Senior Accountant at Marriott

Mexico

<div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>JOB SUMMARY</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>The <strong>Senior Accountant, Finance Operations - A&amp;L Program</strong> supports the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of the CALA Assets &amp; 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.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>The position is a member of the <strong>CALA Finance Projects Team</strong> 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, and promote consistent application of the A&amp;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.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>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.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>CANDIDATE PROFILE</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>Education and Experience</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Minimum of three years of relevant experience in accounting, auditing, financial controls, hotel finance, consulting, or a related professional area.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Experience reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, supporting documentation, aged balances, account classifications, and accounting adjustments.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, financial reporting, and account reconciliation principles.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Professional proficiency in English and Spanish, including the ability to participate in and facilitate business discussions in both languages. Portuguese is a plus.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Experience in hospitality, a multi-property or multi-country environment, external audit, internal audit, or financial controls is preferred.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Experience with QuickBase, Power BI, Power Apps, Smartsheet, SharePoint, Power Automate, or comparable workflow and reporting platforms is preferred.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>A&amp;L Review Program Execution</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Coordinate assigned A&amp;L review waves across CALA, including schedules, communications, deliverables, review calls, and stakeholder follow-up.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Monitor review progress and ensure reports, ratings, supporting documentation, and required activities are completed accurately and on time.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Serve as a key liaison among hotel finance teams, external review firms, Internal Controls, and Area Finance leaders.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>Financial Analysis and Risk Assessment</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Review balance sheet reconciliations, supporting documentation, aged balances, unresolved items, account usage, and potential financial exposure.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Assess findings using sound accounting judgment and consistent application of U.S. GAAP, company policies, approved review criteria, and the A&amp;L Playbook.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Identify recurring findings, root causes, control gaps, and matters requiring clarification, escalation, or specialist support.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>Action Plan Governance</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Review remediation plans to confirm clear corrective actions, accountable owners, realistic target dates, and measurable completion criteria.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Monitor findings through closure, follow up on overdue or at-risk actions, and validate supporting evidence with relevant stakeholders.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Prepare concise escalation and status reporting for significant exposures, recurring findings, and unresolved risks.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>Systems, Data, and Reporting</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Support the administration and continuous improvement of QuickBase, the Action Plans App, Power BI, Smartsheet, and related A&amp;L tools.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Maintain data integrity across platforms and assist with dashboards, recurring reports, access, testing, troubleshooting, and process documentation.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Identify opportunities to automate recurring activities and improve the efficiency, consistency, and reliability of reporting and workflows.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>Standardization, Training, and Continuous Improvement</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Support maintenance of the A&amp;L Playbook, review methodology, approved exceptions, and consistent standards across properties and review firms.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Deliver bilingual training, Office Hours, guidance, and ongoing support to hotel finance teams and regional stakeholders.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span><strong>•&nbsp; </strong>Analyze trends and stakeholder feedback, recommend practical enhancements, and participate in testing and implementing process or technology improvements.&nbsp;</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Strong knowledge of accounting principles, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, aging analysis, and U.S. GAAP.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Ability to analyze complex financial information, identify risks and root causes, and recommend practical corrective actions.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="font-style:normal; font-weight:400; margin:0px; padding:0px"> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Teams, SharePoint, Word, and PowerPoint.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Experience with reporting, workflow, or low-code tools such as Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate, QuickBase, and Smartsheet is preferred.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Strong organizational and project coordination skills, with the ability to manage multiple reviews, priorities, and deadlines independently.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish, including the ability to explain accounting and system requirements clearly.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Effective stakeholder management and collaboration skills across hotel teams, external reviewers, regional leaders, and cross-functional partners.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>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.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Strong attention to detail, data quality, documentation, problem-solving, and professional judgment.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Ability to appropriately challenge assumptions while maintaining a constructive, service-oriented, and respectful approach.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Adaptability, accountability, and a continuous improvement mindset in a dynamic, full-remote, multicultural environment.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:17px"><span>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span><strong>PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES</strong></span><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Experience in hotel finance operations, property accounting, external audit, internal audit, or financial controls.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Interest in process standardization, analytics, workflow automation, and digital transformation.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Comfort working in a role that combines accounting analysis, project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and technology.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> <div style="margin:0px; padding:0px"> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-left:0px"><span>Positive, adaptable, and growth-oriented professional who embraces new challenges, promotes continuous improvement, and collaborates effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div> &nbsp; </div> <p><i>Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer.&nbsp;We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture.&nbsp;We are committed to non-discrimination on&nbsp;any&nbsp;protected&nbsp;basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.</i></p> <br>Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. <b>Be</b> where you can do your best work,​ <b>begin</b>&nbsp;your purpose,&nbsp;<b>belong</b>&nbsp;to an amazing global​&nbsp;team, and&nbsp;<b>become</b>&nbsp;the best version of you.