Hotel Accountant at Efezi Southsea Nigeria Limited

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate financial records and accounting systems.
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and annual financial reports.
• Monitor the hotel's financial performance and cash flow.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.
• Verify and reconcile daily hotel revenue from all departments, including:
  • Front Office (Room Revenue)
  • Food & Beverage
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Banquet and Events
  • Other operating departments
• Ensure all sales are accurately recorded.
• Investigate and resolve revenue discrepancies.
• Process supplier invoices and payments.
• Verify purchase orders and delivery notes.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Ensure timely payment of vendors.
• Prepare customer invoices.
• Monitor outstanding debts.
• Follow up on overdue payments.
• Maintain customer account records.
• Monitor daily cash collections.
• Reconcile cash balances.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Monitor petty cash transactions.
• Ensure proper cash handling procedures.
• Prepare and process staff salaries and wages.
• Calculate statutory deductions.
• Ensure timely payroll payments.
• Maintain payroll records.
• Assist in preparing annual budgets.
• Monitor departmental spending.
• Compare actual performance against budget.
• Prepare financial forecasts and projections.
• Monitor operational costs.
• Analyze departmental expenses.
• Recommend cost-saving measures.
• Monitor inventory valuation and usage.
• Supervise stock-taking exercises.
• Reconcile inventory records.
• Monitor food, beverage, and store inventories.
• Identify inventory variances and investigate losses.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) in:
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • Economics
  • Business Administration (with Accounting specialization).