Company Profile

At Rock City Hotel, we pride ourselves on being a beacon of 5-star luxury. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in every facet of our operations. From the elegance of our accommodations to the seamless service provided by our dedicated team, Rock City Hotel is more than a destination; it's a lifestyle.

Job Description

• Reports To: Accounts Manager
• Direct Reports: Account Officer
• Working Relationships: All departmental Heads & External Stakeholders

Job Purpose
To be responsible for the financial health of the hotel by managing all financial procedures which among many other things includes; planning and developing budgets, participating in audits, monitoring transactions, and preparing financial statement and bank reconciliation exercise.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of everything that needs to be done. Rock City Hotel employees always find new ways to look after the business, their guests, and their colleagues. Within this, the key responsibilities for this position are:

• Create and implement financial policies to guarantee operational efficiency.
• Oversee the collation, preparation, planning and evaluation of budgets.
• Ensure financial records are kept up-to-date with the latest transactions and changes.
• Ensure daily bookkeeping and maintain accuracy in all asset files, balance sheets and provide support to all work papers and bank account whilst contributing to financial audits.
• Monitor all bank deposits and payments and perform periodic financial analysis to detect and resolve problems.
• Ensure daily bank reconciliations, journal entries, data compilation and analyses ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.
• Develop regular financial statements, prepare special projects and perform analysis for senior management.
• Monitor inventory levels in all revenue outlets within the hotel
• Design periodical, weekly, and quarterly revenue and consumption reports and administer general ledger reconciliations.
• Analyze various operating outputs, manage project status schedules and evaluate it regularly.
• Coordinate with various departments to perform variation analyses for all technical accounting problems to frame accounting policies, and develop annual capital expenditure budget.
• Manage schedule for all filing deadlines and assist to close all procedures and ensure compliance to procedural and reporting standards.
• Provide assistance to manage all ad hoc projects and assist management on all accounting activities.
• Develop and manage action plans and implement all quality standards.
• Perform troubleshoot on all financial reports, complete audits, identify trends to determine improvement plans.
• Administer and ensure achievement of all accounting, financial and operational targets, and achieve organization and accounting objectives.
• Explore cost saving strategies and make recommendations for management decisions
• Explore tax relieves and incentives opportunities and advice management on best options.
• Correspond with banks, external auditors and other statutory bodies to ensure compliance
• Perform accounting controls by executing policies and manage assigned balance sheet, perform account reconciliations and make necessary corrections.
• Perform other duties as may be requested by management.

Required Skills or Experience

Qualification and Experience

• A minimum of BSc. in Finance & Accounting from a well-established college/university, with not less than 3 years’ experience in the field.
• ACCA/ICA membership is a plus.

Required Skills

• Must possess excellent analytical skills with strong work commitment and be able to multi task.
• Knowledge in general accounting and bookkeeping principles
• Good Computer skills and knowledge of accounting systems/softwares – Quick books, Sage, Tally, Opera, IDS, MS Office suite.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.