Hotel Assistant Accountant

Kellan Group; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great salary

Exciting brand and growing company

City centre location

Training and development

Discounts on rooms

F&B discounts across the group

Job summary

Kellan Group is seeking a Hotel Assistant Accountant for a branded hotel in Belfast. You will support the Finance Manager with month-end, financial reporting and maintaining strong controls across the group finance function.

The role involves journals, accruals, balance sheet work, revenue reconciliation and collaboration with hotel operations to ensure timely financial information. Training and development are offered within a growing hotel group.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have solid experience in an accounts or finance role.
• Experience with monthly management accounts and financial reporting is essential.
• Ability to support audits and maintain robust financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Support Finance Manager with monthly management accounts and month-end reporting.
• Post journals, accruals and prepayments accurately.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Oversee revenue reconciliations and cash/Bank control accounts.
• Assist with accounts payable, supplier invoices and payment runs.
• Support internal and external audit requirements and prepare audit schedules.

Skills

Month-end reporting

Journals & accruals

Balance sheet reconciliation

Revenue reconciliation

Accounts payable

Audit support

Job description

Hotel Assistant Accountant - branded hotel - Belfast

• Great salary
• Exciting brand and growing company
• City centre location
• Training and development
• Discounts on rooms and F&B accross the group

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Hotel Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has already built solid experience within an accounts or finance role and is now ready to take on greater responsibility, develop their management accounting experience and progress their career within a growing hotel group.

Working across our dynamic operation, you will support the Finance Manager in the day-to-day management of the finance function, with particular involvement in month-end, financial reporting, balance sheet control, revenue reconciliation and maintaining strong financial controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Finance Manager with the preparation of monthly management accounts and month-end reporting.
• Take responsibility for key areas of the month-end process, ensuring journals, accruals, prepayments and adjustments are completed accurately and within deadlines.
• Prepare and post journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate outstanding items.
• Assist with profit and loss account reviews and provide supporting analysis where required.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting processes.
• Review daily revenue and income audit information, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Complete daily and monthly revenue reconciliations
• Reconcile cash, bank, credit card and other control accounts.
• Oversee and support accounts payable processes, including supplier invoices, statement reconciliations and payment runs.
• Maintain strong financial controls and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Work closely with operational departments across both hotels to ensure accurate and timely financial information.
• Support internal and external audit requirements and assist with the preparation of audit schedules.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, controls and efficiencies.
• Assist with training, coaching and supporting Accounts Assistants and other junior members of the Finance team.