. Portuguese is a plus.
• Experience in hospitality, a multi-property or multi-country environment, external audit, internal audit, or financial controls is preferred.
• Experience with QuickBase, Power BI, Power Apps, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Power Automate, or comparable workflow and reporting platforms is preferred.

Requirements

• Coordinate assigned A&L review waves across CALA, including schedules, communications, deliverables, review calls, and stakeholder follow-up.
• Monitor review progress and ensure reports, ratings, supporting documentation, and required activities are completed accurately and on time.
• Serve as a key liaison among hotel finance teams, external review firms, Internal Controls, and Area Finance leaders.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, supporting documentation, aged balances, unresolved items, account usage, and potential financial exposure.
• Assess findings using sound accounting judgment and consistent application of U.S. GAAP, company policies, approved review criteria, and the A&L Playbook.
• Identify recurring findings, root causes, control gaps, and matters requiring clarification, escalation, or specialist support.
• Review remediation plans to confirm clear corrective actions, accountable owners, realistic target dates, and measurable completion criteria.
• Monitor findings through closure, follow up on overdue or at-risk actions, and validate supporting evidence with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare concise escalation and status reporting for significant exposures, recurring findings, and unresolved risks.
• Support the administration and continuous improvement of QuickBase, the Action Plans App, Power BI, Smartsheet, and related A&L tools.
• Maintain data integrity across platforms and assist with dashboards, recurring reports, access, testing, troubleshooting, and process documentation.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring activities and improve the efficiency, consistency, and reliability of reporting and workflows.
• Support maintenance of the A&L Playbook, review methodology, approved exceptions, and consistent standards across properties and review firms.
• Deliver bilingual training, Office Hours, guidance, and ongoing support to hotel finance teams and regional stakeholders.
• Analyze trends and stakeholder feedback, recommend practical enhancements, and participate in testing and implementing process or technology improvements.

Benefits

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, aging analysis, and U.S. GAAP.
• Ability to analyze complex financial information, identify risks and root causes, and recommend practical corrective actions.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, SharePoint, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with reporting, workflow, or low-code tools such as Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, QuickBase, and Smartsheet is preferred.
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple reviews, priorities, and deadlines independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish, including the ability to explain accounting and system requirements clearly.
• Effective stakeholder management and collaboration skills across hotel teams, external reviewers, regional leaders, and cross-functional partners.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to guide discussions, address differing viewpoints, and achieve alignment on review findings, risk assessments, and corrective actions.
• Strong attention to detail, data quality, documentation, problem-solving, and professional judgment.
• Ability to appropriately challenge assumptions while maintaining a constructive, service-oriented, and respectful approach.
• Adaptability, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset in a dynamic, full-remote, multicultural environment.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience in hotel finance operations, property accounting, external audit, internal audit, or financial controls.
• Interest in process standardization, analytics, workflow automation, and digital transformation.
• Comfort working in a role that combines accounting analysis, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and technology.
• Positive, adaptable, and growth-oriented professional who embraces new challenges, promotes continuous improvement, and collaborates effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.