Job Description

This Manager Entity Reporting is a key member of the Europe Finance team. This position is responsible for assisting the Senior Manager in the preparation and field work for the timely filing of European Statutory accounts, as well as the liaison between Marriott and the contracted Auditing firm, and assisting with the accurate internal and external financial reporting of Europe’s unaudited legal entities.

Responsibilities include assisting with financial statement preparation, coordination of audits and review and analysis of unaudited entities in Europe, with specific experience in German GAAP. The Manager Entity Reporting works with independence, but within established guidelines, producing and analysing financial information as well as legal contracts to support the accounting for subsidiaries. In addition, he/she will serve as a contact for entity questions/issues for stakeholders across the organisation as it pertains to countries across Europe.

SCOPE/BUSINESS CONTEXT/EXPECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

• Preparation and delivery of information required for the filing of the annual statutory accounts for varying entities within Europe, including the financial statements and the excel files containing the current years activity
• Work with the company auditors and deliver the information required to perform the audits in a timely manner
• Work with Tax team ensuring that all relevant taxes are recorded and reported
• Recording journal entries as necessary
• Reconcile Local accounting systems to Marriott’s Peoplesoft system, and ensure Local and Marriott ledgers are in balance
• Use relevant computer programs to verify details of recorded transactions; conduct detailed examinations of cash receipts and disbursement vouchers, payroll records, requisitions, delivery notes, receiving reports and other accounting and operating documents to ascertain whether transactions are properly supported and are recorded correctly
• Recommend ways to bring programs and operations into compliance with goals and objectives
• Partner with Tax, Treasury Accounting Services, Corporate & Statutory Accounting, Treasury, Legal and all other interested parties
• Assist with the quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliation certification process (known as MIP66) for European entities
• Partner with hotel Directors of Finance as appropriate
• Maintain accurate and detailed working papers in the agreed standard format
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by the Senior Manager

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Finance
• Knowledge of German GAAP and IFRS
• Knowledge of overall hotel operations and accounting principles
• Ability to collect, analyse, and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise oral and written reports
• Knowledge of Peoplesoft, Fidelio, Micros and additional systems used in the hotels preferred
• Ability to establish and retain effective working relationships with external agencies, hotel management and associates
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• An ability to work unsupervised and manage time efficiently
  
  Language Skills

• Fluent English
• Fluent German

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities