Job Title: Senior Accountant

Job Description

The Senior Accountant will focus on complex account reconciliations for hotel and property ledgers, with a strong emphasis on cleaning up aged balance sheet data in preparation for third-party review. This role requires deep expertise in bank and balance sheet reconciliations, strong understanding of debits and credits, and the ability to analyze and resolve historical issues within legacy ledgers. The position also involves limited but important communication with hotel teams to clarify transactions and resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

Reconcile accounts tied to legacy ledgers for hotels and properties, ensuring accuracy and completeness of financial data.Perform detailed bank reconciliations, identifying and resolving discrepancies in a timely and accurate manner.Conduct pre-paid reconciliations, validating balances and ensuring proper allocation and amortization.Apply a solid understanding of debits and credits to analyze and correct accounting entries across multiple accounts.Diagnose and resolve aged items on balance sheet reconciliations, including researching historical transactions and documentation.Analyze aging reports and related financial data to identify trends, root causes of discrepancies, and required adjustments.Use reconciliation and financial close software tools, such as BlackLine and ERP systems, to manage and document reconciliation activities.Prepare reconciled balance sheets and supporting schedules to ensure they are accurate, transparent, and ready for third-party review.Collaborate and communicate with hotel and property teams to obtain clarifications, supporting documentation, and approvals needed to resolve reconciling items.Support the accounting team in meeting strict deadlines, including completing clean-up activities in advance of monthly and quarterly closes.Maintain organized workpapers and documentation that clearly support all reconciliations and adjustments.Identify process improvement opportunities related to reconciliations and legacy ledger clean-up and share recommendations with leadership.

Essential Skills

At least 5 years of accounting experience, with a strong focus on reconciliations and balance sheet work.Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.Extensive experience performing account reconciliations for complex entities or multiple properties.Strong bank reconciliation expertise, including identifying and resolving variances.Solid understanding of debits and credits and how they impact the general ledger and financial statements.Hands-on experience with balance sheet reconciliations and resolving aged items.Proficiency in Excel, including analyzing financial data and using spreadsheets to support reconciliation work.Ability to interpret and analyze aging reports and other financial data to identify issues and required actions.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and accuracy.Effective written and verbal communication skills to work with internal stakeholders such as hotel and property teams.Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple reconciliations simultaneously.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Experience using BlackLine or similar reconciliation and financial close software is preferred.Experience with SAP or another ERP system is highly beneficial.Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification is a plus.Prior experience working with hotel, property, or multi-location accounting environments is advantageous.Proven ability to work with legacy systems and aged data to clean up and standardize financial records.Comfort working in a corporate accounting setting with cross-functional collaboration.

Work Environment

This position is based in a corporate headquarters environment within a facility accounting group. You will work closely with a team focused on preparing accurate and clean balance sheets for review by external third parties. The role is deadline-driven, with a defined timeline to complete clean-up activities in advance of a key monthly close. You will primarily work with financial systems such as ERP software (including SAP), reconciliation tools like BlackLine, and Excel for data analysis and documentation. The setting is professional and collaborative, with regular interaction with hotel and property teams to resolve outstanding items and ensure the integrity of financial information.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Dallas, TX 75204.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job\n classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be\n subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits\n available for this temporary role may include the following:\n\n
• Medical, dental & vision\n
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital\n
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available\n
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)\n
• Short and long-term disability\n
• Health Spending Account (HSA)\n
• Transportation benefits\n
• Employee Assistance Program\n
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Dallas,TX 75204.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 30, 2026.

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\n\nAbout Aston Carter:\n

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

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The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.

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