General Accountant
AccorCape townUpdate time: September 21,2022
Job Description

General Accountant

  • At Pearl Valley Hotel managed by Mantis our financial operations thrive with the commitment of colleagues who model our values.  Apply your passion for numbers as Accountant, where your exacting standards will ensure accuracy in support of your team and hotel.


What is in it for you:

  • Joining an innovative environment that supports the development and investment of its colleagues
  • Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
  • Learning programs through our Academies
  • Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
  • Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21


What you will be doing:

  • Compiles, codes and posts all invoices for all departments working in a centralized Accounts Payable environment
  • Generates cheques and wire payments for all vendors & expense accounts
  • Upload virtual credit card payment batches weekly
  • Ensure all expenses are recorded on a timely basis
  • Responds to vendor’s queries on payments as required
  • Works with the purchasing system, Birch Street to facilitate processing of all invoices ensuring all supporting documentation is present in accordance to company policy & procedure.
  • Scan weekly travel agency commissions payments.
  • Manages hotel cellular plan for roaming requests by management
  • Verify and record daily cash receipts, reconciling and balancing to the property manager system and preparing bank deposits
  • Managing floats in an automated cash environment including cash orders and cash replenishment
  • Reimburse approved petty cash claims on a timely basis
  • Reconciling cash over/short differences and follow up with team members
  • Balancing cash and preparing daily cash journal
  • Prepares monthly accruals journal entries for accounts payable
  • Completing month end duties for cash
  • Assists in month end preparation and journal entries
  • Prepares related balance sheet account reconciliations
  • Assists in internal standards audits
  • Cross train in other accounting functions
  • Handles guests and team members queries as required
  • Performs other duties as assigned


Your experience and skills include:

  • Relevant hotel experience.
  • Candidate must have 1-2 years experience in accounts payable (required) and/or cash (preferred)
  • Enrolled in a recognized accounting program (CPA) preferred
  • Have high level of proficiency Microsoft (MS): Excel, Word, Email and other Microsoft PC based applications
  • Knowledge of Financial Accounting Systems and Hotel Property Management Systems
  • Ability to work efficiently in a team based environment.
  • Strong team player with eye to details
  • Must possess excellent communication and guest service skills
  • Self motivated with excellent organizational skills, proven initiative and ability to complete assignments in a timely manner

 
Your team and working environment:

  • At Accor, we are Heartists!  Are you ready to put your heart at the center of everything that you do? If so, then join our team of Heartists
  • Every day, we look for opportunities to engage on a personal & meaningful way with our guests and each other.  
  • We deliver heartfelt hospitality in an environment that is engaging, enthusiastic and professionally rewarding!

    Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
    We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.


Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor’s limitless possibilities.
By joining Accor, every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrow's hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit  https://careers.accor.com/

 

Do what you love, care for the world, dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

 

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