Paymaster & General Cashier

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Doha; On-site; QAR 145,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel chain in Doha is seeking a Paymaster/General Cashier to manage payroll reconciliation, verify employee requests, and coordinate with departments. The ideal candidate should have experience in a luxury hotel, strong organizational skills, and excellent communication abilities in English. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits as part of a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in effective learning and development methods.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and diverse work environment.
• Additional language is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare payroll reconciliation and process leave applications.
• Update, run close day operation, print and file daily time sheets.
• Verify overtime requisitions and process approved requests in the payroll system.

Skills

Similar experience in a luxury hotel

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent command of written and spoken English

Strong organizational skills

Result-oriented and self-motivated

Job description

About Us

As the world's largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you'd like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we'd like to welcome you to the world's most international luxury hotel brand. Towering over the city center, our luxury Doha hotel is one of the tallest in Qatar. You’ll find us in the exclusive West Bay area, close to the city’s Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, government offices, and corporate headquarters. Our spacious rooms and suites have panoramic city and sea views, while award-winning restaurants, state‑of‑the‑art meeting venues, easy access to local highlights, health, and fitness club, and a rooftop pool, and ensure a memorable stay. Situated in an exclusive location, minutes from downtown Doha and major government and corporate offices and within minutes to the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, City Center Mall, and Doha Golf Club, our properties offer distinctive surroundings which will forever redefine luxury.

What’s the job?

As a Paymaster/ General Cashier you are responsible to prepare payroll reconciliation and verify and process leave applications, vacation travel, change of status of employees, cash advance requests, etc. In addition you are responsible to collect deposited envelops from the Front Office safe and check and tally items against the list. Promote the desired work culture by living the 5 winning ways value – Do the Right thing, Show we care, Aim Higher, Celebrate Difference, Work better together.

Your day-to-day

• Import the previous day’s employee swiping card data from the swiping terminal time and attendance system
• Follow up with respective departments if any employee has not completed the swiping cycle
• Update, run close day operation, print and file daily time sheets
• Verify overtime requisitions with time sheets, forward the same for approvals, distribute copy and process approved overtime requisitions in the payroll system
• Calculate final settlement of employee leaving the employment; forward the final separation forms approval to the Accounts Payable upon approval
• Issue temporary time cards to new employees, and coordinate with the Human Resources Department for their permanent time cards and keep a logbook for the temporary cards
• Coordinate with the Human Resources Department on the opening of bank accounts for new employees.
• Reconcile house fund on a daily basis and keep the safe neat and tidy
• Open every morning the Front Office safe depository, in the presence of a designated Finance employee and Front Office Manager / Night Manager and collect the deposit envelopes, which are checked against the deposit sheet
• Report immediately any envelope missing to the Director of Finance / Financial Controller
• Check each item in the envelope against the enclosed list and any differences should be listed in the over / short column provided on the deposited sheet
• Report immediately any discrepancies to the Income Auditor and Director of Finance / Financial Controller

How do I deliver this?

We genuinely care about people and we show this through living out our promise of True Hospitality each and every day. It’s what connects every colleague in all IHG® hotels.

True Attitude

being caring, wanting to make a positive difference, and building genuine connections with guests

True Confidence

having the knowledge and skills to perform your role, and giving guests the confidence that they can trust you, to help and support them during their stay

True Listening

focusing on what your guest is saying, picking up on body language that is often overlooked, and understanding what the guest wants and needs

True Responsiveness

is about providing guests with what they need, and doing so in a timely and caring manner

What We Need From You :

• Similar experience in a luxury hotel
• Experience in effective learning and development methods
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced and diverse work environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent command of written and spoken English
• Additional language is an added advantage
• Strong organizational skills
• Result‑oriented and self‑motivated along with a positive attitude

What We Offer:

We’ll reward all your hard work with a competitive salary and benefits. Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.careers.ihg.com to find out more about us. So go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests. Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.