Accountant - Financial Reporting & Cost Control

Job Overview

Assist with month-end closing and to manage finance matter of the hotel.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daily reconciliation of receiving reports and food & beverage (F&B) purchase invoices.
• Lead and enforce cost control initiatives within the operations.
• Participate in F&B stocktakes, cost reconciliations, and journal entries.
• Assist in preparing recipe costs for menu items and proforma P&L for events.
• Oversee storage management and receiving functions.
• Collaborate with the Procurement team and support enhancements to the CheckSCM system.
• Supervise the Accounts Assistant in reporting insurance claims for the hotel.
• With the Accounts Assistant, coordinate with all concerned departments regarding insurance claims.
• Follow up on outstanding insurance claims for staff injuries in collaboration with the Human Resources Department.
• Conduct continuous audits of all accounts, records, and transactions of the hotel.
• Prepare or supervise the preparation of monthly closing journal entries, balance sheets, profit and loss schedules, fixed assets register and cash flow statements.
• Verify that monthly inventory computations correspond with the General Ledger.
• Ensure that all balance sheet accounts are reconciled and that reconciliation schedules are on file.
• Prepare and scrutinize monthly financial reports, investigating unusual variations and adding comments as necessary.
• With the Accounts Assistant, in charge of the preparation of forecasts and budgeting process, as well as other requested analytic reports and feasibility studies.
• Implement local practices to ensure compliance with regulations issued by local government agencies, after approval by Hotel Management.
• Ensure that all contributions and license fees are paid on time.
• Assist and support in staff planning within the Finance department.
• Perform any other duties as requested by management, in accordance with company policy and/or direct supervisor's instructions.

Requirements

• Degree in Finance and/or Accounting or its equivalent, preferably a Certified Public Accountant/Chartered Accountant.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant local statutory requirements.
• Familiar with Hong Kong accounting standard and USALI hotel industry practices.
• Minimum 3 years’ working experience in the hotel industry is preferred.
• Proficiency in MS Office application, SUN accounting system and hotel procurement system will be an advantage.

Personal Data Privacy

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We are an equal opportunity employer who welcomes application from all qualified candidates. The information provided will be treated in strict confidence and used only for recruitment purposes. Candidates may be given consideration for other posts within Nina Hospitality Group, and will be informed in due course. Applicants who do not hear from us within four weeks from the date of application may consider their application unsuccessful.