Assistant Club Controller

Company: Makena Golf and Beach Club
Location: Kihei
Posted on: May 24, 2023

Job Description:

Club ControllerKey RelationshipsReports to: VP of Operations/VP of FinanceDirect reports: N/AOther key relationships: Across DepartmentsThe objective of the Club Controller position is to provide accuracy, profitability, and expense goals all while managing multiple projects per year, ensuring transactions are completed and reporting is timely.ResponsibilitiesSupervise Accounting function and related staff management including hiring, training, and performance management.Advise operating staff on financial, business, internal control matters, and organizational structure.Participate in directing and ensuring state-of-art accounting/finance-related solutions that involve software applications and related hardware for all administrative/operational functions.Maintain a current and accurate version of the project's business plan.Month-end accounting closing/reporting.Generate weekly/monthly reports to stakeholders along with supervising financial statement preparation to the partnership.Initiation of bank wires/disbursements.Create internal auditing programs/routines to ensure records are accurately maintained while consistently following policies and procedures to align with the department's annual external audit exercise.Participate in weekly meetings including Business Partner Review, finance committee, and monthly partner calls.Identify & implement opportunities for expense control.Establish new policy and procedures processes, documentation, and ensure compliance.Process improvement and implementation of current GAAP/FASB pronouncements.Enforce compliance with established procedures for contracts, PO's, limits of authority, and expense reimbursement.Provide exceptional service and communication at all times with members/guests, and team members.Any other duties as assigned.QualificationsDemonstrates respect for and appreciation of Hawaiian values, history, and culture, understanding its implication in one's work, in fostering meaningful relationships, and in embracing the community served.Bachelor's degree from accredited college or university, preferably in Finance/Accounting, 4-5 years of job-related skill/knowledge, and CPA license preferred.Prior working knowledge of accounting applications to include Timberline & Jonas POS highly preferred.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Product Suite.Positive attitude, professional demeanor, and exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to deliver service to members, guests, and team members.Knowledge of and ability to operate computer and communication platforms.Ability to work in a team environment.Ability to stay calm and focused during the busiest of times.Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays and a shift greater than eight (8) hours in length.Ability to read, write, speak and understand English; additional languages preferred.Ability to meet the physical demands of the position including, but not limited to, working indoors and outdoors, standing, walking, and moving for periods of greater than four (4) hours, and infrequently lifting, carrying, bending, stooping, squatting, reaching and pushing.Leadership Competencies for Success in the RoleThinking and Acting StrategicallyUnderstand the purpose, context, goals, and objectives of Discovery, their own area of work, and how those are interconnected. Demonstrates an understanding of how personal work and actions will impact the long-term goals of the company. Anticipates future trends and consequences. Uses insights to formulate plans that further the objectives, priorities, and vision of the organization.InnovationGenerates viable, new approaches and solutions that solve problems.Achieving GoalsStrives to continuously achieve excellence in all tasks and goals, focusing efforts on achieving high-quality results consistent with the organization's standards.Decision Making and Problem SolvingConducts appropriate level of analysis and diagnosis and effectively makes decisions involving varied levels of risk and ambiguity. Evaluate alternative course of action and produce logical, practical, and acceptable solutions.TeamworkAbility to work collaboratively both within and across teams to achieve company goals. Understands and is tolerant of differing needs and viewpoints of other individuals.CommunicationAbility to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing. Effectively communicates in both individual and group settings.Talent ManagementAbility to identify, recruit, and manage talent and performance on the team.Coaching and MentoringProvide active support to team members, including peers, to perform and contribute to their potential.About Discovery Land CompanyFounded in 1994 by Michael S. Meldman, Discovery Land Company specializes in building luxury residential private club communities and resorts throughout North America. We have grown to be the premier player in the high-end resort residential niche with 20 world-class projects in our portfolio. Our communities are distinct with their own architectural styles, world-class amenities, and high levels of service. We don't build buildings, but rather we build settings where families can create intergenerational memories and enrich their lives in exquisite and untouched sanctuaries. These settings offer a casual and comfortable sense of community through outstanding clubhouses, premier golf courses, welcoming staff, world-class culinary offerings, and outdoor pursuits. To ease and enrich your experiences, Discovery holds itself to the highest of service standards. Every decision we make is driven by one fundamental objective: to make the time you spend with the people you care about most not merely enjoyable, but memorable.About Makena Golf & Beach ClubMakena Golf & Beach Club boasts breathtaking ocean views, stunning mountain landscapes, and immaculate crescent-shaped sandy beaches on Maui - one of the most popular island destinations in the world. Discovery Land Company's vision for Makena Golf & Beach Club is guided by the desire to create a community that balances what has come before and new innovations to create a cohesive community. Makena Golf & Beach Club is an exquisite private golf and beach community with over a mile of pristine coastline and acres of ocean-view land that extends from the Pacific Ocean to the mountain on Maui's south shore. Makena will feature Discovery Land Company's unparalleled amenities, acclaimed member services and celebrates Outdoor Pursuits programs to create family memories and experiences like no other in the world.This job description may not comprise all duties, responsibilities or skills that may be required to be performed. Management has the right to change or delete information from the job description at any time without notice. The company is responsible to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the position.

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