Financial Controller

Job Title

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

**Job Description & Requirements**:
As a Financial Controller, you will ensure all financial plans are upheld in coordination with hotel standards and in conjunction with the forecasting and budgeting plans of the hotel. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:
**Monthly Reporting**
- Participation in the development and analysis of statistics.
- Production of a monthly reporting, on a given area, while ensuring on-time deadline and feedback of information: validation of the reliability of information, analysis and synthesis for the General Manager and Accor.
- Preparation of the turnover publication.
- Supporting subsidiaries in their reporting (training, assistance, issuance of instructions and/or recommendations).
- Monitoring standards and procedures within the hotel and Accor.
- Maintenance and optimization of management tools.
- The Financial Controller is the guarantor of the flow of information and good relations between the worldwide finance teams all over the Accor group.

**Annual Forecast**
- Participation in the development of the Annual Budget Group.
- Definition of the financial framework.
- Organization / coordination of the process.
- Analysis and validation of data reported.
- Annual Budget Revisions (Rolling Forecast).
- Definition and optimization of financial processes

**Administrative Responsibilities**
- Shall supervise all accounting and registering of accounts. For this purpose, he/ she shall ensure, with the assistance of his/ her Accountant, the proper keeping of the books for internal accounting and for the official account sheets to be supplied in due course.
- Shall be responsible for establishing Hotel budget forecasts (investment budget and operating budgets) and shall keep a record of monthly budgetary discrepancies.
- Shall also supervise the hotel’s cash situation.
- Shall keep informed of fiscal matters concerning the hotel.
- Shall maintain management charts and administration forecasts carts, in conjunction with the General Manager.
- Shall supervise revenue entries, especially those from the General Cashier’s office.
- Shall, in direct supervision of the Purchasing Manager, also be responsible for the payment of invoices.
- Shall maintain controls of the costs of the different services, in particular the food and beverage cost.
- Shall effectively liaison with bankers, revenue authorities, commerce department and external auditors.
- Shall comply with statutory tax regulations.
- Shall organize cash forecasting and fund management.
- Shall establish forms of different reporting system to keep the management up to date of its financial position.
- Shall consolidate different sources of funds and expenses to submit a profit and loss statement to management in each calendar month.
- Shall consolidate yearly financial performance.
- Shall in accordance with uniform system of account to administrative all necessary financial report and standardization of accounting procedure.
- Shall maintain proper personnel payroll administration in accordance to tax and labour law.
- Relevant degree, in Finance, Accounting or related business discipline, from an recognised academic institution.
- Experience in hotel or leisure sector with minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
- Possesss strong commercial awareness.
- Excellent financial management experience.
- A full understanding of financial operating systems and procedures.
- Strong influencing, leadership skills, inter-personal and communication skills.
- Knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint is essential
- Working experience with Accor Hotels is essential
- Knowledge in SUNS Systems is essential
- Knowledge in FOLS is essential

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