POSITION:                      Senior Accountant

REPORTS TO:                              Financial Controller

 

PURPOSE:

The Senior Accountant will work closely with the Financial Controller to ensure the smooth running of the resort accounting function and to support accurate and timely reporting, in compliance with all accounting standards and regulations.

 

ABOUT YOU:

We are seeking a dependable Senior Accountant with previous experience in hospitality financial management. You should be passionate about finance in a hospitality setting and motivated to deliver to a high standard.  If you thrive in finance functions and are looking for a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

 

YOU ARE:

• A seasoned professional with experience in managing finance processes, and able to demonstrate a strong understanding of the end-to-end processes in all areas of hotel/restaurant/resort accounting.
• Experienced in people management skills, with a keen interest in providing guidance and mentoring junior team members to foster talent and development.
• A good decision maker and problem solver with the ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritise, and deliver to deadlines.
• Adept at identifying financial issues, and then recommending and executing mitigating actions.
• Strong organisational skills and a dedication to maintaining high standards of accuracy with a high attention to detail.

• A solid understanding of accounting principles and practices, being partly of fully qualified with an internationally recognised accounting body e.g. ACCA / CIMA / ACA.
• In possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in accountancy, finance, or similar field.
• Experienced in the use of accounting software and/or finance modules of an ERP system, such as Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Quickbooks etc.
• Able to handle sensitive and confidential information.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills.
• Able to collaborate and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Manage the month end close process, including posting key closing journal entries, ensuring consistency and control.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts and maintain all necessary support schedules, resolving reconciling issues on a timely basis, ensuring any ageing items are appropriately explained and flagged to the Financial Controller.
• Own the process for inventory accounting, ensuring that accurate financial records are maintained for food and beverage items, boutique retail stock, spa inventory, fuel, uniforms, linens, equipment and supplies.
• Lead the co-ordination of inventory counts across the resort, liaising with department managers to ensure counts take place, are reviewed, audited, reconciled, and entered in the system. Raise any issues with the Financial Controller.
• Daily supervision and review of the accounts receivable, accounts payable, general accounting and night audit workflows, ensuring accuracy and smooth running, and effectively resolving any queries including:

• Ensure all bank deposits are completed in an accurately and timely manner.
• Complete daily income audits, resolving reconciling issues with resort team members, and identifying and raising discrepancies with the Financial Controller.
• Review any escalated card charge back claims.
• Review the monthly hotel tax return before submission to Inland Revenue.
• Review and approve the petty cash reconciliation.
• Review the daily fuel reconciliation, working with the Marina Manager and General Accountant.
• Calculate monthly service charges, gratuities and commissions and provide report to payroll for processing.

• Respond to information requests from internal departments and management, and collaborate with other departments to enhance processes across the organisation.
• Provide cover for other areas within the finance team as and when needed, including deputising for the Financial Controller.
• Support the Financial Controller in evaluating the effectiveness of current processes and implementing actions to streamline processes, maximise efficiencies and maintain good financial controls.
• Support internal and external audits by coordinating documentation collection and review and answering auditor requests.