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Job Title: Senior Accountant (Temporary Contract) Job Description The Senior Accountant will lead complex account reconciliations for a portfolio of hotels and properties, with a primary focus on cleaning up aged balances and preparing accurate balance sheets for external reporting. This role centers on detailed analysis of historical ledger data, bank and prepaid reconciliations, and diagnosis of aged items on the balance sheet, while also collaborating with property-level teams to resolve discrepancies and finalize account positions. Responsibilities • Perform comprehensive reconciliations of accounts tied to legacy ledgers for hotels and properties, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and proper documentation. • Lead bank reconciliation activities, verifying that cash balances align with bank statements and investigating discrepancies in a timely manner. • Complete detailed prepaid account reconciliations, confirming appropriate amortization and classification of prepaid expenses. • Analyze and diagnose aged data and aged items on the balance sheet, identifying root causes, proposing corrections, and implementing solutions. • Apply a solid understanding of debits and credits to review, validate, and adjust journal entries associated with reconciliations. • Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations to support a clean, accurate, and audit-ready general ledger. • Use reconciliation and financial close software, as well as ERP systems, to manage and track reconciliation activities and documentation. • Conduct data analysis and aging report reviews to highlight issues, trends, and risks in account balances. • Collaborate and communicate with hotel and property teams to resolve open items, obtain supporting documentation, and clarify transaction details. • Support the cleanup of the balance sheet to ensure it is ready for review and submission to third parties by established deadlines. • Leverage Excel and other analytical tools to perform detailed account analysis, reconciliations, and variance explanations. • Contribute to continuous improvement of reconciliation processes, documentation standards, and close procedures. Essential Skills • At least 5+ years of accounting experience with a strong focus on account reconciliations and balance sheet analysis. • Proven experience performing bank reconciliations and resolving discrepancies between general ledger and bank statements. • Solid understanding of debits and credits and their application in general ledger accounting. • Hands-on experience with balance sheet reconciliations, including identification and resolution of aged items. • Ability to analyze aging reports and financial data to diagnose issues and recommend corrective actions. • Proficiency in Excel for financial and reconciliation analysis. • Experience working with reconciliation or financial close software such as BlackLine or similar tools. • Familiarity with SAP ERP or comparable enterprise resource planning systems. • Bachelors degree in Accounting. Additional Skills & Qualifications • BlackLine experience is preferred and will help accelerate success in this role. • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is a nice-to-have and considered an asset. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly with aged balance sheet items and legacy ledger data. • Effective communication skills to work with hotel and property teams and obtain necessary information for reconciliations. • Ability to work toward defined deadlines and support a timely financial close process. Work Environment This role is based at a corporate headquarters within a facility accounting group that supports a portfolio of hotels and properties. The position focuses heavily on balance sheet cleanup and preparation of reconciliations to meet strict close deadlines, including an August deadline to support a September close and readiness for review by third parties. The work environment is professional and deadline-driven, with frequent use of Excel, reconciliation software such as BlackLine, and an SAP ERP system to manage financial data and documentation. The team works collaboratively to resolve issues with property-level contacts and to maintain high standards of accuracy and completeness in financial reporting. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Plano, TX. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $40.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Plano, TX. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Nov 2, 2026. Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Plano,TX. About Aston Carter Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options. San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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Perform comprehensive reconciliations of accounts tied to legacy ledgers for hotels and properties, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and proper documentation.
Lead bank reconciliation activities, verifying that cash balances align with bank statements and investigating discrepancies in a timely manner.
Complete detailed prepaid account reconciliations, confirming appropriate amortization and classification of prepaid expenses.
Analyze and diagnose aged data and aged items on the balance sheet, identifying root causes, proposing corrections, and implementing solutions.
Apply a solid understanding of debits and credits to review, validate, and adjust journal entries associated with reconciliations.
Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations to support a clean, accurate, and audit-ready general ledger.
Use reconciliation and financial close software, as well as ERP systems, to manage and track reconciliation activities and documentation.
Conduct data analysis and aging report reviews to highlight issues, trends, and risks in account balances.
Collaborate and communicate with hotel and property teams to resolve open items, obtain supporting documentation, and clarify transaction details.
Support the cleanup of the balance sheet to ensure it is ready for review and submission to third parties by established deadlines.
Leverage Excel and other analytical tools to perform detailed account analysis, reconciliations, and variance explanations.
Contribute to continuous improvement of reconciliation processes, documentation standards, and close procedures.
Essential Skills
At least 5+ years of accounting experience with a strong focus on account reconciliations and balance sheet analysis.
Proven experience performing bank reconciliations and resolving discrepancies between general ledger and bank statements.
Solid understanding of debits and credits and their application in general ledger accounting.
Hands-on experience with balance sheet reconciliations, including identification and resolution of aged items.
Ability to analyze aging reports and financial data to diagnose issues and recommend corrective actions.
Proficiency in Excel for financial and reconciliation analysis.
Experience working with reconciliation or financial close software such as BlackLine or similar tools.
Familiarity with SAP ERP or comparable enterprise resource planning systems.
Bachelors degree in Accounting.

Nice-to-haves

BlackLine experience is preferred and will help accelerate success in this role.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation is a nice-to-have and considered an asset.

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