Finance Lead: Bookkeeping & Budgeting (Pastel/Sage/Excel)

Express Employment Professionals Midrand; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Protea Hotels by Marriott is seeking a Finance Manager to champion property-wide strategies and provide financial expertise to implement brand service initiatives while maximizing ROI. This role reports into the management team and collaborates across departments.

The ideal candidate holds a 4-year Finance/Accounting degree, has strong analytical skills, and can deliver timely financial reports, budget plans, and risk controls for a large hospitality property in Pretoria.

Qualifications

• 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; no work experience required.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes financial data and market trends.
• Assists in analyzing information, forecasts sales against expenses and creates annual budget plans.
• Compiles information, analyzes and monitors actual sales against projected sales.
• Assists in developing means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities, etc.
• Analyzes differences between actual budget wages and forecasted wages for more efficient budget planning.
• Thinks creatively and practically to develop, execute and implement new business plans.
• Protects and strengthens our competitive advantage by advocating and supporting sound business and financial decision making.
• Implements a system of appropriate controls to manage business risks.
• Communicates the goals and the owner priorities to subordinates in a clear and precise manner.
• Provides excellent leadership by assigning team members and other departments managers' clear accountability backed by appropriate authority.
• Holds staff accountable for successful performance.
• Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
• Ensures Profits and Losses are documented accurately.
• Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Ensures appropriate corrections are made to audit results if necessary.
• Reviews audit issues to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost control

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting

Job description

Protea Hotels by Marriott is seeking a Finance Manager to champion property-wide strategies and provide financial expertise to implement brand service initiatives while maximizing ROI. This role reports into the management team and collaborates across departments.

The ideal candidate holds a 4-year Finance/Accounting degree, has strong analytical skills, and can deliver timely financial reports, budget plans, and risk controls for a large hospitality property in Pretoria.