Controller

About the role

The Greenbrier is hiring a Controller for its Finance & Accounting department in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The Controller leads the accounting function for The Greenbrier and its affiliated entities, overseeing the general ledger, financial reporting, month-end and year-end close, internal controls and audit support, and working closely with the Vice President of Treasury and Finance.

Key responsibilities

• Direct and oversee month-end and year-end close to ensure timely, accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and review financial statements under GAAP and USALI standards.
• Oversee the general ledger, chart of accounts and account reconciliation across multiple entities.
• Lead, develop and evaluate the accounting management team, including the Assistant Controller, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll managers.
• Review and approve journal entries, accruals, prepaid expenses, depreciation and inter-company allocations.
• Coordinate annual audits and lender or regulatory examinations, and prepare required schedules and documentation.
• Oversee fixed assets, capital projects and construction-in-progress capitalization.
• Manage payroll accounting and sales, use and occupancy tax filings with external tax advisors.
• Partner with Treasury on bank reconciliations, cash reporting and cash forecasting, and with FP&A on budget-to-actual reporting and forecasts.
• Identify ways to strengthen internal controls and improve accounting processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years in a supervisory or Controller-level role.
• Experience managing the full accounting cycle, multi-entity accounting and inter-company transactions.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and internal controls, and experience as primary contact during external audits.
• Preferred: active CPA license, hospitality accounting experience, USALI knowledge, and experience in a privately held or family-office ownership structure.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial reporting systems.
• Preferred: Sage 100 or comparable ERP, and Opera PMS or similar hospitality systems.
• Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet recurring deadlines.

Primarily office-based on the resort property, with occasional travel and additional hours during close, audits and peak periods.