Financial Controller Job in a top-rated Boutique Hotel Chain
A top-rated Boutique Hotel Chain with branches across Nigeria, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Financial Controller
Location: Nigeria
Reports to: Hotel Group General Manager
Indirectly to: Chief Financial Officer
Subordinates: Group Office Accounts Department, Accountants in Hotel locations
Job Descriptions
- The ideal candidate will be responsible for the hotel’s accounting and financial management requirements.
- The Financial Controller will oversee the accounting department and electronic data processing systems.
- The prospective candidate will furnish the hotel management team
with meaningful and timely information on the status of the hotel’s
performance.
- The potential candidate will ensure cost containment, revenue
enhancement, profit improvement opportunities and safeguarding the
company’s assets.
Job Functions
Records:
- To maintain proper and complete accounting records of the hotel.
- To ensure that the accounts. records and transactions of the hotel are accurate and correct at aft times.
Safeguarding of Assets:
- To develop and implement all necessary controls to safeguard the assets of the hotel.
Financial Reports:
- To prepare and interpret the financial statements and reports of the hotel.
Management Information:
- To provide detailed and accurate information management as a
tool for profit maximization and planning. Reports which will stimulate
management action.
Budgets and Forecasts:
- To compile, together with the other executives, budgets and forecasts covering all activities of the hotel.
- To compile treasury/cash flow forecasts for the business
Controls and Procedures:
- To ensure that the established controls and procedures in
respect of the controller’s areas of responsibility are being complied
With at all times.
Cashiers:
- To ensure that there are, at all times, proper procedures and
controls for the guest cashiers and other cashiers in the hotel,
notwithstanding the fact that these areas are not the direct
responsibility of the controller.
- To ensure proper controls for Food and Beverage cashiers
Purchasing, Receiving and Stores:
- To ensure that there are at aft times proper procedures and controls for purchasing receiving, stores and requisitioning.
Stock Takes:
- To ensure that physical inventories of all supplies are being
taken on a monthly basis and all opera equipment on a quarterly basis.
Payroll:
- To ensure that payments are properly calculated, authorized aid paid on a timely basis to
- To ensure returns, declarations and administration are properly
handled concerning inland Revenue, Pension Trustees and other relevant
bodies
- To ensure that proper deductions are made at all times for PAYE, pensions and other relevant items.
Inventories:
- To ensure that proper records are kept for all inventory items.
Statutory Taxes:
- To ensure that payments and returns are made accurately and on a
timely basis to the relevant Tax Authorities aid ensure that compliance
is continuous
General Ledger:
- To ensure that all revenue and expenditure are properly recorded in the general ledger.
- To ensure that all balances are reconciled on a regular basis.
Credit and Collection:
- To ensure that the hotel complies with the established credit
and collection procedures with particular attention to front office,
group and meetings/banqueting processes.
Expenditures:
- To check and approve expenditures in conjunction with the Group
General Manager (via purchase requests, expenditure approval forms and
purchase orders) in accordance with established procedures.
Payment:
- To approve end sign payments in accordance with established procedures.
Bank Accounts:
- To ensure the bank account statements are checked on a daily basis.
- To ensure the bank accounts are reconciled
Income Audit:
- To ensure that all revenue due to the hotel is properly accounted for and reconciled.
Receivables:
- To ensure that all receivables are collected within the hotel’s credit periods.
Accounts Payable:
- To ensure that payments are made for all goods and services on a timely basis.
- To ensure that payments are adequately support by documentation, properly coded and properly authorized.
- To ensure that suppliers’ accounts are reconciled to the hotel’s records on a regular basis.
Auditor:
- To liaise with internal and external auditors in compliance with the company’s requirements.
Insurances:
- To assist in the renewal insurances.
- To administer insurance claims.
Statutory Accounts:
- To assist is the preparation of the year end statutory accounts
Qualification and Experience
- B.Sc and ACCA or ACA with 7 to 10 years’ experience in Hotel & Hospitality industry of a sizeable nature.
Remuneration
Competitive.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Application letter and CV’s to:
[email protected]
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Application Deadline 3rd February, 2016.