**Description:** **Job Summary** The Staff Accountant is responsible for assisting the Director of Finance in maintaining the general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations. Additionally, the Staff Accountant will help ensure that payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general cashiering adhere to all related local and corporate policies and procedures. **Key Responsibilities** + Safeguard cash assets through monthly bank reconciliations, cash counts of all issued banks, and report any discrepancies to the Director of Finance. + Perform all daily, monthly, and other periodic accounting and financial reporting accurately and on time. + Assist in preparing financial statements, accrual and journal entries, and maintaining reconciliations for balance sheet accounts in the established corporate format, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). + Support Month-End and Year-End processes, adhering to all applicable deadlines. + Prepare and coordinate monthly reconciliations for balance sheet accounts and bank reconciliations, ensuring all outstanding reconciling items are investigated and resolved satisfactorily. + Participate in physical inventory counts and ensure the accuracy of count, price, and valuation. + Oversee the efforts, accounts payable process + Prepare the necessary backup documentation or work papers to provide analysis and control over balance sheet and general ledger accounts for internal and external audits. + Perform other duties and projects as assigned by the Director of Finance. _We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are to be made without regard to race, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, creed, marital status, transgender status, partnership status, familial status, national origin/ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, mental or physical disability or medical condition, handicap, military status, veteran’s status, genetic information, unemployment status, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a victim of sex offenses or stalking, employment status, sexual or reproductive health decisions, your height or weight, hair (per the “CROWN” act), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law (“Protected Characteristics”)._ **Qualifications:** · Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. · Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. · Ability to speak effectively before groups of co-workers and various properties staff. · Ability to understand and work in various accounting systems. · Ability to create documents in Excel and Word. · Ability to understand other computer programs (i.e. Property Management System and Point of Sale). · Ability to apply concepts of math including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and algebra, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. · College education or equivalent experience required. · One (1) to three (3) years general accounting experience including full balance sheet reconciliations preferred and one (1) to three (3) years related experience in financial statement preparations desirable. Hospitality experience preferred. **Primary Location:** US-FL-Coral Gables **Organization:** Hyatt Regency Coral Gables **Pay Basis:** Hourly **Job Level:** Full-time **Job:** Accounting/Finance/Tax **Req ID:** COR000842 Hyatt is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.