Job Description

Job Location: Grand Pacific Hotel Services LP - Carlsbad, CA 92008
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $90,000.00 - $100,000.00 Salary
Job Shift: Varied

Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled Assistant Controller with strong hotel accounting experience, ideally within a Marriott-managed or Marriott-branded property. This role is a hands-on position that fully supports the Property Controller and plays a critical role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the property’s financial records.
The ideal candidate is technically strong, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced hotel environment with multiple outlets, complex reconciliations, and daily revenue balancing.
Key Responsibilities
Financial Operations & Close Support
- Fully assist the Property Controller in all aspects of hotel accounting and financial operations
- Support month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
- Prepare and post journal entries with a strong understanding of debits and credits
Cash, Revenue & Reconciliations
- Perform complex bank reconciliations, including multiple accounts and clearing items
- Balance daily revenue and cash postings for a hotel with multiple outlets (rooms, F&B, retail, etc.)
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies related to cash, credit cards, and daily revenue activity
General Ledger & Balance Sheet
- Reconcile and balance general ledger accounts on the balance sheet to supporting subsidiary ledgers
- Maintain detailed schedules for balance sheet accounts and ensure ongoing accuracy
- Identify, research, and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner
Systems, Controls & Reporting
- Ensure adherence to internal controls, brand standards, and company accounting policies
- Assist with audits, requests from ownership, and brand or management company reporting
- Utilize Excel extensively for reconciliations, schedules, analysis, and reporting

Qualifications

Required Qualifications
- Hotel accounting experience required; Marriott experience strongly preferred
- Strong working knowledge of hotel accounting fundamentals and daily revenue processes
- Demonstrated ability to independently perform:
- - Debit and credit journal entries
- - Complicated bank reconciliations
- - Daily revenue and cash balancing for multi-outlet properties
- - Balance sheet reconciliations to subsidiary ledgers
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, formulas, reconciliations)
- High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred

Qualifications
- Experience supporting a Property Controller or serving as a senior hotel accountant
- Familiarity with hotel PMS, POS, and accounting systems commonly used in branded hotels
- Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven environment with minimal supervision
What We Offer
- Competitive salary range, based on experience
- Opportunity to work closely with property leadership and ownership
- Stable role with growth potential within hotel finance and accounting