Assistant Financial Controller (Hotel and Hospitality Experience)
Happier People Management, Cayman Islands
Job Description
Happier is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller for our Palm Heights resort in the Cayman Islands. The role is to ensure the accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and maintenance of internal controls over all areas of the hotel’s operations and accounting department.
https://palmheights.com/
The ideal candidate will quickly be able to adapt to the brand, values, and culture of the company, evoking passion and excitement for the process in all involved while providing an upbeat and positive client and team experience. Because we are a small team, we all wear many hats and are happy to roll up our sleeves and lend a hand whenever needed. Can-do attitudes and respectful, inclusive outlooks are greatly valued and expected of all team members.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure the accuracy, consistency, timeliness, and maintenance of internal controls over all areas of the hotel’s operations and accounting department
- Manage accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, GL, cost accounting, inventory accounting and revenue recognition
- Prepare financial reports and ledger reviews
- Create and post journal entries
- Prepare electronic banking payment runs and cheque runs
- Coordinate accounting activities, to include monthly closing and account reconciliations, and attend departmental meetings to maintain effective working relationships with the operations department and staff
- Supervise and develop a small team, including coaching, counseling and disciplining
- Review and approve the Income audit daily and ensure that critical operational procedures are accomplished daily to include credit card reconciliation and transmission, daily deposits, cash short/over reporting, bank audits, allowances and paid outs
- Perform first-line IT support to assist hotel departments, and escalate to IT specialists, where appropriate, to maintain an effective IT general control environment
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 4 years of supervisory experience in public/private accounting
- Hospitality experience (preferably in an upscale or lifestyle brand hotel) with a focus on Food amp; Beverage (preferred)
- Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
- Knowledge of Xero (preferred)
- Accounting qualification from a recognized provider (e.g. CPA, ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA) (preferredl)
The ideal candidate will be intellectually curious, have a can-do attitude, and propose solutions, not problems.
Benefits
- Salary $X USD per year (no income taxes in Cayman)
- 100% cost of flight/relocation to Cayman (company will purchase the ticket)
- 100% health Insurance coverage that includes also Vision and Dental
- One week accommodation on arrival
- Transfer from the airport
- 15 days Holidays
- 10 sick days allowance paid (passed probation period)
- English Test
- 5% pension matching plan after 9 months of employment (they cannot opt out)
- 100% company paid cost for work permit and renewal ($xxx cost)
- Free Meals in our Employees Canteen
- 50% Discount on all Famp;B Outlets