Job Details

  • Deadline: Not specified
  • Location: Uganda
  • Application: Email: primestay20266@gmail.com

Job Description

Accountant Jobs – Hotel

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Accounting Jobs in Uganda

Business Administration Jobs in Uganda

Finance Jobs in Uganda

Accountant Position

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A hotel in Kampala, Uganda, seeks to hire an Accountant.

Job Summary

The primary responsibility of this position is to maintain accurate financial records, which include accounts payable and receivable, payroll, and tax filings. An accountant will play a key role in the hotel’s budgeting and forecasting process. They will work closely with management to analyze financial data and provide recommendations for improvements in operational efficiency and overall financial performance.

Assist in day-to-day finance operations and are primarily responsible for computing, recording, collecting, analyzing, and verifying numerical data for use in maintaining accounting records of the financial operations of the hotel.

Additionally, responsible for generating bills and collecting all revenue owed to the hotel in an accurate, timely manner by accounting policies and procedures.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in managing revenues received and dispersed including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, audit, and General Ledger reporting.

Cash handling functions for the hotel and reconciling all cash dropped at the front desk.

Assist with analyzing financial statements every month and report any variances to the concerned department heads.

Assist with financial and tax audits.

Assist with preparing tax returns and corporate reporting requirements.

Review and approve all reconciliation and audit work papers.

Post payments in the property management system, reconcile and bill all city ledger accounts.

Perform follow-up billing and credit collection documentation and inform the Controller of any potential uncollected accounts.

Reconcile credit card back-up to General Cashier Summary and inform Controller of any discrepancies.

Bill out credit cards (DINERS, etc.) and maintain accurate and legible logs for all credit cards.

Reconciles bank statements.

Prepare wire transfer confirmations for reimbursable invoices.

Verify if the credit card service charge is billed correctly for all credit card transactions.

Reviewing all ledger details guest ledger, city ledger, and deposit ledgers to validate proper payment and revenue posting.

If any imbalance or difference is found on the ledger, then co-ordinate with the PMS team to resolve the same.

Review the postings, payments, revenue, and guest balance reports daily.

Ensure correct taxation is applied on all billing software like Property Management Systems (PMS), Point of Sale (POS).

Maintains accounting databases by entering data into the accounting program.

Assists with reimbursable invoicing.

Set up new accounts by establishing a credit policy.

Assign unique AR number to new approved accounts on both PMS and Back office software.

Assist in reconciling open account status items.

Input General Cashier Summary and maintain binder.

File and distribute credit card cancellations, bulletins, and credit warnings.

Process and follow-up on all returned checks accepted as cash payment.

Record General Ledger and City Ledger reconciliation.

Analyze revenues, commissions, and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately every month.

Maintain Vendor’s permanent files and Certificates of Insurance.

Maintain contracts for vendors.

Process payroll or verify payroll and reports.

Process authorized purchase requests as needed.

Rotating monthly audits of inventories / Enter final inventory totals into a spreadsheet.

Maintain Office supplies and order as needed.

Any other job-related duties as and when assigned by the management.

Accomplishes accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

How to Apply

Apply by email: primestay20266@gmail.com