Intern - Accounting and Finance at Highgate Hotels Irving, TX

Intern

• Accounting and Finance job at Highgate Hotels. Irving, TX. Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle. .

Location

Highgate Corporate Offices Irving, TX

Overview

Ready to dive headfirst into the dynamic world of accounting and finance? We're searching for bright, driven interns currently in their Junior or final year of undergraduate study, and we've crafted an exclusive 10-week journey that will take your financial expertise to a whole new level. Designed to fully immerse you into the financial operations that keep our Hotel Property Portfolio thriving. A 360-view rotational program that exposes you to the various facets of accounting and finance from corporate accounting, finance optimization, treasury to financial planning and analysis. This is an onsite position based out of our headquarters in Irving, Texas.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Accounting and Finance, Treasury, Finance Optimization leadership team in a rotational finance internship opportunity
• Participate in month end close process, prepare journal entries, reconciliations and month end financial statements
• Provide support on treasury, financial modelling, planning, reporting, budgeting and forecasting, analysis and reviews
• Gain an understanding of internal controls, audit processes and procedures
• Assist with various projects as needed
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of information

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Accounting, Finance, or Hospitality Finance (in progress) or a similar degree

• Minimum Junior status

• Knowledge of accounting and/or finance principles

• Advanced Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and reports) and PowerPoint skills

• Must be organized with the ability to work accurately in a time efficient manner

• Demonstrated communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Ability to participate in a summer internship program of 10 weeks (June 10th

• August 16th 2024)

• You must reside in Dallas, TX during the internship