Accounting Operations Lead | Elevated Hospitality Partners

ELEVATED HOSPITALITY PARTNERS | ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS LEAD

Philippines - Independent Contractor | Full-Time

ABOUT ELEVATED HOSPITALITY PARTNERS

Elevated Hospitality Partners supports a growing portfolio of short-term rental property management brands across multiple U.S. markets, including Texas, New Mexico, and California, with over 1,000 total properties.

Our companies manage vacation rental homes on behalf of homeowners, with a focus on excellent guest experiences, thoughtful homeowner communication, strong local operations, and disciplined financial management. As we continue to grow, we are building a centralized finance and accounting function that can support our operating companies with consistency, accuracy, and scalability.

We are looking for an experienced Accounting Operations Lead based in the Philippines to help manage our end-to-end accounting workflows across all markets.

This is not a basic bookkeeping role. We are looking for a high-ownership accounting professional who has existing experience in the U.S. short-term rental, vacation rental, property management, or hospitality accounting space and understands the complexity of homeowner statements, homeowner payouts, vendor payments, tax filing and remittance, property-level accounting, and month-end close across multiple markets.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENT
- Prior experience supporting a U.S.-based short-term rental, vacation rental, property management, or hospitality business is required.
- Experience with Guesty is strongly preferred, but not required. Experience with similar property management systems or short-term rental accounting workflows will also be considered.
- CPA certification is preferred.

ROLE OVERVIEW
As the Accounting Operations Lead, you will report to the Chief Financial Officer and be responsible for managing day-to-day accounting operations across our three short-term rental brands.

You will lead a small team of external and internal bookkeeping and accounting resources. Initially, much of the work will involve managing external bookkeeping and accounting partners, ensuring their work is completed accurately and on time, and taking day-to-day accounting coordination off the CFO’s plate. Over time, this role may help build, train, and lead internal accounting tea ---------- mbers as we bring more accounting processes in-house.

The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple accounting workstreams at once. You should be able to create structure, identify gaps, follow up on open items, and ensure accounting processes are completed accurately and on time.

WORKING HOURS
This is a full-time role aligned to U.S. Central Time. Required schedule: 9:00am-5:00pm Central Daylight Time, Monday-Friday.

Central Daylight Time to Philippines Time:
* 9:00am-5:00pm CDT = 10:00pm-6:00am PHT
* Because the Philippines does not observe daylight saving time, the Philippines time equivalent may shift when the U.S. changes between CDT and CST.
* Candidates must be comfortable working overnight Philippines hours on a consistent basis.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
This is a full-time independent contractor role based in the Philippines.
* Base pay: $1,700-$2,300 USD per month, based on experience.
* Compensation at the higher end of the range will be reserved for candidates with direct U.S. short-term rental accounting experience, Guesty experience, homeowner statement and payout experience, CPA certification, and prior leadership of bookkeeping or accounting resources.
* 13th month pay: Offered in December and prorated for partial years.
* PTO: Accrues at 1 paid day per month, usable after 90 days, with no annual rollover.
* Long-term opportunity: This is intended to be a long-term role with the opportunity to grow into a broader accounting leadership position as we continue building our internal finance and accounting team.

YOU WILL OWN
* Day-to-day accounting operations across Sierra Sol, Third Coast, and Redwood Coast.
* Month-end close coordination across all operating brands.
* Chart of accounts maintenance and accounting structure improvements.
* Homeowner statement review and homeowner payout support.
* Vendor payment workflows and accounts payable coordination.
* Tax filing and remittance support.
* End-to-end accounting flows across property management systems, accounting platforms, banking/payment tools, and reporting processes.
* Coordination and accountability of external and internal bookkeeping resources.
* Accounting SOPs, checklists, calendars, and process documentation.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
* Manage day-to-day accounting workflows across Sierra Sol, Third Coast, and Redwood Coast.
* Coordinate accounting activities across multiple markets, brands, entities, and accounting resources.
* Serve as the primary operational point of contact for external and internal bookkeeping resources.
* Ensure accounting tasks are completed accurately, consistently, and on schedule.
* Maintain clear accounting task lists, close calendars, open-item trackers, and follow-up routines.
* Identify process gaps, recurring issues, and opportunities to improve accounting workflows.
* Create structure and accountability across the full accounting process.

MONTH-END CLOSE
* Own and coordinate the month-end close process across all operating brands.
* Maintain the monthly close calendar and ensure deadlines are met.
* Review reconciliations, open items, supporting schedules, and accounting workpapers.
* Coordinate with bookkeeping and accounting resources to resolve missing information or discrepancies.
* Prepare summaries of close status, unresolved issues, and items requiring CFO review.
* Support timely preparation of market-level and company-level financial reporting.
* Help ensure each market’s financials are accurate, consistent, and ready for leadership review.

CHART OF ACCOUNTS AND FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
* Help maintain and improve the chart of accounts across multiple entities and operating brands.
* Ensure transactions are coded consistently across markets.
* Support department, market, homeowner, property, and entity-level reporting needs.
* Help create scalable accounting structures that support business growth.
* Document accounting policies, workflows, coding rules, and reporting standards.
* Identify where account structure, classes, departments, properties, or other reporting dimensions need to be improved.

HOMEOWNER STATEMENTS AND PAYOUTS
* Support the preparation, review, and accuracy of homeowner statements.
* Help ensure homeowner payouts are processed accurately and on time.
* Review homeowner charges, owner proceeds, adjustments, deductions, reimbursements, and management fees.
* Investigate and resolve homeowner accounting questions or discrepancies.
* Ensure property-level revenue, expenses, fees, and reimbursements are properly reflected.
* Help maintain clean and accurate homeowner accounting records.

