Company Description
With over 400 hotels in Australia and New Zealand, and over 5,000 globally, Accor offers limitless opportunities to grow your career within a supportive network of like-minded professionals.
As Accor’s flagship hotel in ACT,Novotel Canberrais located right in the heart of Canberra, with 286 guest rooms, 7 meeting rooms and a newly refurbished restaurant and bar. Currently, we have an exciting opportunity for an experiencedFinancial Controllerto join our great team in Canberra!
Job Description
THE ROLE:
The Financial Controller will be responsible for working with the hotel General Manager and broader hotel leadership team to find positive outcomes and maximize margins. Reporting directly to the General Manager, the job remit includes:
- Full responsibility for the efficient and effective operation of the Finance Department, including, Accounts Receivable/Payable, General Ledger, Cashiering, Internal Controls and Purchasing.
- Oversee Payroll controls, including working with Hub payroll processing team offsite.
- Preparation of P&L, Balance Sheet, Budgets, Forecasts and other financial and management reports as required by the General Manager or Owners.
- Complete regular benchmarking and variance analysis to identify new opportunities for growth and/or greater efficiency.
- Train & Develop a small Finance team, including two direct reports.
- Ensure all the legal and tax compliance reporting is done within the timeframe (Eg, PAYG Return, BAS, Payroll Tax return etc).
- Ensure that policies and procedures set by Accor are implemented and internal controls are operating effectively.
- Monitor all financial systems for the Hotel with a view to improve and streamline procedures.
- Engage with Department Managers to develop effective measures to enhance their department’s profitability, providing them with up to date information on a timely basis.
Qualifications
About YOU:
- Previous Financial Controller or Assistant Financial Controller experience at a mid-size hotel or resort property desirable.
- Strong organisational skills, deadline management and attention to detail.
- Proven track record in creating efficiencies across financial processes, procedures, and strong internal controls.
- Previous experience with SunSystems Accounting, Opera Cloud PMS, Shiji POS, Zambion T&A and Purchase Plus will be advantageous.
- We are looking for somebody who is positive, enthusiastic and enjoys collaborating with other departments to achieve results.
- Previous experience managing and developing other Finance team members.
- Strong business partnering skills and ability to apply strategic thought processes to achieve positive outcomes.
Additional Information
What is in it for you:
Benefits Your Way:
- Fantastic professional development opportunities
- Discounted Accommodation and F&B in Accor hotels worldwide from Day 1
- Competitive remuneration
- Great benefits – staff parking in CBD, free laundry & up to 30% staff discounted hotel rates for all Accor hotels across Australia and New Zealand.
- Accor partnership discounts
- Employee Assistance Programs and much more!
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 are most welcome to let us know.
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