IFG-US is partnering with a client to identify a Property Accountant to join their growing team!
Location: Chicago, IL
Schedule: Hybrid (Monday-Thursday onsite, Friday remote)
Compensation: $85K – $95K base + 10% quarterly bonus
Benefits & Perks:
- Medical benefits available from Day 1
- PTO and holiday pay available from Day 1
- 401(k) eligibility after 30 days
- Hotel and travel discounts at destinations worldwide
- Ongoing professional development and advancement opportunities
Position Overview:
The Property Accountant will support accounting operations for multiple hotel properties, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting, reconciliations, and month-end close activities. The ideal candidate is highly organized, analytical, and comfortable managing high transaction volume while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with Accounts Payable team to ensure hotel invoices are correctly coded and processed
- Complete month-end accounting closing process
- Issue financial statement packages including maintenance of recurring and reversing journal entries, accruals, income journal, reclassification, and other required journal entries
- Support and engage with hotel teams to identify and resolve accounting challenges, monthly financials, and other research and financial analysis
- Prepare month end account reconciliation and accounting work reports
- Assist in computing and filing monthly agency tax returns
- Manage weekly payables check runs and aging reports
- Support Accounting Manager in reporting requirements and compiling budget data
- Update and manage fixed asset detail ledgers and depreciation
- Assist managing audits by providing audit schedules, data requests, and auditor inquiries
- Comply with local, state, and federal laws and guidelines and with company policy
- Always maintain professionalism consistent with company expectations
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 2+ years of accounting experience, preferably within hospitality, hotels, or property management
- Strong understanding of general accounting principles and financial reporting
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications
- Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
Additional Information:
- Primarily desk/computer-based role
- Requires extended periods of sitting and regular computer use throughout the workday