Hotel Revenue & Internal Audit Accountant

Criterion Hospitality Ltd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Criterion Hospitality Ltd in the UAE seeks a hands-on revenue accounting and internal audit professional to own hotel revenue accuracy from PMS to settlements and to test controls. The role involves delivering revenue figures, reconciliations and KPI reporting for management.

You will perform hotel-level audits, review supplier invoices, payroll, assets and stock, and report findings with clear financial impact, partnering with hotel GMs to close actions.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years in hotel revenue accounting, income audit, internal audit or external audit.
• Degree in accounting or finance; part or fully qualified (ACCA, ACA or CIMA).
• Hands-on experience with a hotel PMS (e.g. Opera) and reconciling it to the ledger.
• Strong understanding of OTA, VCC and city ledger processes.
• Experience with an ERP system; NetSuite preferred.
• Advanced Excel: lookups, pivot tables and large reconciliations.
• Clear, concise written English for findings and reports.

Responsibilities

• Review daily PMS revenue for rooms, F&B and other income, and resolve discrepancies.
• Check room rates against rate codes, and review complimentary rooms, discounts, voids and allowances.
• Reconcile card and bank receipts to daily takings.
• Reconcile OTA revenue, virtual card (VCC) payments and commissions, and chase missing amounts.
• Manage the guest and city ledger: deposits, ageing, credit balances and write-offs.
• Post revenue journals and accruals in NetSuite and reconcile PMS revenue to the ledger.
• Deliver revenue figures and KPIs (ADR, RevPAR, occupancy) for the management accounts by the 10th of each month.
• Carry out internal audits at hotel level, following the audit plan.
• Test purchases from PO to goods receipt to invoice to payment, and flag unapproved or unreceipted orders.
• Review supplier invoices (housekeeping, cleaning, F&B, maintenance) against contract rates and actual activity.
• Check payroll and timesheets against rotas, contractor rates and the P&L.
• Reconcile asset and stock records to the asset register.
• Write clear findings with financial impact and agreed actions, and track them to closure with hotel General Managers.
• Support external audit and VAT return requests.

Skills

Hotel revenue accounting

Advanced Excel

PMS (Opera) familiarity

Evidence-led data testing

Education

Degree in accounting or finance

ACCA/ACA/CIMA in progress or completed

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Criterion Hospitality Ltd in the UAE seeks a hands-on revenue accounting and internal audit professional to own hotel revenue accuracy from PMS to settlements and to test controls. The role involves delivering revenue figures, reconciliations and KPI reporting for management.

You will perform hotel-level audits, review supplier invoices, payroll, assets and stock, and report findings with clear financial impact, partnering with hotel GMs to close actions.