Hotel Accountant

Castleknock Hotel; Dublin; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Castleknock Hotel in Dublin 15 is seeking a Hotel Accountant with at least 3 years’ experience in a busy hotel accounts department. The role is full-time and office-based, on-site in Dublin 15.

You will assist the Financial Controller with income audit, cash and bank reconciliation, payroll and management accounts preparation, and related reporting. The ideal candidate is meticulous with strong Excel skills and familiarity with Opera or similar accounting systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in hotel accounts.
• Experience with income audit and payroll processes.
• Proven ability to reconcile cash, card receipts and bank statements.

Responsibilities

• Income Audit: input trial balances, reconcile cash/credit card receipts, maintain cash books, posting to SUN Accounts.
• Internal Audit: supervise cash counting, floats and lodgments queries.
• Preparation of Quarterly Management Accounts: assist with monthly/quarterly/annual results and budgets.
• Reports: provide daily/weekly revenue and wage forecasts; generate weekly/monthly forecasts.
• Payroll: manage weekly/monthly payroll, issue payslips and required documentation.
• General: deputize for Financial Controller and support ad-hoc projects.

Skills

Accounting & Finance

Cash handling

Financial reporting

Payroll processing

Audit

Tools

Opera

SUN Accounts

Excel

Job description

Location: On site / Dublin, Ireland
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Accounting & Finance | Finance
Salary: Negotiable salary

An exciting opportunity has opened up for a passionate and committed individual to step into the role of Hotel Accountant at Castleknock Hotel, in Dublin 15.

This is a full-time office based role and the ideal candidate will have no less than 3 years of experience working in the Accounts department of a busy Hotel in Ireland.

The role is to assist the Financial controller with the smooth and efficient operation of all areas relating to the accounts department

Including in particular the income audit and reconciling of cash and bank cards to bank statements and payroll.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Income Audit

• §Inputting trial balances and cash sheets into spreadsheets on a daily basis
• §The daily reconciliation of cash and credit card receipts against those reported through Opera.
• §Maintain the daily cash books.
• §Reconciliation of moneys received through the bank statements against the cash receipts book.
• §Daily bank reconciliations of cash and credit card receipts against those reported through Opera
• §Posting bank transactions to SUN Accounts
• §Investigation of any credit card queries or bill requests
• §Investigation of corrections and adjustments made on a daily basis
• §Prompt investigation of cash and credit card differences
• §Following up with the operational manager/ HOD’s the reasons for shortages/overages in cash drops.

Internal Audit

• §Ensuring cash counting and movement procedures are being observed.
• §Weekly inspection of floats
• §Respond to any queries that may arise during the lodgment process.

Preparation of Quarterly Management Accounts

• §Assisting the financial controller in the preparation and detailed analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual results, and where appropriate involvement with the production and presentation of yearly budgets and forecasts.

Reports

• §To provide the General Manager with daily and weekly revenue reports; forecasted versus actual wage report; credit card tips report.
• §To produce forecasts on a weekly and monthly basis.

Payroll

• ØTo ensure that the weekly and monthly payroll is completely, accurately and timely, and to be fully aware of company and legislative requirements in terms of holiday pay, sick pay policy etc.
• ØTo provide all employees with payslips, P60’s, P45’s and all other documentation where necessary
• ØWeekly preparation of employee payslips.
• ØTo produce the weekly labour report.

General

• §To deputize for the Financial Controller in his absence
• §To attend Hotel and Group Meetings as required, ensuring effective communication at all levels
• §To perform various ad‑hoc projects as requested by either the General Manager or the Financial Controller.
• §To continue to try and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the accounts department on a daily basis.