Senior Director – Head of Accounting & Financial Reporting at Kasa Full Time

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Reporting Accuracy & Timeliness: Accurate and timely reporting for our properties and corporate investors is critical to Kasa’s near and long-term success. You will have direct responsibility to ensure that we remain best-in-class for this critical function, including, but not limited to, corporate allocation decisions, new partnership structuring decision-making, KPI reporting, partner reporting mediums, and managing scalable reconciliation processes.
• Team Management: Oversee and inspire a ~15 person team across the US and Mexico to produce top-tier financial reporting while maximizing reconciliation efficiency to achieve greater economies of scale as Kasa continues to grow.
• Tax and Audit Improvements: Ensure SOC and audit compliance as Kasa continues to grow across multiple jurisdictions, agreement types and with various investment partners.
• Partner and Cross-Functional Management: Oversee multiple external partnerships with tax, audit, real estate and legal firms across a wide range of financial reporting-related projects, as well as mentorship of property general managers and financial reporting managers on best practices, frequencies, and approaches to property owner financial reporting. Key internal stakeholders with frequent interaction with this role include regional general managers, real estate growth, sales and marketing, reservations and distributions.

Requirements

• Requirement: CPA license with at least 12 years of experience leading accounting/reporting teams in the hospitality or travel industry
• Requirement: Significant experience with hotel management agreement reporting standards (USALI and GAAP), lease accounting, and familiarity with ownership structures common in the commercial real estate industry
• Requirement: Experience with corporate company-level reporting, including GAAP financial reporting, equity accounting, and corporate KPI analysis.
• Nice to have: Experience working with product/tech teams to develop creative solutions to legacy accounting system and/or process blockers
• Nice to have: Experience using Netsuite, Adaptive Insights (Workday), SQL or Looker.
• Nice to have: Experience crafting new reporting and reconciliation processes for complex customer sales
• Nice to have: Public company and/or venture-backed company reporting experience
• Nice to have: Fluent in Spanish (frequent interaction with Kasa Mexico team)
• Key Values: Highest degree of integrity, energized by complex problem solving, thinking outside the box, willing to “roll up your sleeves”, empathetic leader, and confident communicator.

Benefits

• 🌏 Remote Work: With flexibility as a core value, and over three-quarters of the team working remotely, Kasa employees are able to work from anywhere!
• ✈ Kasa Travel Credit: We love to travel! Kasa employees get an allowance of free stays with us in any of our locations, plus a discount on any night for friends and family.
• 💰 The Pay: The starting base pay range for this role is set based on multiple considerations including business needs, market demands, talent availability, experience, and unique skills and attributes. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity, bonus, perks, benefits, and Kasa Travel Credits.
• 📈 Generous Stock Option Plan: At Kasa, our compensation philosophy is to offer a total compensation package that over-indexes on equity to encourage our team to think like owners (by being owners) and benefit from the growth in value that our collective hard work creates.
• 🙌 Flexible PTO: Full-time exempt Kasa employees are encouraged to take time off as they need and see fit, ensuring that it’s not disruptive to their work.
• 📱 Cell phone reimbursement: We reimburse a portion of your monthly cell phone bill to say thanks for using your personal phone during the workday.
• 📈 401(k) Plan: As you invest in yourself and your future, Kasa invests in you too: we match 100% of the first 2% of deferred salary, and 50% of the next 2%.
• 🩺 Health Coverage: We’ve invested in comprehensive health insurance options to help when you need it most, including a company-sponsored plan with fertility coverage.
• ⭐ Other Perks: Qualifying full-time roles are eligible for a wi-fi stipend, home office stipend, and more!