Accountant (Hospitality Industry)

Howard Financial is a full-service back-office solution for high-growth companies with bookkeeping, payroll, and bespoke reporting needs that require accuracy, timeliness, and institutional-quality reporting without the burden of full-time staff. We are an experienced team of bookkeepers and administrators with multiple decades of combined experience across industries allowing companies to focus on their core business while we handle the rest. 

Founded in 2023, our team of ~100 professionals supports ~75 clients across a diverse range of industries. We recently reached $6M of contracted ARR and are growing rapidly (over 200% LTM growth).

We are seeking a detail-oriented, adaptable, and proactive Accountant to support financial reporting, account reconciliations, and month-end close activities for our growing portfolio of hospitality clients. In this role, you will be a key contributor to ensuring the timely, accurate, and reliable delivery of financial information in line with our high service standards.

Operating in a fast-paced, multi-client environment, you will manage competing priorities across different properties and workflows. The ideal candidate has rock-solid accounting fundamentals, learns new systems quickly, and possesses the strong communication skills necessary to maintain trust with both internal teams and client stakeholders.

• Day-to-Day & Month-End Execution: Execute accurate daily accounting tasks, prepare journal entries, and actively support the month-end close process to meet strict client deadlines.
• Balance Sheet Integrity: Clean up, maintain, and resolve reconciling items to handle an increased volume of balance sheet account reconciliations, ensuring absolute data integrity.
• System & Process Proficiency: Quickly master our clients' specialized hospitality platforms, ERP tools, and reporting structures to ensure smooth, independent execution across your assigned accounts.
• Client Service Excellence: Adhere to standardized processes to deliver consistent, accurate, and highly responsive service that aligns with stakeholder expectations.

• The Experience: 1–3+ years of professional accounting experience. Experience in hospitality, property management, or outsourced accounting services is highly preferred.
• The Technical Core: Strong, foundational knowledge of accounting principles, including hands-on experience with journal entries, account reconciliations, and the month-end close cycle.
• The Hospitality Edge: Familiarity with hotel operations, revenue cycles, and hospitality systems (e.g., Opera, POS platforms) is a distinct advantage.
• The Tech Stack: Experience or a strong aptitude to quickly learn Ottimate, Acumatica, and ProfitSword.
• The Mindset: Exceptionally organized with a sharp eye for detail. You are comfortable working independently with minimal supervision, yet you collaborate seamlessly and communicate clearly with teams and clients.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

To thrive in this role, you must bring:

• A proven ability to adapt to multiple client workflows, systems, and competing deadlines simultaneously.
• The capacity to operate independently and take ownership of your volume without sacrificing accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored for a fast-paced, client-facing environment.

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• A professional, structured, and dynamic environment with clear pathways for operational growth.
• The opportunity to work with leading hospitality brands and expand your technical toolkit across multiple ERP and property systems.