Senior Manager, Accounting & Reporting - Full-time / Part-time

Posting Date Dec 18, 2018
Job Number 18003F0M
Job Category Finance and Accounting
Location Marriott International HQ, Bethesda, Maryland
Brand Corporate
Schedule Full-time
Relocation? No
Position Type Management

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Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed.  We believe a great career is a journey of discovery and exploration.  So, we ask, where will your journey take you?

The Senior Manager will report to the Senior Director, Financial Reporting and Analysis and be an integral member of the Marriott Financial Reporting and Analysis team.  The Senior Manager will run the day to day P&L financial reporting and analysis functions ensuring accurate reporting for both actual operating results and planning cycles for NALO. He/She will engage with multiple stakeholders including Americas finance and regional teams, hotel Directors of Finance, various Corporate Finance departments, Hotel Support Services team, and other internal and external stakeholders.

The Senior Manager must be adept at tapping diverse sources of information, identifying opportunities and process improvements, anticipating challenges, and devising and executing strategies to deliver excellence in Financial Reporting and Analysis at Marriott International. He/she will manage a team of two motivated associates and have a wide range of responsibilities supporting several key systems, reporting & accounting functions and analytical activities.

• Review, report and analyze the monthly and quarterly reporting of operating results and forecast for managed and franchised. Provide pro-active interpretation of financial results and outline recommendations for follow-up actions, as appropriate. 
• Prepare analytical schedules for the segment including financial and statistical analysis to ensure that financial results are properly stated, and unusual activity and variances are fully explained. Complete comparisons to prior forecast, prior guidance, budget and prior year for each month, quarter and year to date. 
• Proactively identify opportunities and risks based on knowledge of the NALO reporting segments and brands and financial reporting experience.  Ensure that all reports are completed accurately, timely, and in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• Coordinate and manage the annual business plan and budget process.  Calculate, record and analyze the franchise budget using revenue management projections. Consolidate and analyze managed fees, owned and leased results, G&A expenses, and other financial statement lines.  Develop reports and analytics ensuring that key variances are reasonable based on underlying business drivers and unusual activity is explained.  
• Act as a contact for the company’s annual audit related to P&L activity for the NALO reporting segments. Prepare audit schedules, respond to auditor questions and resolve issues and ad hoc requests.
• Serve as a liaison and point of contact for systems and reporting maintenance for NALO brands and reporting segments.  Provide support to America’s regional and hotel finance teams by maintaining system journal entry rules, facilitating requests to record one time or unusual activity, closed hotel resolution, preopening setup and allocations, and answering other ad hoc requests received from various finance teams and Accenture Hospitality Services.
• Work collaboratively with the other departments to identify and implement financial reporting process improvements across the NALO reporting segments.  Identify common problem areas and implement solutions.
• Manage, motivate, develop, and train associates. Set goals and expectations for direct reports and hold staff accountable for successful performance.  Coach team by providing specific feedback to improve performance.   Conduct annual performance appraisal with direct reports.
• Design, develop, and produce programmatic and ad hoc reports that enable the appropriate focus on business issues and the optimization of business performance.
• Participate in ongoing efforts to fully leverage our systems including EPM, Hyperion Essbase, and Hyperion Financial Management.
• Contribute to the development of governance policies and processes that facilitate accurate and consistent financial reporting and a strong internal system control environment for all brands.
• Complete special reporting and analytical projects as assigned by the Senior Director, or other members of the Financial Reporting & Analysis leadership team.

Experience

• Eight plus years of progressive job experience in accounting/finance field. 
• Experience in Marriott Lodging or other MI business preferred.
• Strong systems skills including Excel and experience with Hyperion financial applications. Must be comfortable analyzing and summarizing large volumes of data. 

Educational Requirements

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance
• CPA or MBA Preferred.

Attributes, Knowledge, and Skills

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.  Ability to identify alternatives, collaborate on recommendations and implementing solutions
• Strong customer relations and interpersonal skills.  Ability to work effectively with peers and all levels of management
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.  Ability to articulate issues to a variety of individuals at multiple levels within the organization, as well as with external partner finance teams.
• Ability to make decisions in a timely manner and under pressure.  Comfort with challenging status quo to improve effectiveness.  Effectively prioritize multiple projects under pressure while meeting required goals and deadlines.
• Demonstrated leader with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative work environment.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
• Strong business process skills; capable of developing effective processes, ensuring compliance with existing processes and producing quality results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.  Ability to work effectively with all levels of management and create an atmosphere in which timely information flows smoothly throughout the organization. 
• High degree of initiative, personal responsibility and integrity.  Willingness to champion change and evolve existing processes.
• Customer service orientation with a proven ability to achieve and maintain customer satisfaction.