Accounting - Assistant Financial Controller

Accounting - Assistant Financial Controller

Halekulani , 2199 Kalia Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Posted Monday January 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM

LEGACY is a core value that Halekulani lives by to celebrate our cultural history. For over 100 years, the hotel has welcomed visitors to Waikiki Beach, sharing our gracious hospitality, impeccable service, and unparalleled cuisine. Halekulani and Halepuna Waikiki employees live the legacy through the "art of service."

Oversees the accounting department functions including the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, General Cashier, Income Audit and Financial Reporting functions. Leads the monthly and annual functions such as closing, reporting, budgeting, and auditing. ensures compliance with financial regulations, enhances departmental productivity, supports financial planning and reporting, and fosters exceptional internal service delivery. Collaborates with other key departments to support the hotel’s financial performance and achieve qualitative goals, including maintaining or improving prestigious ratings such as Forbes Travel Guide and AAA.

• Partners with the Hotel Controller and hotel management to align operational needs with financial requirements.
• Provides direct oversight and responsibility over Accounting functions including the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, General Cashier, Income Audit and Financial Reporting functions.
• Leads and completes month-end closing procedures, reconciles general ledger accounts, conducts detailed financial analysis for month-end and provides all stakeholders timely and accurate financial statements.
• Works with operational leaders to review labor performance and productivity against standards and helps to improve and ensure healthy labor productivity and efficiency.
• Supports the Financial Controller in the preparation of annual budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
  • Collaborates with Accounting Manager to monitor inventory, including valuation, costing, and reconciliation.
  • Serves as a liaison for external and internal audits and provides requested information on a timely basis

• Directly leads and supports the Accounting division team. Fosters a positive, high-performing culture with a focus on teamwork, sense of unity, service excellence, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Verifies the accuracy and quantity of work produced on a daily, weekly, monthly basis for all areas of Accounting.
• Sets goals for each departmental function, monitors progress, and holds staff accountable for results. Sets clear short and long-term goals for each staff member and meets regularly to ensure progress. Ensures leaders are also meeting regularly with their respective employees.
• Participates in the selection, onboarding, training, development and succession planning for Accounting staff with the support of the Learning and Development and Human Resources teams.

• Ensures compliance with local, state and federal regulations, tax laws, and financial reporting standards.
• Helps instill and ensure a strong internal control environment to safeguard hotel assets and minimizes risk.
• Assesses, develops, implements and follows proper internal controls, processes and procedures to ensure appropriate compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, Policies, Government Law & Regulation, GAAP, J-SOX.
• Creates and establishes departmental and hotel-wide procedures to safeguard the hotel against monetary theft and maintain compliance with internal controls and hotel polices.

• Identifies and implements opportunities to streamline Accounting system workflows that improve accuracy, timeliness, efficiency, and enhances user experiences.
• Assists the Financial Controller with sourcing, vetting, implementing and maintaining various Finance-related systems and programs. This may include assisting IT and Finance leadership with requirements gathering, implementing new…