Accountant

Howard Financial is a tech-forward outsourced accounting and finance firm founded in 2023 delivering full-cycle accounting controllership and advisory services to clients across four verticals: Vacation Rental Hospitality Consumer & E-Commerce and Development & Real Estate. We build lean high-performing finance teams for our clients and pair them with modern tools and streamlined processes no legacy bureaucracy no bloated hierarchies.

ROLE PURPOSE

We are hiring an Accountant with a rock-solid accounting background and deep expertise in Hospitality and Vacation Rentals to support one or more of our high-growth clients.

This is not a bookkeeping role. We need a technically strong accountant who thoroughly understands full-cycle US GAAP accounting complex revenue recognition and trust/escrow dynamics specific to the hospitality sector. You will independently own the month-end close cycle review the work of junior team members resolve complex technical discrepancies and serve as the technical backbone of the account working alongside a Controller or Sr. Controller who oversees overall account strategy.

• Own Full-Cycle Month-End Close: Lead and execute the complete close process for complex Vacation Rental and Hospitality accounts ensuring GAAP compliance precise accruals and clean balance sheets.
• Complex Reconciliations & Revenue Recognition: Reconcile high-volume multi-property transaction data including owner statements trust/escrow accounts channel commissions (Airbnb VRBO Direct) and merchant processors against PMS data.
• PMS & GL Integration: Identify troubleshoot and resolve complex discrepancies in booking occupancy tourist tax and revenue data flowing from PMS platforms into the general ledger.
• Review & Quality Control: Review audit and mentor junior accountants/bookkeepers on the account serving as the first point of escalation for accounting judgment calls.
• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Prepare accurate property-level and portfolio-level financial statements (P&L Balance Sheet Cash Flow) and perform detailed variance analysis for leadership and clients.
• Process & Controls Improvement: Maintain and elevate accounting procedures specific to the vacation rental revenue cycle (management fee splits cleaning fee pass-throughs owner payouts and local tax compliance).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with the Controller/Sr. Controller and communicate technical accounting insights clearly to client-side stakeholders.

• Solid Accounting Foundation: Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or equivalent. CPA EA or progress toward CPA is strongly preferred.
• 35 Years of Proven Accounting Experience: Demonstrable ownership of full month-end close cycles complex ledger entries and financial statement preparation (beyond basic transactional bookkeeping).
• Hospitality & Vacation Rental/STR Expertise: Hands-on experience in Hospitality accounting (Hotels Multi-property or Short-Term Rentals) with direct experience in Trust/Escrow Accounting and owner disbursement cycles.
• Strong US GAAP Knowledge: Solid technical grounding in US GAAP standards particularly around revenue recognition deferred revenue and accrued liabilities in service/hospitality environments.
• High-Volume Data Mastery: Advanced Excel / Google Sheets skills (complex formulas nested lookups pivot tables large dataset reconciliation models).
• Multi-Entity / Multi-Property Exposure: Proven capability to handle multi-entity or multi-client structures simultaneously without sacrificing accuracy.
• Fluent Professional English: Exceptional written and verbal English skills for daily communication with US-based clients and team members.

• PMS Expertise: Hands-on experience with Vacation Rental PMS software such as Guesty Streamline Track Hostaway BuildingEngines or similar systems.
• Modern Stack: Proficiency with cloud tools like QBO Ramp or NetSuite.
• Industry Background: Previous experience working at a high-growth vacation rental operator/property management company (e.g. Vacasa Evolve Sonder Awning) or a specialized outsourced accounting firm.

• Your experience is limited to transactional bookkeeping AP/AR entry or basic data input without full ownership of close and financial statements.
• You do not have previous experience in Hospitality Property Management or Vacation Rentals.
• You are unfamiliar with Trust/Escrow accounting dynamics or high-volume transactional reconciliations.
• You are looking for a passive back-office role with no technical troubleshooting or client interaction.

• 100% Remote Work with a US-based fast-growing firm.
• Exposure to top-tier clients and business models within the dynamic Vacation Rental and Hospitality space.
• Direct access to Controllers and firm leadership in a flat modern non-bureaucratic structure.
• Clear career progression paths into Controller-level scope as the firm expands.