Usc Hotel/catering Finance Manager - Los Angeles, United States - USC

USC

Verified Company

Los Angeles, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

USC Auxiliary Services, one of the largest divisions at The University of Southern California, is focused on making a difference for over 65,000 students, athletes, faculty, staff, and guests who visit our campuses each day. Through our innovative services, our six central business units (USC Bookstores, USC Hospitality, USC Housing, USC Transportation, the USC Hotel and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) collectively create the best USC experience for future leaders, scientists, filmmakers, engineers, and doctors alike. Auxiliary Services works tirelessly to welcome all visitors into the Trojan family. We are driven to succeed by our commitment to uphold our six unifying values in
_Integrity, Excellence, Well-Being, Open Communication, Accountability, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion_.

We are seeking a
USC Hotel/Catering Finance Manager to join our rapidly growing team.

The Opportunity:

The USC Hotel/Catering Finance Manager leads the finance and accounting functions for the USC Hotel.

Partners with the General Manager of the USC Hotel as well as the Associate Director and Director of Finance and Accounting for Auxiliary Services.

This position manages the accounting department including receivables, payables, and works with the cash handling functions internally within Auxiliaries.

The USC Hotel/Catering Finance Manager
reviews hotel rooms, works with the hotel operations team, and participates in the overall strategy development of the Hotel.

The Accountabilities:

Maintains complete knowledge of and complies with all Auxiliaries

departmental policies and service procedures; monthly close and projections

includes closing the books in the monthly G/L and works with the general manager and other key operational personnel in developing monthly and annual projections.

Partners with operational managers to lead and coordinates ordering and vendor payment, as well as reconciles accounts receivable and follows up on outstanding items.
Works with Auxiliaries Finance and Accounting team to make datadriven decisions around the monthly forecast and annual budget.
Leads and coordinates the development of the daily sales report (DSR), delivers financial information to leadership on a daily basis to reach monthly and annual financial and operational targets.
Manages, maintains, and streamlines key accounting and financial systems, including current processes and brings industry best practices.
Follows up on open items to completion with mínimal supervision and guidance.
Serves as liaison and maintains strong relationship with key internal University staff for special projects and adhoc analysis, as needed.
Manages the accounting/financial staff and operations of a financial services department, or large financial unit in an administrative or auxiliary division or department. Sets departmental goals and objectives and measures performance against goals. Establishes departmental priorities.
Directly or indirectly supervises all assigned subordinate staff, usually through multiple layers of supervisors. Recruits, screens, hires, orients and trains staff. Evaluates employee performance and provides guidance and feedback to assigned staff. Counsels, disciplines and/or terminates employees, as required.
Plans and administers departmental budget. Provides historical data and projections as required for budget development and planning.
Monitors, reviews and verifies accounting records and transactions for accuracy, timeliness and adequacy of supporting documentation. Ensures compliance with internal policies, agency rules and regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles.
Oversees account reconciliations and production of regularly scheduled summary reports, income and financial statements for assigned accounting operations. Analyzes reports for accuracy prior to distribution.
Supervises the collection and formatting of financial data for special management studies and requests. Provides financial data with explanations and interpretation as requested by management.
Examines and evaluates internal methods and procedures for adequacy of controls. Notes weaknesses or deficiencies and implements corrective actions. Ensures departmental compliance with all applicable policies and procedures.
Advises on university financial policies and procedures, agency laws and regulations, and generally accepted accounting principles.
Performs other related duties as assigned or requested. The university reserves the right to add or change duties at any time.

The Qualifiers:

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree.

Minimum Experience: 5 years.

Minimum Field of Expertise: Senior or lead bookkeeping/accounting experience with directly related college study. thorough knowledge of established accounting principled, methods, practices and terminology used in financial/accounting and statistical recordkeeping work. Ability to train, evaluate and supervise the work