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- Where
- Lagos, Nigeria
- How to apply
- Directly to the employer by email. The address is in the listing below.
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Job Description
A Hotel Accountant is responsible for managing the hotel's financial records, monitoring income and expenditure, preparing financial reports, and ensuring proper accountability for all financial transactions.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Financial Record-Keeping: Maintain accurate records of all financial transactions, including income, expenses, purchases, and payments.
Revenue Monitoring: Monitor daily revenue from rooms, restaurant, bar, laundry, events, and other hotel services.
Daily Sales Reconciliation: Reconcile daily sales reports from the Front Office, Restaurant, Bar, and other revenue-generating departments against actual payments received.
Expense Control: Monitor hotel expenses, prevent unnecessary spending, and ensure all expenditures are properly authorised and documented.
Cash and Bank Management: Monitor cash transactions, verify deposits, reconcile bank statements, and maintain accurate cash records.
Payroll Administration: Prepare staff payroll, verify salaries, overtime, allowances, deductions, and other staff-related payments.
Accounts Payable and Receivable: Track payments owed to suppliers, outstanding debts, credit customers, and other financial obligations.
Budget Preparation: Assist management in preparing budgets, forecasting revenue, and controlling operational costs.
Financial Reporting: Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports for management, showing revenue, expenses, profit, and financial performance.
Inventory and Stock Control: Work with the Storekeeper, Purchasing Officer, Kitchen, and Bar to monitor stock movements, purchases, consumption, and possible losses.
Tax and Statutory Compliance: Ensure proper documentation and timely remittance of applicable taxes, pension contributions, and other statutory deductions in line with regulations.
Internal Controls and Fraud Prevention: Identify financial discrepancies, investigate unusual transactions, and recommend measures to prevent fraud, theft, and revenue leakages.
Audit and Documentation: Maintain invoices, receipts, vouchers, payment records, and other financial documents for internal and external audits.
Financial Advice to Management: Analyse operating costs, profit margins, and revenue trends, and recommend ways to improve profitability.
Supervision and Accountability: Ensure that all departments comply with financial procedures and that every transaction is properly authorised and accounted for.
Required Skills and Qualifications
A Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with 8 years experience
Relevant experience in hotel or hospitality accounting.
Good knowledge of accounting software and Microsoft Excel.
Strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Honesty, integrity, and attention to detail.
Good communication and organisational skills.
Knowledge of hotel management systems and revenue reconciliation.
Ability to prepare financial statements and management reports.
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Minimum qualifications
BA/BSc/HND
How to apply
Send Applications to: efezisouthsea2000@gmail.com
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