Omni Houston Hotel is hiring: Accounting Generalist in Fort Lauderdale
Omni Houston Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, US, 33301
Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel
Opening Fall 2025, the Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1850 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel will also have over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views.
To ensure a safe, efficient, well-maintained hotel environment while providing maintenance services to guests in a courteous, professional and engaging manner.
Responsibilities
- Main responsibility will be general accounting duties and functions in areas of need within the Finance Department.
- Assist in handling customer and vendor inquiries in a timely efficient manner, including but not limited to researching and resolving customer issues as well as vendor requests.
- Assist with the processing of all invoices and checks for payment.
- Assist with reconciling vendor statements and solving discrepancies.
- Assist with accounts receivable functions and duties.
- Assist in maintaining complete and accurate files in order to handle vendor and group billing inquires.
- Assist with Generating Daily Labor and Revenue Reports as needed.
- Assist departments with general ledger research and re-class entries.
- Assist with GL Functions (Entry Creation, Viewing Entries, Copy and Print, Run Queries).
- Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts as assigned.
- Display and effectively communicate Omni Culture.
- Understand and ensure compliance with all Omni Finance SOPs.
- Prepare monthly journal entries as assigned.
- Assist with Audit requests.
- Assist with special projects.
- Prepare and distribute the various reports when needed.
- Maintain open communication with all departments.
- Perform other tasks requested by Accounting Manager, Assistant Directors of Finance and Director of Finance.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of 6 months accounting administrative experience, to include hotel front office experience, within past three years. Hotel accounting experience is strongly preferred.
- College degree or formal accounting education preferred.
- Previous experience in high customer contact environment; with previous experience answering customer questions and handling customer concerns.
- Ability to clearly and pleasantly communicate both verbally and in writing in English with guests, management, and co-workers, both in person and by telephone.
- Ability to input information accurately and efficiently into computer systems.
- Ability to work cohesively with co-workers both within and outside of your department.
- Ability to compute accurate mathematical calculations.
- Ability to think clearly, quickly and make concise decisions with strong problem-solving skills
- Developed computer proficiencies, particularly with Microsoft Office, with ability to operate printer, photocopier, and telephone.
- Maintain professional appearance offering a positive experience to all guests.
- Strong organizational skills with an attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to handle stressful situations, while maintaining a calm and welcoming demeanor.
- The ability to meet scheduling demands to include Monday-Friday office hours and weekends as needed.
ENVIRONMENT & POSITION ANALYSIS
- Move, bend, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing up to 25 pounds without assistance.
- Requires the ability to sit for an extended period or for an entire work shift.
- Requires repetitive motion, including utilizing telephone/computer for an extended period or for an entire shift.
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT:
- Desktop computer (Opera, Microsoft Office, Oracle, Kronos and Birchstreet), printer, telephone, copier, fax machine and scanner.
Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. If you are interested in applying for employment with Omni Hotels & Resorts and need special assistance to apply for a posted position, please send an email to applicationassistance@omnihotels.com.