Assistant Accountant

Company Description

At Accor, we place people at the heart of everything we do. When you work in hospitality, you work with your heart first.  Our human capital is our greatest asset:  Hospitality is fundamentally about people, and Accor has a long-standing commitment to its team members. 

We aim to rally teams, across all functions, countries, divisions, and brands, around a common message because we are all Heartists®.  Being a Heartist® is all about the art of connecting with others in an authentic way. 

This role will be based at our Corporate Office in Central Auckland. The role provides critical support to the Hotel Accountant across a portfolio of hotels. This role requires an individual who will bring a strong understanding of hotel or multi-site operations from an accounting perspective and will play a key role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, robust controls, and efficient accounting processes.

Job Description

In this role you will collaborate with the wider Finance/Accounting Department to prepare and achieve monthly and yearly goals. Specifically, the role will;

• Process daily revenue files and balance flash reports from hotels – make necessary corrections and redistribute.
• Check daily the hotels Accounts Receivable, Guest Ledger and Advanced Deposit Ledger balances and resolve any discrepancies.
• Send daily bank statements to hotels for AR posting.
• Coordinate and oversee day-to-day AP workflow across the portfolio, including reviewing payment runs, resolving processing queries, and escalating outstanding items
• Update bank reconciliations for all hotels daily and flag any discrepancies or unusual activity
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations including bank, debtors, creditors, prepayments, and fixed assets
• Prepare GST calculations and returns for review and filing by the Accountant or Financial Controller
• Support the Accountant with ad hoc reporting, audit preparation, analysis and other requirements as requested across the portfolio
• Maintain organized, audit-ready records and working papers
• Relieve team members in the AP and AR roles as required to ensure ongoing departmental efficiency, e.g. during annual leave and temporary position vacancies.

• Work alongside Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, providing guidance and support where required
• Contribute to the consistent development of best practice accounting processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls within accounting operations

What you bring to the role:

• Strong accounting experience within hotel, hospitality, or multi-site environments;
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and a focussed, positive mind-set;
• Confident working autonomously while supporting senior finance leadership;
• Strong communicator, able to work effectively across departments and hotel operations. 

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Accounting or Finance; CPA/CA qualification desirable or in progress.
• 2 -3 years experience in hotel accounting, including Accounts Payable (A/P), Accounts Receivable (A/R), and familiarity with a uniform accounting system.
• Experience and confidence working in a hotel/hospitality or multi-site environment.
• Excellent proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
• Excellent proficiency in computer applications, namely Excel, MS Office, SUN System, Micros POS, and Opera PMS.

Additional Information

• Learn your Way - Access to our Accor Academy so you can earn while you learn!
• Incredible Accor Heartist Benefits - discounted Food & Beverage & Accommodation Worldwide.
• Accor's refer-a-friend bonus; bring great people on board and get rewarded.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to our generous Parental Leave Scheme.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent. We offer reasonable adjustments to support you. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, you're welcome to let us know.