Financial Manager Spec Proj

• Oversee and review the recording of financial transactions and consolidated reporting processes for F&B and hotels on the property, ensuring these are accurate, up-to-date and complete
• Monitor and manage productivities and payroll costs for the hospitality division Conduct an analysis of F&B and Hotel business results and identify relative trends to ensure realistic forecasts
• Review Kofax Total Agility (KTA) queues for resolution
• Liaise with SSC/ Financial Operations Manager on any SSC issues concerning supplier payment delays
• Assist SSC with AP accruals at month-end
• Provide details of departmental recharges to the SSC for processing
• Conduct spot checks on cash-ups
• Compile annual Budgets, forecasts & controls
• Manage departmental Capex requirements
• Review financial risks (on Risk Register) quarterly and address mitigating and aggravating circumstances, reporting any unusual variances relative to budget and previous year
• Drive the effective management of Paymasters within the Hotels – ensuring timely clearing and adequacy of accruals on the balance sheet
• Manage received-not-yet-invoiced (RNYI) across the hotel properties and liaise with SSC to clear long outstanding items
• Keep track of open purchase orders, long outstanding purchase orders and Purchase orders after Invoice
• Liaise with Supply Chain Management (SCM) on hotel related matters – implementing control to manage high stockholdings, transfers between hotel units, par stock values of operating equipment, cost of sales percentages, etc.
• Oversee and monitor accounting standards, processes and practices at a hotel operations level, ensuring the integration of group standards, aligned and updated with new legislative and tax regulations
• Implement sufficient control measures (including systems and processes) & checks within each hotel department to mitigate any financial risk to the business, completing Control Self-Assessment (CSA’s) for the hotel operations with a view of monitoring compliance and addressing short comings
• Monitor the Dashboard metrics and performance of the hotel accountants in managing their individual score cards
• Co-ordinate year end activities and reporting in areas of hospitality
• Co-ordinate internal and external financial audits in the hotels
• Consolidated financial reporting on departmental projects and initiatives, providing value-adding recommendations to optimise financial performance (with regards product, process and practices) within the various hotel operations.
• Prepare Balance Sheet reconciliations for Hotel related accounts for review by Financial Operations Manager
• Review consistency of monthly, forecast and budget income statements metrics across the hotel properties
• Ensure correct VAT and tax treatment within hospitality accounts
• Drive hospitality room night metrics – focus on cost per room nights sold
• Manage staff conditions of employment, e.g. attendance, absenteeism, leave, adherence to policies and procedures
• Identification of employee training needs and perform on the job training and coaching to close developmental gaps
• Manage employee relations within the hotel accounting team
• Performance contracting, reviews and development
• Recruit and resource for talent for positions
• Onboarding of new staff members
• Act as the SME on Financial statutory legislation and tax requirements
• Communicate actively with hotel managers to review cross-departmental impacts and provide relevant insights
• Communicate with Financial Operations Manager and report on revenue and financial position of hotels as required, and consult with FOM and Functional heads on results and areas of concern
• Serve as Liaison and key contact between Finance and Hotel Managers
• Facilitate communication between hotels and service providers with specific focus on cost control and managing recharge processes with providers

• B.Com Honours (CTA)

• At least 5 years’ experience in a general financial accounting environment
• Experience in a hospitality accounting environment
• People supervisory experience

• Conceptualising
• Analytical skills (including attention to detail)
• Influencing Skills
• Managing Risks, Results and Relationships
• Deciding
• Emotional Maturity
• Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines

• Knowledge of statutory legal and tax requirements and latest developments
• Strong technical knowledge including IFRS developments
• Strong knowledge of accounting systems
• Team Planning
• Product and trend analysis
• Stock control
• Integrity
• Hospitality Revenue analysis
• Computer Proficiency in MS Office (Advanced Excel)
• Cognos or similar (advantage),
• Business acumen

• Please note that when applying for any position, reference checks will be completed and personal information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 will be processed. In applying for this position, applicants will be deemed to have consented to such processing as defined in the included Privacy Statement.
• Please also note that if you have not been contacted within 1 month after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful.

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