The posting
About Kasa
Kasa is the leading tech-enabled hotel and apartment hotel brand and manager. We partner with owners of multifamily and boutique hospitality properties to deliver stylish, professionally managed accommodations to business and leisure travelers alike. We took the best that hotels and short-term rentals had to offer and created a new class of hospitality that is well-priced, reliable, and offers a large selection of great locations.
Unlike traditional hotel operators, we prioritize automation, AI-driven pricing, and data-driven decision-making to optimize revenue and improve guest experiences. Behind the scenes, we build technology that combines with our innovative operations to grow a globally scalable offering that delivers high-quality stays to guests. Our guests enjoy seamless check-ins, caring service, and attractive amenities — and if anything comes up, our on-site and remote guest experience team is available throughout their stay, ensuring our hospitality is rarely seen but always felt.
Role Overview
Kasa is seeking a visionary, systems-oriented Vice President of Finance to serve as the company’s top financial leader, reporting directly to the CEO. The mandate of the role is to build a high-precision finance engine that can support Kasa’s continued growth across a complex hospitality and real estate platform.
The VP of Finance will lead a global team of ~25 across the U.S., Mexico, and the Philippines and will transform the function into a faster, more automated, and more insightful function while maintaining best-in-class reporting accuracy for property owners and investors.
The priorities of this role are to:
- Ensure accurate financial reporting across all entities and properties
- Deliver predictable close and owner reporting cycles
- Elevate the depth and value of financial reporting, including balance sheet, cash flow, and KPI segmentation
- Drive efficiency and automation while maintaining accuracy and rigor
This role sits at the center of Kasa’s platform, touching every property, contract structure, and strategic initiative, and provides meaningful exposure to the Board, investors, and property owners as the organization's primary financial leader.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Reporting
- Own the monthly, quarterly, and annual close across corporate entities and 85+ property-level agreements
- Oversee complex accounting including multi-contract structures, revenue recognition, intercompany allocations, and compliance with USALI, GAAP, and multi-jurisdiction tax rules
- Lead external audits and maintain ongoing audit readiness
- Ensure property-level and corporate reporting delivers accurate, insightful, and timely financial information
Revenue & Cash Integrity
- Oversee cash reconciliations across bookings, leases, and multiple payment methods
- Manage revenue adjustments, including cancellations, chargebacks, and timing differences
- Maintain strong financial controls over bank accounts, cash, and owner-facing reporting
Operational Transformation & Automation
- Audit and redesign workflows to improve efficiency, reliability, and scalability
- Implement AI and automation in reconciliation, variance detection, and reporting, while maintaining rigorous internal controls
- Streamline monthly close, reporting, and FP&A processes to increase speed and insight
FP&A, Strategic Growth & Capital
- Lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, and cash flow planning at property and corporate levels
- Provide actionable insights to inform CEO, Board, and leadership decisions
- Partner on fundraising, debt refinancing, and strategic capital initiatives
- Model new fee structures, contract economics, and growth initiatives to maximize profitability
Team & Stakeholder Leadership
- Lead and develop a distributed finance team across the US, Mexico, and the Philippines
- Build a culture of accountability, precision, and continuous improvement
- Communicate clearly with Board, investors, executive leadership, and property owners
Qualifications
Industry & Experience
- 15+ years leading finance teams in hospitality, travel, or real estate
- Expertise with USALI, management agreements, and lease accounting
- Experience managing multi-entity, multi-contract operations
- Deep understanding of property-level P&Ls and owner reporting
- CPA preferred; Big 4 a plus but not required with equivalent experience
Systems & Technical Expertise
- Proficient in NetSuite, Adaptive Insights, and BI tools such as Looker
- Skilled at integrating systems and streamlining workflows across AP, payroll, and revenue reconciliation
- Strong knowledge of high-volume transactional accounting
- Experienced partnering with product or engineering teams to improve systems and data flows
Forensic & Builder Mindset
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to trace financial anomalies
- Builds repeatable, controlled, and documented processes
- Track record of simplifying complex financial systems
- Forward-looking approach to AI and automation while maintaining strong controls
Communication & Leadership
- Translate complex agreements and structures into clear, actionable insights
- Serve as primary financial voice with leadership, Board, and investors
- Collaborative, credible, and calm leader of distributed teams
Why This Role Is Different
- You will “upgrade the engine while the plane is flying”
- Finance is a strategic weapon at Kasa, not a back-office function
- Significant autonomy, visibility, and long-term upside as the company continues to scale with a clear path to broader financial leadership as the platform evolves
What success looks like in the first year
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Target
Monthly Financial Close Timeline
Achieve a D+10 close (from the current 20 days).
Manual Intervention Rate for Revenue Reconciliation / Post Close Adjustments
Reduce the percentage of revenue reconciliations requiring manual intervention by >50%
Reduce post-close adjustments by >50%
AI/Automation Deployment
Deploy automations that provide material uplift in team output and efficiency (e.g., AI-Powered Revenue Reconciliation Triage Tool or AI-Generated Owner Narrative Drafting Tool) into production.
Documented control framework in place
- Written close checklist
- Reconciliation standards
- Exception thresholds defined
- Owner-reporting SLA adherence > 98%
Strategic Insights
Finance consistently surfacing actionable insights that directly inform pricing, cost structure, capital allocation, and growth decisions across the business.
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Benefits
- Leadership coaching: A growth mindset is a core value for Kasa. One of the ways we deliver on it is by offering complimentary external leadership coaching to Kasa team members.
- Remote Work: With flexibility as a core value, and over three-quarters of the team working remotely, Kasa employees can work from anywhere, including our Kasa’s across the country!
- 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 between $186,000 and $200,000 and 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. 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 value growth 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.
- 401(k) Plan: As you invest in yourself and your future, Kasa invests in you too.
- Health Coverage: We’ve invested in comprehensive health insurance options to help when you need it most.
- Other Perks: Qualifying full-time roles are eligible for a wi-fi stipend, cell-phone reimbursement, home office stipend, and more!
Kasa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.
Kasa is an E-Verify participant. We will verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States by matching information employees provide on the Form I-9 against records available to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). You may find more information here and here.
Kasa does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers or People & Talent team.
A Note on Recruiting & Job Scams
The Kasa Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs kasa.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money or technology to work for our company. If you believe you are a scam victim, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly. US-based applicants may refer to this article from consumer.ftc.gov for more details.
