job description

Accountant

Accountant

Main Responsibilities:

  • Training and development of accounting Team Members and successions planning
  • Build and maintain a performance driven culture throughout the hotel
  • Participate in the recruitment and selection process
  • Coordinate & supervise activities in his/her department
  • Ensure that respective team projects a warm, professional and welcome image
  • Handle and monitor complaints and the relevant follow up action required
  • Establish and maintain effective interpersonal relations and takes active interest in the welfare, safety & development of Team Members
  • Interact regularly with colleague to obtain feedback for improvement
  • Produce internal financial reports in an accurate and timely manner for the daily work of hotel’s management team
  • Ensure that the Executive and Management Team have financial awareness
  • Prepare monthly Profit or Loss, cash flow
  • Maintain Fixed Asset Register
  • Prepare yearly budget and revise forecast every quarter
  • Approve Purchase Order when required
  • Review bank reconciliations monthly
  • Collaborate and adhere with internal control and compliance policies
  • Benchmark and analyze performance and make improvement recommendations
  • Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommends appropriate budget levels and ensure expenditure control
  • Resolve accounting discrepancies
  • Produce monthly reporting on variance
  • Verify reconciliation of takings and banking daily
  • Prepare and pay tax returns
  • Ensure books and records are kept as per standards and all financial practices are legal and within guidelines in state laws
  • Ensure all relevant audits recommendations are implemented and adopted within standard procedures
  • Ensure proper and timely recording of all transactions daily
  • Maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures and ensures compliance to accounting standards and statutory requirements
  • Establish and maintain hotel accounting systems and SOPs, make recommendations on the implementation of same to increase efficiency and profitability, establish and maintain effective accounting controls

Candidate’s Profile:

  • Degree in Finance and Accounting from a recognized institution
  • ACA / ACCA qualified
  • 2+ years of related experience
  • Mix of experience from accounting firm and industry experience preferred, but not required
  • Strong working knowledge of IFRS required
  • Fluent in English & French, both written & spoken