Senior Hotel Accountant

CP - Canberra (CBRBS); Canberra; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Birthday Leave

Hotel Perks: accommodation & F&B

Enhanced parental leave

Proactive health days & flexible work

Lifelong development program

IHG Career Milestone celebrations

Transfer of entitlements

Discount retail platform

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the finance team supporting the Crowne Plaza Hotel and National Convention Center Canberra. This role reports to the Director of Finance and Business Support and focuses on financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, payroll analysis, and compliance to enhance operational and commercial performance.

Key daily activities include overseeing accounting cycles, month-end closes, GL reconciliations, and ensuring interfaces between POS, PMS,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' accounting and finance experience, preferably within the hotel or hospitality industry.
• Strong understanding of hotel financial operations and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong knowledge of Australian standards financial controls, reconciliations, and accounting principles.
• Experience in hotels with multiple revenue streams, conferencing and events operations.
• Experience with hotel systems such as Fairplanner, PeopleSoft, Opera PMS, Micros POS, Oracle Hospitality is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing daily, weekly, and monthly accounting activities.
• Preparing and review month-end journals, accruals, prepayments, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Ensuring accuracy of POS, PMS, and financial system interfaces.
• Assisting department heads to develop operating budgets.
• Monitoring departmental expenses and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Ensuring timely and accurate payment of suppliers and statutory obligations.
• Ensuring compliance with company policies, financial controls, and hotel brand standards.
• Coordinating internal and external audits.
• Maintaining strong financial governance and risk management practices.
• Mentoring, training and supporting the finance team

Skills

Accounting experience

Financial reporting

Budgeting & forecasting

Payroll analysis

Hotel industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

Fairplanner

PeopleSoft

Opera PMS

Micros POS

Oracle Hospitality

Job description

We're looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Senior Accountant to join our finance team, supporting the Crowne Plaza Hotel and National Convention Center Canberra.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Business Support, the Senior Accountant will be responsible for financial reporting, revenue management, budgeting and forecasting, payroll analysis, compliance to drive operational and commercial performance.

A little taste of your day to day

Every day is different, but you will mostly be:

• Overseeing daily, weekly, and monthly accounting activities.
• Preparing and review month-end journals, accruals, prepayments, and general ledger reconciliations.
• Maintaining the integrity of the general ledger and chart of accounts
• Ensuring accuracy of POS, PMS, and financial system interfaces.
• Assisting department heads to develop operating budgets.
• Monitoring departmental expenses and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Ensuring timely and accurate payment of suppliers and statutory obligations.
• Ensuring compliance with company policies, financial controls, and hotel brand standards.
• Coordinating internal and external audits.
• Maintaining strong financial governance and risk management practices.
• Mentoring, training and supporting the finance team

What we need from you

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years' accounting and finance experience, preferably within the hotel or hospitality industry
• Strong understanding of hotel financial operations and reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Strong knowledge of Australian standards financial controls, reconciliations, and accounting principles.
• Experience in hotels with multiple revenue streams, conferencing and events operations
• Experience with hotel systems such as, Fairplanner, Peoplesoft, Opera PMS, Micros POS, oracle Hospitality is highly desirable
• Must have working rights for Australia (If you're applying outside of Australia, please specify your Australian work visa status in your application)

You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a suite of benefits that supports you and your family's wellbeing, including:

• Paid Birthday Leave
• Hotel Perks like accommodation and Food & Beverage discounts
• Enhanced parental leave
• Proactive health days and flexible work options
• Your career journey will be supported through our lifelong development program
• IHG Career Milestone celebrations
• Transfer of entitlements as you move and grow with IHG
• Access to our discount retail platform that makes your pay go even further

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.

IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow, and make a difference in collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside work- and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle and workplace. So, join us and you’ll become part of our ever-growing global family.

We are proud to be IHG and we know that you will be too #Gofurthertogether.