Tax Accountant

Shamin Hotels is an award-winning developer and Virginia's largest hotel owner, which owns and operates over 70 hotels and has another 15 under various stages of development. With that growth we are seeking a dynamic leader who can join our team as a Tax Accountant.
Essential Job Functions:

• Track and record lease/rental income. Follow up with tenants.
• Prepare hotel data to send to CPA for tax return preparation. Correspond with the CPA during tax preparation, provide him with any additional documents when requested.
• Once the tax returns are finalized, post the adjustments sent by CPA, upload tax returns, K-1, & asset schedules in google drive and post adjusting and depreciation journal entries provided by CPA.
• Assist in other tax-related tasks like extensions and making payments.
• Prepare and file non hotel tax returns using Turbo Tax.
• Make mortgage payments for all the hotels and reconcile monthly mortgage related g/l accounts such as the FFE reserve, tax escrow, and insurance escrow.
• Reconciliations of balance sheet accounts like Mortgage, Real estate Tax escrow, FFE reserve.
• Collect and submit necessary supporting documents to banks for disbursement of funds in FFE reserve.
• Calculate and accrue interest on intercompany loans on a quarterly basis. Reconciling intercompany loan account.
• On quarterly basis, accrue costs paid by "Shamin Renovations" for each hotel, in respective hotel fixed asset accounts.
• Perform monthly bank reconciliations for non-hotel accounts.
• Assist with the preparation of hotel annual budgets (CMBS loans only)
• Reconcile hotel operating accounts
• Review monthly sales tax returns
• Assist with sales tax audits
• File business personal property tax returns

Education & Experience:

• Four-year undergraduate degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance, Audit, Economics, or Business Administration or equivalent work experience
• Strong financial knowledge required.
• Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data, and possess basic mathematical skills
• Reading, Writing, Basic Math
• Computer skills

Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of the job, the employee will be required to:

• Frequently stand, walk or sit for extended periods. Long and varied hours are often required (8 hours).
• Ability to use hands to fingers, handle, feel, talk and hear.
• Bending, reaching, stooping or crouching on occasion.
• Light Work - Exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Requirements:

• Must be able to convey information and ideas clearly, both oral and written in English.
• Must be able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately
• Must be able to work well in stressful, high-pressure situations resolving issues even if the situation did not begin with them.
• Must maintain composure and objectivity under pressure. Must be respectful and maintain a calm demeanor.
• Must have the ability to assimilate complex information, data, etc. from various sources and consider, adjust or modify to meet the constraints of the particular need.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding and clarifying concerns and issues raised by team members and guests.
• Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data, and basic arithmetic functions.
• Must be able to work with a myriad of personalities and levels within the hotel and outside sources