Assistant Director of Finance

Accor; Nambucca Heads; In loco; AUD 150.000 - 190.000; Tempo pieno

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Accor ALL Heartist benefits

Discounted room rates at Accor hotels

Discounts on food & beverage at Accor

Discounted rates for family & friends

Descrizione del lavoro

Elysium Noosa Resort invites an experienced finance professional to join as Assistant Director of Finance. Working with the Director of Finance, you’ll supervise the Accounts Department and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting for leaders.

This role emphasizes governance, budgeting, and operational finance within a luxury hospitality setting. You’ll oversee month-end processes, payroll, compliance, and financial controls, while collaborating across departments to optimize performance and

Competenze

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce; CA or CPA qualified (or working towards it).
• Experience in hotel or hospitality finance, supervisory or assistant controller role.
• Strong knowledge of hotel accounting systems, reconciliations, month-end processes and internal controls.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance managers.
• A sharp eye for detail and the confidence to question numbers that don’t look right.
• Experience with Accor policies or audit programs is highly regarded.

Mansioni

• Lead the Accounts Department day to day, managing AP, AR, Payroll and Stores teams.
• Run bi-weekly Finance Office briefings and monthly Finance Department meetings.
• Prepare daily interface journals; balance ledgers with General Ledger.
• Approve AP journals and creditor payments; oversee inventory-to-payables interface.
• Issue and manage month-end timetable; prepare journals for wages, accruals, stock movements.
• Complete monthly reconciliations and report to Director of Finance.
• Deliver timely reporting: operating statements, revenue reports, capital expenditure reports.
• Assist with annual budget, monthly forecasts, and Sun/TM1 uploads.
• Help department heads understand systems, results, budgets and forecasts.
• Oversee payroll payments and sign-offs; act as bank signatory.
• Lodge statutory reports and ensure internal controls and audit recommendations are actioned.
• Maintain GST, privacy, AML/CTF, superannuation and gaming regulatory compliance.

Conoscenze

Hotel finance experience

Leadership & supervision

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial reporting

Analytical thinking

Communication to non-finance

Detail oriented

Formazione

Degree in Accounting/Finance/Commerce

CA or CPA qualification

Strumenti

Sun budgeting system

TM1 forecasting

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Description

Welcome to Elysium Noosa Resort an elegant retreat set in the heart of one of Australia’s most iconic coastal destinations.

Welcome to Elysium Noosa Resort an elegant retreat set in the heart of one of Australia’s most iconic coastal destinations. Elysium Noosa has been thoughtfully reimagined across every guest touchpoint - from Cibaria Noosa and Bar Capri on Hastings Street to our rooms and suites. This transformation establishes a new benchmark for luxury hospitality on the Sunshine Coast. Our team is dedicated to creating guest experiences that feel both effortless and deeply personal. Every interaction is guided by care, intuition, and attention to detail, delivering moments of delight that elevate each stay.

Job Description

We’re looking for an experienced, detail-driven finance professional to join our team as Assistant Director of Finance. Working closely with our Director of Finance, you’ll keep the Accounts Department running smoothly and make sure the financial and operational reports our leaders rely on are accurate, relevant and on time.

Key Responsibilities

Department leadership

• Lead the Accounts Department day to day, managing the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll and Stores teams
• Run bi-weekly Finance Office briefings and monthly Finance Department meetings
• Build strong cross-training and succession planning, with enough knowledge of every finance role to train new team members

General ledger and month end

• Prepare daily interface journals from the Property Management System, keeping the guest, deposit and accounts receivable ledgers in balance with the General Ledger
• Approve accounts payable journals and creditor payment runs, and oversee the inventory-to-payables interface
• Issue and manage the month-end timetable, preparing journals for wages, accruals, prepayments, stock movements and allocations
• Complete monthly reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts and produce accounts to trial balance for the Director of Finance
• Oversee debt collection and bad debt provisioning in line with Sovereign Operations guidelines
• Manage travel agent and frequent flyer commission accruals and payments

Reporting, budgets and forecasts

• Deliver accurate, timely reporting, including monthly operating statements, F&B outlet statements, capital expenditure reports, daily revenue reports and weekly wage analysis
• Help prepare the annual budget and monthly departmental forecasts, and manage budget uploads into Sun and TM1
• Assist with the owner’s half-yearly and year-end financial schedules
• Help department heads understand hotel systems, financial results, budgets and forecasts

Payroll and payments

• Oversee the timely payment of creditors, wages, commissions and tax, including foreign payments and internet banking
• Audit weekly payroll and sign off master file changes, pay rate changes and new hires
• Act as a Class “B” bank account signatory, signing together with a Class “A” signatory

Compliance and controls

• Lodge statutory reports and returns accurately and on time, including BAS (GST), payroll tax, PAYG withholding, PPCA, workers’ compensation and ABS reporting
• Make sure Elysium, Accor and Sovereign Operations policies are implemented and internal controls are working effectively
• Maintain compliance with the Accor Internal Audit program and ensure all internal and external audit recommendations are actioned
• Oversee compliance with GST, privacy, AML/CTF, superannuation, immigration, Queensland WorkCover and gaming regulatory requirements, including daily and monthly gaming cash reconciliations

Qualifications

• A degree in Accounting, Finance or Commerce; CA or CPA qualified (or working towards it)
• Experience in hotel or hospitality finance, ideally in a supervisory or assistant controller role
• Strong knowledge of hotel accounting systems, reconciliations, month-end processes and internal controls
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and management reporting
• The ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance managers
• A sharp eye for detail and the confidence to question numbers that don’t look right
• Experience with Accor policies or audit programs is highly regarded

Additional Information

• Hands-on experience across the full hotel finance function, from payroll and compliance to budgets and owner reporting
• Accor ALL Heartist benefits, including discounted room rates at Accor hotels worldwide
• Discounts on food and beverage at participating Accor hotels and restaurants
• Discounted rates for family and friends at Accor hotels