Vice President of Accounting

The Vice President of Accounting is a senior leadership role and key strategic partner to the CFO, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the accounting function and building a best-in-class financial organization supporting hospitality (HOA operations, vacation rentals, hotels). This individual will serve as a strong leader—someone who operates with independence, intellectual curiosity, and a proactive mindset.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter who anticipates issues before they arise, asks thoughtful questions, challenges the status quo constructively, and drives continuous improvement across processes, controls, systems, and people. This role requires a hands-on leader with strong emotional intelligence, the ability to inspire and motivate teams, and a demonstrated track record of strengthening internal controls and leading enterprise-wide system implementations.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the Executive Committee, developing a strong partnership with the COO, to proactively identify risks, opportunities, and operational improvements
• Lead with a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach while maintaining a strategic perspective
• Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing accounting team with a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Lead Accounting team that reflects EWH’s culture of authentic hospitality, connections that matter, and care for place and people.
• Foster an environment that encourages curiosity, professional growth, and cross-functional collaboration
• Develop future leaders within the accounting organization through coaching, delegation, and succession planning
• Drive a culture of strong internal controls, operational discipline, and ethical decision-making

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Lead preparation of accurate and timely financial statements in accordance with GAAP
• Provide thoughtful analysis and insights that support strategic business decisions and drive long-term financial sustainability
• Monitor and interpret financial trends and variances and communicate findings to the Executive team
• Leads the budgeting and planning process including annual operating plan
• Prepares and presents budgets, regular financial reviews, forecasts and other financial reports to company leadership, executives and ownership in a timely and accurate fashion
• Achieves budget objectives by regularly analyzing and investigating variances as well as initiating and / or recommending corrective actions
• Compares revenue, sales and profit projections to actual figures and budgeted expenses to actual expenses; makes or oversees any necessary adjustments to future projections and budgets
• Prepares, forecasts, and monitors Cash Flow
• Oversite of cash management ensuring sufficient yield on funds and proper collection protocols are in place

Internal Controls & Process Excellence

• Design, implement, and continuously enhance a robust internal control environment to safeguard company assets and mitigate risk
• Ensure compliance with all relevant accounting and tax standards, laws and regulations
• Lead annual external and internal audit process for the company
• Ensure timely reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for all companies and business units
• Focuses on digital transformations and improvements through reviews & analysis of existing systems and processes.  Recommends and implements improvements to these systems and processes to assure full optimization of same.
• Evaluate and strengthen accounting processes to ensure scalability, efficiency, and compliance, including identifying opportunities for automation and championing best practices
• Lead process documentation and standardization efforts to support growth and operational consistency
• Identify automation opportunities and champion best practices in financial operations

Strategic Partnership

• Challenge assumptions constructively and present alternative perspectives backed by data
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, HR, IT, and executive leadership to improve business performance
• Balance operational execution with long-term strategic planning
• Communicates financial concepts in a transparent and clear manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors

The Ideal Candidate

• Has a strategic mindset and continuously seeks out ways to improve systems, processes and people in support of organizational effectiveness, success and growth
• Is a critical thinker who is curious to understand what drives every revenue or expense
• Creates a culture of learning within their department
• Takes accountability and ownership of financial processes, controls, and reporting
• Is an optimistic leader who greets challenges or obstacles as learning opportunities
• Is organized and detail oriented
• Is a proactive and transparent communicator unafraid to provide information – both good and bad
• Makes themselves available to their team and other stakeholders, giving them the attention they need to be successful and effective
• Seeks excellence

Location: Colorado – Avon strongly preferred; Front Range with ability to be in Avon on-site each week/regular basis considered, along with references for managing remote team

Start Date: 4/1/2026

Employment Type: Full Time, Year Round

Salary: $180-200k annually + 15% bonus potential

Posting Closes: 4/30/2026 or when filled

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, hospitality or a related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting leadership experience, including oversight of internal controls and financial operations and significant leadership experience
• Proven experience developing and leading high-performing teams
• Experience in hospitality or HOA operations, in multi-entity or growth-oriented environments preferred
• Experience with complex financial modeling and analysis
• Proficiency with, or the ability to quickly learn, the organization’s software systems
• Experience in ERP implementation, system conversions, or major financial system upgrades required

Benefits & Perks:

• Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Unlimited Time Off & Paid Sick Time
• 401(K) Plan with Discretionary Employer Match
• Sabbatical Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discount programs - Lodging, Eye Pieces, PerkSpot, etc.

Why East West Hospitality:

At East West Hospitality our Vision is to be the most trusted hospitality services company and employer of choice, built on genuine and enduring relationships. We believe in doing the right thing for each other, our community, our environment, and those we serve. We strive to cultivate and sustain an inclusive and welcoming environment in which everyone thrives and feels like they belong.