Night Auditor

Best Western | Augusta West; Grovetown (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Western Augusta West in Grovetown, GA, is seeking a capable hotel finance professional to audit and balance daily operations. You will oversee overnight front desk activities, verify postings, track revenues, and prepare daily financial summaries for management.

Strong customer service and accurate data handling are essential. Applicants should have an accounting background and a high school diploma, with prior hotel experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Accounting background preferred.
• Strong customer service orientation and skills.
• Present a professional image and communicate well with guests and employees.
• Ability to operate front office equipment and computers.
• Ability to compile facts and figures.
• Understanding auditing, balancing, and closing out accounts.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Audits, balances, and reports on hotel areas to provide timely financial information on performance.
• Oversees front office/front desk operations during the overnight shift.
• Checks front office accounting records for accuracy and compiles information.
• Tracks room revenues, occupancy, and other front office statistics.
• Prepares cash, check, and credit card activity summaries.
• Posts room charges and taxes to guest accounts and processes vouchers.
• Verifies account postings and balances.
• Summarizes operations and prepares reports for management.
• Performs duties of the Front Desk Agent and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Accounting background

Customer service

Communication skills

Professional image

Attention to detail

Front desk operations

Data compilation

Auditing concepts

Flexible schedule

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

What you get to do in this role:

• Audits, balances, and reports on the various areas of the hotel (e.g., food and beverage, rooms, front desk, gift shop, etc.) to provide accurate and timely financial information on the hotel’s operational performance for the day.Oversees front office/front desk operations during the overnight shift.
• Checks front office accounting records for accuracy and compiles information for the hotel’s financial records.
• Tracks room revenues, occupancy percentages, and other front office operating statistics.
• Prepares summary of cash, check, and credit card activities, reflecting the hotel’s financial performance for the day.
• Posts room charges and room taxes to guest accounts. Processes guest charge vouchers and credit card vouchers.
• Verifies all account postings and balances.
• Summarizes results of operations and prepares reports for management.
• Performs duties of the Front Desk Agent.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What candidate traits are needed to be successful in this role?

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Accounting background preferred.
• Previous hotel experience desired.
• Strong customer service orientation and skills.
• Present a professional image, and able to communicate well with both guests and employees.
• Ability to operate front office equipment and computers.
• Ability to compile facts and figures.
• Ability to understand principles of auditing, balancing, and closing out accounts.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Our hotel maintains a policy of equal employment opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants foremployment without regardrace, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, genetic information, uniformed service or veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, provincial, or local laws.