Accountant

**Hotel Indigo colleagues are the people at the center of every new story**. They make all guests feel welcome in the neighbourhood and at home in the hotel. At **Hotel Indigo®** we deliver inspired service. Our guest are explorers. A discerning set of individuals who bring their curiosity, uniqueness, and informality to everything they do in life. They are people who approach travel as an opportunity to expand their mind, learn new things, and create memories they can share that last a lifetime.

**Hotel Indigo colleagues are warm, personal, and unscripted.** They embrace the individuality and diversity of everyone. They enjoy iconic, worldly locations and are **drawn to discovering** what makes each of them unique. They are **inspiring storytellers** who inject positivity into their environment. They combine **informality and fun with professionalism and sophistication**.

Join us as an **Accountant **in **Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong.** You’ll have ambition, talent and obviously, some key skills. We’re looking for someone who can:
**FINANCIAL RETURNS**
- Works with superior in the preparation and management of the department’s budget.
- Duties include:

- Assists in co-ordinating the preparation of the departmental annual budget
- Assists in monitoring and controlling departmental cost on an ongoing basis to ensure performance against budget
- Assists in the preparation of the hotel strategic plan, goals program, and Finance Departmental Budget
- Performs payroll processing and month end closing of payroll with high accuracy and ensure all monthly and yearly submission to the authority are done on a timely manner

**PEOPLE**
- Cooperates, coordinates and communicates with other departments in matters concerning accounting related matters and internal control
- Works with Superior on manpower planning and management needs
- Interacts, as required, with individuals outside the hotel including hotel’s bank, tax auditors and other hotels and IHG corporate offices

**GUEST EXPERIENCE**
- Build and maintain positive relationships with all internal customers and guests in order to exceed their needs
- Take action to address these needs in order to exceed their expectations

**RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS**
- Demonstrate Awareness of OH&S policies and procedures and ensure all procedures are conducted safely and within OH&S guidelines
- Be aware of duty of care and adhere to occupational, health and safety legislation, policies and procedures
- Be familiar with property safety, first aid and fire and emergency procedures and operate equipment safely and sensibly
- Initiate action to correct a hazardous situation and notify supervisors of potential dangers
- Log security incidents and accidents in accordance with hotel requirements

**Accountability**
- Ensure compliance to the IHG policies, procedures and statutory requirement
- Maintain accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures to improve the work flows in accounts department
- Review and correct daily revenue journal
- Maintain and ensure proper update of daily transaction to ensure accuracy of information and entries, including food and beverage transfer
- Prepare and input journal entry for month end closing
- Maintains confidentiality at all times and maintains strict practice of office lock up and security of information.
- Provide assistance on analysing monthly financial accounts and provide financial information to Finance Manager
- Controls all balance sheet accounts by preparation of monthly account reconciliation and actions accordingly
- Prepare monthly bank and inventory reconciliation
- Specially reviews the accounts payable balance to ensure accuracy and proposes action and follow up to be taken to ensure a clear balance with limited over 90/120 day amounts
- Review accounts payable purchase journal and accounts payable/inventory interface
- Review travel agency commission payments
- Maintain and ensure proper update of contract, License, CAPEX, Fixed Asset Disposal Form etc on timely and accurately
- Coordinates with 3rd party data processing company/payroll software company as requested
- Maintains relationship with CPF/MOM/Labour Offices to ensure rates of pay are correct and current and maintains current copies of labour/union agreements for all position.
- Assists in monthly forecasting and yearly budget input in relation to payroll data
- Develops and maintains current payroll processing procedures
- Performs payroll processing and month end closing of payroll
- Ensure overtime claims are supported by proper approval and authorization
- Prepares input for payroll run including hours worked, terminations, adjustments, annual, sick and leaves
- Prepares manual payment for termination
- Reconciles automatic payroll deductions such as housing loan, superannuation payments, city ledger, etc.
- Journalizes payroll summary each month
- Examines year-to-date tax calculations
- Examines tax returns of the year
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