FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
- Savanne
- Not disclosed
- Permanent
- Added 05/02/2018
- Closing 07/03/2018
To be responsible for the hotel’s accounting and financial management requirements. Managing the accounting department, procurement function and electronic data processing systems.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises directly or indirectly Finance department staffs comprising of Accounts Receivable & Income Audit, Accounts Payable, Payroll, General Accounting and Cost Control sections.
- Reviews and approves payment documents, checks, telegraphic transfers, online payments and petty cash vouchers.
- Reviews and approves purchase requests, purchase orders and contracts .
- Reviews the daily General Cashier’s Report and approves the same in the General Cahier’s program.
- Monitors the day to day operations of Payroll Section, enforces timely and accurate monthly payroll processing to ensure correct salary received by staffs on a timely manner.
- Knowledge of Sicorax Payroll system.
- Reviews the monthly payroll.
- Assures that all accounting transactions are appropriately authorized and charged to the correct accounts/departments.
- Reviews the weekly cash balance for submission to Corporate Support and ensures sufficient cash balance at all times.
- Supervises the monthly closing processes to ensure timely completion of closing activities in accordance with the monthly closing calendar and timely submission of reports to Corporate Support.
- Reviews and approves monthly journal entries.
- Reviews trial balance and approves reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts monthly.
- Reviews the monthly bank reconciliation statements.
- Responsible for the production of monthly Management Accounts, Executive Summary report and other reportorial requirements.
- Reviews departmental P&L and attends the monthly financial review with department heads.
- Participates in the monthly teleconference call with Corporate Support to run through the results for the month.
- Liaises with the department heads and outside parties such as vendors, banks etc. to resolve issues timely and effectively.
- Liaises with Corporate Support on monthly financial reporting package, budget, forecast and other matters.
- Coaches staffs on internal control and accounting procedures and ensures compliance on established policies and procedures.
- Assists in budgeting and forecasting exercise.
- Assures internal control compliance and monitors internal audit report to ensure internal audit issues are addressed and action plans are carried out.
- Assists the internal and external auditors to ensure timely completion of audit activities.
- Reviews the Management Letter from external auditor, provides Management comments and coordinates with relevant sections/ departments for compliance or implementation.
Skills, Experience & Educational Requirements
- Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Most tasks are performed in a team environment with the employee acting as a team leader. There is minimal direct supervision.
- Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
- Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Must be able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups to managers, clients, customers, and ownership.
- Must be able to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and other applicable computer systems. Budgetary analysis capabilities required.
- Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Previous experience as Assistant Financial Controller in a hotel or resort is an advantage.
- International Accounting Qualification/ Degree in Finance & Accounting
- Fully ACCA qualified