Assistant Financial Controller
Job No:
STAM2022190513
Location:
Brisbane
- Exciting 5 star hotel environment in the CBD
- Competitive salary package & employee benefits
- Excellent team environment and career opportunities
About Us
Stamford Hotels and Resorts, a part of the Stamford Group, manages the Group’s portfolio of luxury premium hotels located in Australia and New Zealand. The hotel portfolio consist 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:
We are looking for someone who will hit the ground running to oversee the day to day financial management of the Hotel. This is a hands on role processing hotel accounts as well as supervising the quality of work performed by accounts payable and receivable, hotel accounts, the purchasing department and information technology. The ability to quickly adapt into the role is essential in order to keep the department operating at its optimum.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the Financial Controller by providing timely, full and accurate forecasts
- Provide timely and accurate financial statements
- Ensure all financial regulations are met through the maintenance of adequate systems of internal control
- Assist the Financial Controller in the preparation of the budget
- Assist the Financial Controller on overseeing the daily operation of IT, finance and purchasing
- Review daily deposit reconciliation and cash postings, accounts payable and other disbursements, and approve all ledger account reconciliations
- Prepare all other financial reports and analyses, all year-end reports and audit schedules
- Attest to the accuracy of the General Ledger and maintain the books of accounts including preparing monthly reports
- Ensure that Balance Sheet accounts are reconciled
- Assist with internal audits of cash deposits, monitoring of the CAPEX budget and in the completion and implementation of all audit recommendations
- Handle the administration of all bank accounts, ensures bank resolutions are updated, and prepare / review treasury (cash flow) reports
- Oversight of fortnightly payroll processing
Skills and Experience:
- A minimum of three years previous experience as an Accountant or Assistant Financial Controller from a Hotel background
- Strong financial and analytical skills in developing budgets and allocating appropriate resources to ensure a sustainable & profitable business
- Timely resolution of any accounting or audit issues which may arise
- Experience working with external stakeholders such as the ATO and banks
- Accounting degree and CPA qualified
- Proficient with Opera, Excel and Word
- Exposure to SunSystems financial package would be an advantage
- Excellent communication skills with guests, management and team members
- Confident presentation skills of financial results and hotel performance to company executives
- A confident working knowledge of Kronos timekeeping and ADP payroll systems
Some things that will help you succeed:
- Great leadership and mentoring skills
- Outstanding attention to detail, methodical and accurate in all financial works
- Demonstrated problem solving skills
- Organisational skills and ability to prioritize duties
Culture and Benefits
Our 'Knight's Head' Logo is conceived from our founder Sir Stamford's family crest and symbolises the core values that unify all members of our company. We believe our people are our greatest asset and we therefore strive to reward, retain and develop passionate and success-orientated professionals at all levels. As a team member with us you can expect to receive;
- Food & beverage discounts in all F&B outlets within the Hotels
- Complimentary duty meal
- Complimentary dry cleaning
If this sounds like you and where you want to be then you are seeking a rewarding role, please apply now.
We thank you in advance for your interest in this position, however only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
The successful applicant must hold or be willing to obtain a National Police Clearance and will be required to participate in vaccination prior to commencement
Stamford Hotels and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer