Our client is a new medium sized hotel based in the outskirts of Nairobi. They seek to hire a highly competent and performance driven Hotel Accountant who will be responsible for knowing critical functions within the department and capable of mentoring and assisting employees within the department.

Hotel Accountant Job Responsibilities

• Monitors compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and hotel procedures.
• Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Assures compliance with federal, state, local and corporate policies, regulations and laws
• Reviews accounts payables and weekly check runs and reconciles
• Determines proper handling of financial transactions and approves transactions within designated limits.
• Compiles and analyzes financial information to prepare entries to general ledger accounts, cost centers and documents business transactions.
• Responsible for daily Stock takes, reconciliation and timely of daily sales reports against expenses.
• Responsible for verification of income auditing, receivables & debtors reconciliation
• Distributes monthly comparison reports and cost center reports according to schedules.
• Prepares financial statements and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected company financial position.
• Analyze transactional processes and identify areas where additional accuracies and efficiencies can be achieved.
• Applies cost accounting methods to achieve accurate representation of cost center performance.
• Assist with monthly forecast & annual budgets prepares all allocations;
• Coordinate monthly closing process and reconciliation of general ledger accounts
• Responsible for all taxes obligations.
• Maintain system of accounts and keep records on all company transactions and assets
• Report, analyze, and ensure integrity of all financial information.

Qualifications for the Hotel Accountant Job   

• Degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Must be a CPA- K.
• 2 – 3 years’ experience as an accountant in a hotel or resort
• Proficiency in any hotel operating and accounting system and Microsoft Office Excel, Word and Outlook
• Suitable candidate should be of unquestionable integrity and mature
• Should also be dynamic and a team player
• Experience in Payroll.
• Analytical skills and hotel controls
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a pressurized environment
• Leadership skills.

How to Apply

Please only send your CV quoting the job title in the email subject (Hotel Accountant ) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Wednesday, 9^th May 2018.

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing. Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the short