Chief Accountant
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About the Role
Grand Mercure Dubai City seeks a Chief Accountant to oversee daily accounting operations, reporting, and compliance. The role supervises staff, ensures accurate financial records, and assists the Financial Controller.
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Responsibilities
- Supervise daily accounting operations, controls, mentoring staff, ensuring teamwork and efficient 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
- Perform month end accounts reconciliation of all general ledger balances before issuing monthly financial statements
- Review monthly reports 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.
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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