General Accountant

General Accountant

The role aims to be recognized as a trusted finance team member. This role supports the finance lead in all training and development activities to develop best-in-class finance professionals and assists in developing their finance team. This role supports a robust control and compliance environment and contributes to implement EMEA Operations Finance innovations and projects.

What are we looking for?

• Collect and count (with a witness) the contents of all cashiers’ envelopes dropped on a daily basis
• Receive and acknowledge copy of check lists and record in the General Cashier’s daily report
• Include all checks or money orders in the daily deposits to the bank
• Prepare the daily bank deposit
• Prepare General Cashier’s daily report
• Provide all cashiers with change as required
• Reimburse cashiers for any disbursements or due backs made by them
• Properly account for all disbursements made from the General Cashier’s float
• Count the General Cashier’s float daily, ensuring that it balances correctly – this is also to be

counted monthly in conjunction with either the Assistant Financial Controller or Financial Controller or Director of Finance

• Safeguard Hotel funds by ensuring proper controls are in place with regard to the issue, return and use of cash floats, including the carrying out of regular independent surprise counts

Secure the General Cashier’s office at all times

• Ensure that no unauthorized personnel are allowed access to the General Cashier’s office
• Ensure that adequate security measures (as per relevant policies) are in place in the transferring of funds to or from the hotel
• Provide clear instructions to cashiers on how to handle their funds and secure them from loss
• Ensure that the physical house funds are in agreement with the house funds General Ledger account and is reconciled on a monthly basis
• Safeguard and secure access to the General Cashier’s cash floats and safe at all times
• Not to disclose the combination numbers to the General Cashier’s safe or the Drop Safe or Remittance Depository Box
• Handle all requests and enquiries in a timely, efficient and friendly manner
• Maintains adequate and up to date files
• Flexible in relation to working hours, especially at month-end
• Disburse petty cash only on the presentation of a petty cash voucher approved by the Hotel Finance Lead
• Properly record, reconcile and prepare for reimbursement, prepare and review all Petty Cash on a weekly basis ensuring all transactions has supporting documentation
• Perform any additional tasks assigned to ensure that the hotel functions smoothly
• Receive and acknowledge copy of check lists and record in the General Cashier’s daily report
• Bring any discrepancies or irregularities to the attention of the Financial Controller or Director of Finance
• Be familiar with the document management system in use and flow of documents between hotel and Shared Service Centre and understand the approval process between hotel and Shared Service Centre when using the document management system
• Ensure that all goods entering the property have proper documentation (delivery dockets, purchase orders etc.)
• Ensure that all goods are examined for both quality and quantity
• Check that supplier tax invoices are correct according to purchase order and items supplied
• Check that supplier tax invoices are correct according to purchase order and items supplied
• Follow up on any discrepancies relating to quality and/or quantity (including weight) of goods received
• Maintain adequate control on all inwards and outwards goods into the loading dock and storerooms.

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its . Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!