VENDOR PAYMENTS AND PAYABLES
* Manage and improve the vendor payment process.
* Ensure vendor bills are properly received, coded, approved, and scheduled for payment.
* Coordinate with market teams to resolve missing invoices, approvals, W-9s, or supporting details.
* Support payment tracking, vendor statement review, and payables reporting.
* Help ensure strong controls around vendor payments and expense approvals.
* Identify recurring vendor payment issues and recommend process improvements.

TAX FILING AND REMITTANCE SUPPORT
* Support lodging tax, sales tax, occupancy tax, and other required tax filing and remittance processes.
* Track filing deadlines and payment due dates by market.
* Coordinate with internal and external resources to ensure filings are prepared and submitted on time.
* Reconcile tax liability accounts and investigate discrepancies.
* Maintain supporting records for tax filings, payments, and related schedules.
* Help ensure tax processes are documented, repeatable, and scalable across markets.

END-TO-END ACCOUNTING FLOWS
* Manage accounting workflows across systems such as property management software, accounting platforms, payment tools, bank accounts, and reporting tools.
* Support the flow of reservation revenue, guest payments, owner payouts, management fees, vendor charges, taxes, reimbursements, and company revenue.
* Help reconcile data between property management systems, banking/payment platforms, and accounting software.
* Identify broken workflows, missing data, duplicate entries, reconciliation issues, and process gaps.
* Create and maintain SOPs for key accounting processes.

SYSTEMS AND TOOLS
* Experience with QuickBooks Online or similar accounting software is required.
* Experience with Guesty is strongly preferred.
* Experience with short-term rental, vacation rental, property management, or hospitality accounting systems is highly valuable.
* Experience with tools such as Topkey, Breezeway, AppFolio, Buildium, Hostaway, Streamline, Track, OwnerRez, or similar platforms is a plus.
* Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills are required.

TEAM AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
* Lead a small team of external and internal bookkeeping and accounting resources.
* Assign tasks, follow up on progress, and hold resources accountable to deadlines.
* Review work quality and escalate issues when needed.
* Help train future accounting tea ---------- mbers as the internal team grows.
* Build SOPs, checklists, and process documentation to support future scalability.
* Help create a high-quality internal accounting function over time.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
* 5+ years of accounting, bookkeeping, finance operations, or related experience.
* Prior experience supporting a U.S.-based short-term rental, vacation rental, property management, or hospitality business.
* Experience with homeowner statements, homeowner payouts, property-level accounting, trust/escrow-style workflows, or similar accounting processes.
* Experience with U.S. accounting practices and working with U.S.-based companies.
* Strong QuickBooks Online experience or experience with similar accounting platforms.
* Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills.
* Experience managing month-end close tasks and reconciliations.
* Experience coordinating with bookkeepers, accountants, operators, or business leaders.
* Strong written and spoken English communication skills.
* Ability to work 9:00am-5:00pm Central Daylight Time.

STRONGLY PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
* CPA certification.
* Guesty experience.
* Experience with short-term rental or vacation rental homeowner statements.
* Experience with homeowner payouts and homeowner accounting.
* Experience with lodging tax, occupancy tax, sales tax, or similar tax remittance processes.
* Experience with multi-entity businesses.
* Experience supporting multiple markets, locations, or operating companies.
* Experience building accounting SOPs and process documentation.
* Experience leading or supervising bookkeepers or accounting assistants.

WHAT WE LOOK FOR
* Highly organized and detail-oriented.
* Proactive and comfortable taking ownership.
* Strong follow-up and accountability.
* Able to manage multiple deadlines and workstreams.
* Comfortable working with U.S.-based leadership teams.
* Able to identify accounting issues and recommend solutions.
* Process-minded and interested in building scalable systems.
* Clear, professional, and responsive in communication.
* Comfortable leading other accounting resources.
* Excited to grow with a company over time.

LOCATION
This role is fully remote within the Philippines. Candidates must have reliable internet, a quiet professional work environment, and the ability to work overnight Philippines hours aligned to U.S. Central Time.

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit the following:
* Resume/CV.
* Brief written summary of your accounting experience.
* Details of your experience with U.S. short-term rental, vacation rental, property management, or hospitality accounting.
* Any experience you have with Guesty or similar property management systems.
* Any experience you have with homeowner statements, homeowner payouts, trust/escrow-style accounting, lodging tax, or month-end close.
* Your experience with QuickBooks Online or similar accounting systems.
* Your experience managing bookkeepers, accounting assistants, or external accounting resources.
* Your expected monthly compensation in USD.
* Your availability to work 9:00am-5:00pm Central Daylight Time.
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REQUIRED APPLICATION QUESTIONS
Please answer the following questions in your application:

1. Describe your experience with U.S. short-term rental, vacation rental, property management, or hospitality accounting.

2. Have you worked with Guesty? If yes, what accounting-related tasks did you handle inside or connected to Guesty?

3. Have you prepared or reviewed homeowner or owner statements? Please explain.

4. Have you supported homeowner payouts, lodging tax, sales tax, occupancy tax, or trust/escrow-style accounting?

5. What accounting software have you used? Please describe your QuickBooks Online experience.

6. Tell us about a time you managed bookkeepers, accounting assistants, or external accounting resources.

7. Describe your month-end close experience.

8. Are you a CPA? If yes, please include details.

9. What is your expected monthly compensation in USD?

10. Can you consistently work 9:00am-5:00pm Central Daylight Time?

Applications that do not describe relevant short-term rental, vacation rental, property management, or hospitality accounting experience will not be considered.

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