About Tavistock U.S.
Tavistock U.S. is the corporate shared-services organization supporting Tavistock Group’s portfolio of hospitality, real estate development, investment, and corporate businesses. Based in Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida, we provide strategic and operational support across Finance & Accounting, HR, Legal, IT, Marketing, Procurement, and more—helping our businesses deliver exceptional experiences and create long-term value.
Why Work Here
Join a collaborative, high-performing team where your work has visible impact across a diverse and growing portfolio. At Tavistock U.S., we value integrity, strategic thinking, innovation, and continuous growth. Employees benefit from comprehensive health and wellness offerings, paid time off and flexible leave, employee-assistance resources, and opportunities to build their careers across our organization.
Job Summary
The Staff Accountant is responsible for executing the monthly accounting cycle for the hotel portfolio and related entities, including journal entries, reconciliations, financial reporting support, and inter-company billing across multiple entities.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and post recurring monthly journal entries, including amortization, depreciation, insurance allocations, management fees, loan-related entries, payroll entries, and accruals.
- Reconcile bank accounts, cash, undeposited funds, and loan-related balances, and verify balances needed for scheduled auto drafts and payments.
- Review, approve, and process AP accruals and other month-end adjustments.
- Maintain accounts receivable activity, including payroll billing, intercompany billing, invoice preparation, payment application, and delinquency review.
- Download, review, and record bank statement activity, interest income, transfers, fees, and loan payments.
- Upload trial balances, save supporting files, and complete month-end balance sheet and operating statement reconciliations.
- Review fixed asset clearing accounts, capitalize items as needed, and run depreciation entries and variance reports.
- Prepare and distribute monthly reporting deliverables, including summary reports, loan statements, and supporting schedules.
- Perform department financial review, identify required accruals or adjustments, and resolve outstanding issues during close.
- Support audit, forecast, budget upload, and ad hoc accounting tasks as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
- 2+ years of accounting experience, preferably in hospitality, real estate, or multi-entity environments.
- Strong knowledge of month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Experience with accounting systems such as MRI, spreadsheets, and reconciliation tools.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
- Clear communication skills for working with property, finance, and other contacts.
Core Skills
- Month-end close
- General ledger accounting
- Bank and account reconciliations
- Accounts receivable and accounts payable support
- Fixed assets and depreciation
- Inter-company accounting
- Financial reporting support
Working Conditions
- Monthly close work with recurring deadlines.
- Regular coordination across multiple hotel entities and corporate accounting functions.
- Occasional periods of high activity during close, audit, and reporting cycles.