Hilton Vancouver Downtown is a 206-room full-service hotel in the heart of downtown Vancouver, steps from Robson Street and the city’s sports and entertainment district. We’re hiring a hands-on Financial Controller to lead finance for our hotel and our sister property, Hotel Belmont Vancouver (84 rooms), a short walk away. The role is based at Hilton Vancouver Downtown, with regular time in office at Hotel Belmont.

You'll own accounting, reporting, tax, audit and controls for both hotels, lead a small finance team, and be a real business partner to each General Manager and to Pacific Reach head office. Alongside the monthly close, you'll handle owner and investor reporting for a stratified hotel, support major renovation and capital projects, and help guide a brand transition.

Post month-end adjustments, accruals, prepaids and allocations

Complete and review all balance sheet reconciliations each month

Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules

Collaboration with head office

Partner with Pacific Reach head office as the hotels' finance lead, making sure their reporting, information and deadline needs are met

Prepare monthly reporting packages and ad-hoc analysis for head office and ownership

Coordinate capital purchases and project spending with the Pacific Reach development team

Align budgets, forecasts and accounting policies with head office standards and timelines

Support head office on audits, financing, tax and portfolio-wide initiatives

Take on special projects from the General Managers and the corporate office

Manage cash flow forecasting, bank accounts and transfers

Reconcile the FF&E; reserve bank account and track capital and renovation spend against budget





Coordinate the upload of investor statements to the owner website

Resolve strata corporation billing issues with the strata manager

Revenue, payables and controls

Oversee income audit, credit card reconciliations, city ledger and collections

Support Accounts Payable as needed, with strong vendor setup and payment-fraud controls

Maintain a strong internal control framework, including approval limits and segregation of duties

Payroll, tax and compliance

Review payroll and labour reporting, and ensure compliance with the BC Employment Standards Act

File GST, PST, MRDT, payroll remittances, Employer Health Tax, WorkSafeBC and other taxes and fees on time

Coordinate annual external audits for both hotels

Complete statistical surveys for government and industry bodies

Lead, coach and cross-train the finance team across both hotels

Provide vacation coverage for the Assistant Controller and Accounts Payable

CPA designation, or a degree in accounting or finance with equivalent experience

5+ years as a hotel Controller or Assistant Controller, ideally in full-service or branded hotels

Solid knowledge of USALI, GST/PST/MRDT, payroll remittances and BC employment standards

Experience leading year-end audits

Advanced Excel skills and experience with hotel PMS, POS and accounting systems

Clear communication: you can explain the numbers to GMs, owners and head office

Highly organized, able to manage two closes and competing deadlines without losing accuracy A collaborative style: you work well with operations, head office, auditors and outside partners

Multi-property or cluster finance experience

Hilton and/or other franchise finance systems

Experience with Microsoft Great Plains

Extended health and dental benefits

Chainwide Hotel travel discounts and F&B; discounts

📌 Financial Management & Comptroller (Vancouver)
🏢 Hilton Vancouver Downtown
📍 Vancouver