Chief Accountant
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About the Role
Accor seeks a Chief Accountant to oversee daily accounting operations, reporting, and compliance at Grand Mercure Dubai City. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in accounting and at least 4 years of experience in a similar capacity.
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Responsibilities
- Supervise daily accounting operations, supervising, controls, mentoring staff, ensuring teamwork and efficient and effective operation
- Verify daily bank balances through review of credit card reconciliation for Director of Finance approval
- Verify the accuracy of the General Cashier report and that revenue is daily deposited into the bank by the General Cashier
- Perform month end accounts reconciliation of all general ledger balances before issuing monthly financial statements
- Review monthly report like F&B report, Cost Controller's report etc. as per company policy
- Ensure all tax payment and filing are respected timely, and variances are resolved
- Prepare various monthly reports as required by Management
- Assist the Financial Controller in reviewing the application of accounting policy, budgeting, financial analysis, and Ad hoc duties
- Ensure proper filing of accounting records, including contracts, and easy retrievals
- Keep updated with new regulations and Accor policies
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting
- Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar capacity
- Good reading, writing and oral proficiency in English
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and relevant hotel Finance and non finance systems
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Company Description
- Join Grand Mercure Dubai City, a 5 star Accor hotel where local culture meets world class hospitality.
- With 361 rooms, diverse dining venues, modern meeting facilities, and a passionate team, we are committed to creating memorable guest experiences and empowering our Heartists to grow.
Our Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion
- We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
Why work for Accor?
- We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are, and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality.
- We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
- By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality.
Job Description
- This position is responsible for overseeing the day to day accounting operation, reporting, compliance, and to assist the financial controller ensuring the hotel financial strategy is implemented in accordance with the Hotel's policy & procedures.
- Primary Responsibilities: To supervise daily accounting operations, supervising, controls, mentoring staff, ensuring teamwork and efficient and effective operation.
- To verify daily bank balances through review of credit card reconciliation for Director of Finance approval.
- To verify the accuracy of the General Cashier report and that revenue is daily deposited into the bank by the General Cashier.
- To perform month end accounts reconciliation of all general ledger balances before issuing monthly financial statements. Report any gaps or variance to the Director of Finance.
- To review monthly report like F&B report, Cost Controller's report etc. as per company policy
- To ensure all tax payment and filing are respected timely, and variances are resolved.
- To prepare various monthly reports as required by Management.
- To assist the Financial Controller in reviewing the application of accounting policy, budgeting, financial analysis, and Ad hoc duties.
- To ensure proper filing of accounting records, including contracts, and easy retrievals.
- To keep updated with new regulations and Accor policies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in accounting.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar capacity
- Good reading, writing and oral proficiency in English.
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint and relevant hotel Finance and non finance systems.
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