Night Audit

Hampton Inn Athens; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampton Inn Athens is seeking a Night Auditor to audit, balance and report on hotel operations across food & beverage outlets, rooms/front desk, and gift shop. The role ensures accuracy, adherence to policies, and fraud prevention, while supporting front desk functions like express checkouts.

Candidates should have a high school education; accounting background is a plus. Proficiency with a PC, cash register, and calculator is expected, along with strong numerical and guest-relations skills.

Qualifications

• High School education or equivalent is required.
• Experience with accounting preferred but not required.
• Ability to operate PC, cash register and calculator.
• Ability to compile facts and figures.
• Telephone and guest relations etiquette and skills.

Responsibilities

• Audit, balance and report on cash and credit operations for outlets and deposits.
• Audit, balance and post front desk activities including room charges and taxes.
• Prepare statistics and income journals for daily reports.
• Balance and close bank tickets; run night audit final after revenues are balanced.
• Perform duties of Front Desk Clerk including express checkouts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Telephone etiquette

Guest relations

Data accuracy

Education

High School Education or equivalent experience

Tools

Personal Computer

Cash Register

Calculator

Job description

Fast-growing hospitality management company is looking for you. We take pride in creating memorable experiences for our associates, guests, ownership and our communities. We care for people so they can be their best! Care is in the heart of what we do.

JOB SUMMARY

A Night Auditor is primarily responsible for auditing, balancing and reporting on the various areas of the hotel (e.g. food & beverage outlets, rooms/front desk, gift shop, etc.) to provide accurate, timely information and to ensure company and Hotel policies and procedures are followed and to prevent fraud.

QUALIFICATION STANDARDS

• Audit, balance and report on all food and beverage outlets' (e.g. restaurants, lounges, banquets) cash and credit operations to include but not limited to checks, over/short figures/tally sheets, deposits, counts, house charges, promotional materials, postings, etc. and reset all registers to ensure accurate, timely information.
• Audit, balance, post and report on the front desk to include but not limited to; room charges, phone calls, zero balance folios, corrections, adjustments, taxes, disputed charges, over/short figures, deposits, etc. to ensure accuracy and verify proper cash handling procedures are followed.
• Audit, balance and prepare, verify and report on Room information to provide rooms management with a picture of how they are performing.
• Prepare and input statistics and income journal sheets for preparation of daily reports.
• Balance and close all bank ticket codes, daily.
• Run night audit final after insuring all revenues are in balance nightly.
• Perform the duties of a Front Desk Clerk including express checkouts.

Education & Experience:

• High School Education or equivalent experience.
• Accounting background preferred, but not required.
• Ability to operate Personal Computer, Cash Register and Calculator.
• Ability to compile facts and figures.
• Telephone and guest relations etiquette and skills.

Physical requirements:

• Ability to lift files/papers up to 5 lbs. 50% of time. May lift luggage up to 50 lbs.
• Mobility - ability to move between front desk, PBX and accounting and various other areas in the hotel, 15-20% of time.
• Ability to bend, lift, and be standing or walking during entire shift

Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/D/V)

Source: Hospitality Online