Hotel Accountant
Location: Glenelg Adelaide, South Australia
Join the Finance Team at Stamford Grand Adelaide
About Stamford Hotels and Resorts
Stamford Hotels and Resorts, a part of the Stamford Group, manages the Group’s portfolio of luxury premium hotels located in Australia. The hotel portfolio consists of nearly 1800 rooms and over 1000 employees. In addition to the hotels, the Stamford Group owns a portfolio of premium commercial office properties internationally, and is involved in the development of high-end luxury residential units in Australia.
At Stamford Hotels and Resorts, we understand that our people are our greatest asset. We strive to retain, develop and reward passionate and success-orientated professionals at all levels. In our pursuit for excellence, we encourage entrepreneurial thinking, challenge the status quo and inculcate a sense of ownership while fostering an environment of transparency, collaboration, respect and integrity among our employees, business partners and the larger community.
About the Role
Located in the prestigious Adelaide beach suburb of Glenelg, we seek an honest, reliable, proficient professional Hotel Accountant with an eye for detail to join our fabulous Finance Team. As the Hotel Accountant, you support the Area Financial Controller to ensure accounting practices remain accurate and compliant, you add professional value to the Finance Department in performing all financial tasks with integral competency.
Core Role Functions and Responsibilities
Maintain precise and organised financial records, to record and categorise financial transactions, including income, expenses, assets, and liabilities.
1. Accurate month-end accounts and reports, provide comparisons to forecasts and budgets, taking into consideration historical data
2. Track and report revenue and expenses
3. Collate and organise financial statements and reports
4. When requested conduct financial audits
5. Use appropriate resources to ensure compliance and consistency of policy, integrity of accounting processes and functions including daily ledger reconciliation balances
6. Establish productive working relationships with department heads to improve their overall understanding of relevant systems, procedures, financial results, budget and forecast processes to enhance profitability
7. Assist the Area Financial Controller to ensure Cost Control and Purchasing Departments operate within set budgets and as per legislation
8. Liaise with third party stakeholders where required
About you
Strong communication skills are needed, to be proficient with explaining complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders and to successfully collaborate with all Hotel departments and management team to achieve financial objectives. You will hold a tertiary qualification, be a qualified accountant and hold full time working rights in Australia. The role requires clear written and spoken English skills, accompanied with a mature, pleasant attitude.
9. Strong analytical and numerical skills, possessing a high attention to detail
10. Ability to effectively time manage large volumed workloads, to meet deadlines and perform well in pressure situations
11. Excellent Microsoft and Excel office skills
12. Authentic interpersonal & communication style
13. Experience within a 5 Star branded Hotel operation
Benefits & Perks
14. Discounted meals and non-alcoholic beverages
15. Supplied meals during allocated rostered shifts
16. Employee Assistance Program
17. Discounted dry cleaning allowance
18. Career growth opportunities
19. Discounted onsite carpark