Hotel Accountant | Cape Town *Hotel Experience Essential

Career Growth, Hospitality Recruitment; Milnerton; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Growth Hospitality Recruitment & Training in Cape Town seeks a detail-oriented Hotel Accountant to support daily accounting, reconciliations, stock control and month-end close across hotel and conference centre operations.

The role requires 2–3 years hotel finance experience, studying towards or holding a Diploma or Degree in Accounting, and proficiency in Excel and Xero.

Qualifications

• Hotel experience in a finance department is required.
• 2–3 years accounting within a hotel finance department.
• Diploma or Degree in Accounting/Finance or related field.
• Knowledge of hospitality accounting principles.
• Experience with bank and creditor reconciliations and revenue accounting.
• Stock capturing and stock control experience.
• Proficient in Excel and accounting systems.
• Strong numerical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Good communication and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile bank, card, and foreign currency transactions.
• Resolve banking, creditor and supplier queries.
• Verify supplier banking details before payments.
• Maintain revenue tracking schedules and revenue journals.
• Capture and reconcile stock movements and counts.
• Support stock control reporting for departments.
• Prepare creditor reconciliations and provisions.
• Record business card, transport and fuel expenditures.
• Maintain refund schedules and unallocated receipts.
• Assist with month-end reporting and close procedures.

Skills

Hotel accounting

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Deadline oriented

Education

Diploma or Degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Xero

Job description

Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: Market related, depending on experience and qualifications

We are recruiting a detail-oriented and proactive Hotel Accountant to join an established hospitality finance team in Cape Town. The role involves daily accounting, reconciliations, stock control and month-end support across hotel and conference centre operations.

PREVIOUS HOTEL ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE IS A MUST. Only applicants with previous experience working within a hotel accounting department will be considered.

Key responsibilities

• Process and reconcile bank, credit card and incoming foreign currency transactions.

• Resolve banking, credit card, creditor and supplier queries.

• Verify supplier banking details and check payments before release.

• Maintain revenue tracking schedules and process revenue journals.

• Capture and reconcile stock movements and stock counts.

• Support operational departments with stock control and reporting.

• Prepare creditor reconciliations and commission provisions.

• Capture business credit card, transport and fuel expenditure.

• Maintain refund and unallocated receipt schedules.

• Assist with month-end reporting, financial close procedures and general finance administration.

Minimum requirements

• *Hotel Experience Essential

• At least 2–3 years’ accounting experience within a hotel finance department.

• Studying towards or holding a Diploma or Degree in Accounting, Finance, Bookkeeping or a related financial field.

• A sound understanding of hospitality accounting principles.

• Experience in bank and creditor reconciliations, cashbook processing and revenue accounting.

• Previous stock capturing and stock control experience.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting systems.

• Strong numerical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.

• Good communication skills and the ability to meet deadlines.

Experience with hotel systems, Xero or similar accounting software, and accommodation, food and beverage, conferencing and events revenue will be advantageous.