Chief Accountant
The Chief Accountant will support all activities performed by the hotel Finance lead, to include but not limited to, understanding financial performance, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting and month-end closing activities, reviewing monthly financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform System of Accounts and Hilton policies and procedures. The role will ensure a smooth operation of all hotel finance activities in full compliance with the policy, regulatory and contractual framework. The role will business partner with all hotel finance team members and the Hotel Management team, and supports the Finance Lead in developing excellent working relationships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including Commercial, IT, Procurement and Operations. In absence of the Assistant Finance Director, the Chief Accountant will assume responsibilities.
What will I be doing?
- Supervise, manage and maintain the books of the hotel on a daily basis
- Responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all transactions to the various accounts and ensure that they are properly recorded in the books on a timely basis and in the correct period
- Prepare journal entries for all bank accounts and ensure accuracy, maintain proper documentation for all bank movements
- Prepare and submit any fiscal statistics in accordance with local law
- Prepare back-up for monthly VAT declaration
- Ensure that the accounting records comply with local laws and regulations and Hilton Policies and procedures
- Review, clarify and code corporate, affiliated charges and Hilton fees
- Hands-on and take an active role in daily activities within the department, ensuring that all work is up to date and assists team members where and when required
- Ensure that all balance sheet transactions are accounted for, documented and properly and timely reconciled
- Lead the month-end process relating to stocks, creditors, pre-payments and accruals and ensure all work is completed on time with all relevant accounts reconciled
- Support Assistant in any month-end processes as necessary, eg creation and posting of journal entries, preparation of balance sheet reconciliation, review journal entries of the finance team
- Ensure the accurate and prompt month-end and year-end closing of the books of accounts
- Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports and schedules as directed, required by management and owners
- Thoroughly familiar with the duties and procedures of other team members within the finance department over whom the role has supervision
- Support Assistant in communication and preparation of documentation needed by any internal/external auditor
- Assist the Finance Department Head in coordinating departmental leave and organize the coverage of positions during team member absence
- Handle all requests and enquiries in a timely, efficient and friendly manner
- Create a pleasant working environment, ensure productive and efficient work practices within the Finance team
- Ensure that all internal applicable accounting control procedures are strictly adhered to and communicate any perceived weakness to the Finance Lead
- Prepare and review vendor tax registers, declaration and any legal accounts payable requirements
- Perform any additional tasks assigned to ensure that the hotel functions smoothly
What are we looking for?
It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:
- 3+ years relevant and progressive work experience in Accounting or Finance
- Relevant degree in Finance, Accounting or related business discipline from an academic institution
- Ability to analyze large volume of complex financial information from many sources and create reports, forecasts, and projections
- Strong problem solving skills, including ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate
- Ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems
- Ability to help develop problem solving skills among direct reports and other team members as appropriate
- Ability to take initiative to identify, prioritize and implement all elements required for team to fulfill responsibilities
- Detail orientation and organizational skills
- Ability to develop presentations and effectively present to all levels of company, hotels & owners
- Strong communication and negotiation skills (all levels of management and external customers)
- Proficient in MS Excel with the ability to quickly learn new programs
What will it be like to work for Hilton?
Your benefits will include competitive starting salary and holiday entitlement. As an employee, you will become a member of the Hilton GO, which provides reduced hotel room rates in our hotels worldwide.
We look forward to explaining in detail the range of excellent benefits that you would expect from a global hotel organization like Hilton Worldwide. Learn more now about Hilton Hotels& Resorts - the global leader of hospitality.
