CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
- Pamplemousses
- Not disclosed
- Permanent
- Added 11/03/2024
- Closing 10/04/2024
Supervise and allocate the work of the Accountancy Section to ensure that all tasks are completed within prescribed timescales. 2. Contribute to the preparation of the annual revenue and capital budgets, monitoring of financial performance and completion of the annual account
Duties & Responsibilities
- To ensure that the monthly full pack of the management accounts be prepared by the 9th of each month with 100% accuracy.
- To provide accurate reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and submit to the Financial Controller for review on a monthly basis.
- To submit on a timely basis the monthly statutory returns such as CSG, PRGF, Vat, TDS and EPF.
- To submit the annual statutory returns before the deadline (TDS, Statement of goods and services, etc)
- To do the monthly bank reconciliations of all bank accounts before the closure of the monthly financial accounts.
- Review the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Ageing reports on a daily/weekly basis.
- Verify all payment vouchers in regards to payments to suppliers or direct payments after being prepared by the Account Payable Officer and before being submitted to the Financial Controller and the General Manager.
- Prepare the monthly P&L Variance analysis report to be submitted in the monthly Management Executive Report.
- To prepare the hotel’s annual budget and subsequent forecasting, providing data, statistics and supporting material as required by Department Heads.
- To monitor monthly departmental expenditures and advise the Controller in the event that any one area is over spending.
- To monitor monthly departmental expenditures and advise the Controller in the event that any one area is over spending.
- Maintains files of all contracts, insurance policies, tax reports, expenses, payroll, etc.
- Ensures that subordinate employees in the department are coaches, counsels, disciplines, develops, evaluated, and rewarded in compliance with existing employee management systems.
COMPETENCIES:
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting or ACCA Finalist
• 3 years’ experience in supervisory position, preferably in the hospitality industry
• Experience in Sage Accounting system is a definite advantage
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and analytical thinking
• Integrity and dependability.