Finance Executive - Income Audit, Accounts Receivable & Cost Control
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About the Role
Mercure Gold Hotel seeks an experienced Finance Executive to manage Income Audit, Accounts Receivable, and Cost Control functions. The ideal candidate has 3-4 years of hospitality finance experience and hands-on knowledge of Opera, IDS, SUN, and POS systems.
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Responsibilities
- Review daily revenue reports from Opera and POS systems
- Verify room revenue, F&B revenue, discounts, allowances, voids, paid outs, rebates and complimentary postings
- Ensure proper reconciliation between Opera, Micros/Symphony, IDS/SUN and bank/settlement reports
- Maintain and monitor city ledger accounts, guest ledger transfers and corporate/customer balances
- Follow up on outstanding receivables and support collection activities
- Review F&B cost reports, receiving records, inventory movements and consumption reports
- Participate in monthly inventory counts and reconciliations
- Support the Finance team during the migration from IDS to SUN
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related field
- Minimum 3 4 years of hospitality finance experience
- Experience in Income Audit, Accounts Receivable and Cost Control
- Hands on experience with Opera PMS, IDS, SUN Systems, Micros POS and Symphony POS
- Strong analytical, reconciliation and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication and coordination skills
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Position Summary
- We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Finance Executive to support the Finance Department in managing Income Audit, Accounts Receivable and Cost Control functions. The ideal candidate will possess strong hospitality finance experience, excellent analytical skills and hands on knowledge of hotel
Key Responsibilities
- Review daily revenue reports from Opera and POS systems.
- Verify room revenue, F&B revenue, discounts, allowances, voids, paid outs, rebates and complimentary postings.
- Ensure proper reconciliation between Opera, Micros/Symphony, IDS/SUN and bank/settlement reports.
- Review cashier summaries, city ledger transfers, credit card settlements and revenue postings.
- Identify revenue leakage, posting errors and unusual transactions.
- Coordinate with Front Office, F&B, Night Audit, and IT teams on system related revenue issues.
- Support month end closing activities related to revenue schedules and income audit reporting.
- Maintain and monitor city ledger accounts, guest ledger transfers and corporate/customer balances.
- Follow up on outstanding receivables and support collection activities.
- Reconcile customer accounts, credit card settlements, bank receipts and AR ageing reports.
- Ensure accurate billing for corporate clients, travel agents, OTAs and other contracted accounts.
- Prepare AR ageing reports and escalate overdue balances.
Cost Control
- Review F&B cost reports, receiving records, inventory movements and consumption reports.
- Monitor food, beverage, operating supplies and general store consumption.
- Participate in monthly inventory counts and reconciliations.
- Review purchasing, receiving, transfer, spoilage, wastage and outlet consumption reports.
- Coordinate with Purchasing, Stores, F&B, Kitchen and Finance departments regarding cost variances.
- Prepare cost analysis reports and support management initiatives to control wastage and stock variances.
- Assist with finance control procedures during the IDS to SUN migration.
System & Transition Support
- Support the Finance team during the migration from IDS to SUN.
- Coordinate with IT and operational departments to ensure smooth system integration and reporting continuity.
- Understand and monitor data flow between PMS, POS and accounting systems.
- Identify reconciliation gaps and system related issues.
- Maintain accuracy of reporting and financial controls during the transition period.
Candidate Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related field.
- Minimum 3 4 years of hospitality finance experience.
- Experience in multiple finance functions, including Income Audit, Accounts Receivable and Cost Control.
- Strong understanding of hotel operations and financial controls.
- Hands on experience with hotel systems such as: Opera PMS, IDS, SUN Systems, Micros POS and Symphony POS.
- Knowledge of Opera, IDS and Symphony will be a strong advantage.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
- Strong analytical, reconciliation and problem solving skills.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills with operational and IT teams.
- Experience supporting system implementation or migration projects will be highly preferred.
Pay
- AED 5,500.00 AED 6,500.00 per month
Work Location
- In person
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