Accounts Assistant

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Awards

Group Pension

Childcare Vouchers

Cycle to Work Scheme

In store and Online discount cards

Life Assurance

Health Care Assistance Fund

Friends and Family Discounts

Job summary

Macdonald Hotels & Resorts in Manchester is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join the Finance Team. You will assist in self-accounting for all departments and the hotel business, handling forecasting, sales ledger, purchase ledger and payroll, and liaising with Reception and Nights teams on night audit and cash handling.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication, be highly organised, and able to work as part of a team while managing own workload.

Qualifications

• Experience in hotel finance is essential.
• Knowledge of Sage Accounts.
• Able to meet deadlines and prioritise work.
• Excellent communication and teamwork.
• Accurate and methodical in approach.

Responsibilities

• Assist in self-accounting for all departments and the hotel business.
• Forecasting, sales ledger, purchase ledger and payroll.
• liaise with Reception and Nights Teams re night audit, cash handling, billing and payment practices.
• Maintain high standards of service within the Finance team.

Skills

Communication skills

Organised

Team player

Self-motivation

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Excel

Proactive

Tools

Sage Accounts

Opera

Alacer

Excel

Job description

Macdonald’s Accounts Assistants are key members of the Finance Team, assisting in the self-accounting for all departments and the hotel business. Forecasting, sales ledger, purchase ledger and payroll; you will be expected to work in a team and liaise with the Reception and Nights Teams with regards to night audit, cash handling, billing and payment practices. Accounts Assistants must have excellent communication skills, be a team player and enjoy a hands‑on role. Experience within a hospitality background is beneficial as well as experience using Opera. You must have passion for hospitality and deliver service with a smile. They are the real ambassadors of our company, and are committed to consistently delivering high standards.

Role Requirements

Our Account Assistants are hardworking individuals who can work on their own initiative and are key players in our back of Finance team.

To be successful in this role the ideal candidate will have the following traits:

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to use this at all levels.
• Extremely organised with a high attention to detail.
• Passionate, driven and pro‑active.
• Work well as part of a team, however be able to self‑motivate with the ability to multi‑task and manage one’s own work load.
• Professional, well‑presented and approachable

The ideal candidate:

• Previous experience of working in a hotel in a finance role is essential for this position.
• Experience in using Sage Accounts.
• A hard‑working professional with the desire to maintain and improve upon high standards.
• A team player with a hands on attitude.
• You will be professional with the ability to deal with challenging situations.
• Have an accurate and methodical approach to work.
• Will be able to meet deadlines and prioritise work.
• Have a good working knowledge of Excel.
• Knowledge of Opera and Alacer is beneficial but not essential.

Additional hours may be required to support the hotel during our busier periods, including bank holidays.

• Employee Awards
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• In store and Online discount cards
• Life Assurance
• Health Care Assistance Fund
• Friends and Family Discounts

Benefits

• Employee Awards
• Group Pension
• Childcare Vouchers
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• In store and Online discount cards
• Life Assurance
• Health Care Assistance Fund
• Friends and Family Discounts

It’s not often you find a large company where you really feel part of a family. A career with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts offers you opportunities to progress as well as personal and financial rewards. From our Company Pension Scheme, preferential hotel rates and discount high street store cards, to a fabulous sense of belonging – we offer more than everyday job satisfaction.

Please consider the above criteria carefully before starting your application, as when recruiting it’s important to us that we are the right choice for you, as well as you being the right choice for us. We believe it is the people we employ that make the difference to the experience of our guests. Our people take pride in what we do, and the standards we expect. They are passionate about working with Macdonald Hotels and care about doing their very best for every guest.