Internal Audit and Revenue Accountant

Criterion Hospitality; Abu Dhabi; Sur place; AED 240 000 - 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

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.

Responsabilités

• 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.

Connaissances

Hotel revenue accounting

Advanced Excel

PMS (Opera) familiarity

Evidence-led data testing

Formation

Degree in accounting or finance

ACCA/ACA/CIMA in progress or completed

Outils

NetSuite

Description du poste

This role combines revenue accounting and internal audit across our UK hotels. You will own the accuracy of hotel revenue from the PMS through to card and bank receipts and the ledger, and test the controls that protect our revenue and costs. It suits a hands‑on accountant who likes digging into data and seeing issues through to the fix.

Key responsibilities

Revenue accounting

• 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

Internal audit

• 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 and experience

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• UK hotel experience and knowledge of UK VAT on accommodation and F&B
• Exposure to procurement or AP systems
• Multi-property or group reporting experience

What we're looking for

We work at pace and expect high energy and full accountability. You will thrive here if you:

• Treat every unreconciled amount and every finding as yours to resolve
• Are sceptical and evidence‑led, and test the data rather than accepting explanations
• Hit the monthly reporting deadline without fail
• Can challenge hotel teams and suppliers with confidence and tact
• Want to learn quickly and grow into a senior audit or finance role