Finance Manager

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is an international luxury hotel group with hotels.

Responsibilities

Main responsibilities:

• Performs all daily, weekly, monthly, and other periodic accounting and financial reporting in an accurate and timely nature, analyzing and investigating variances, summarizing data, information and trends.
• Performs analytical reviews of Financial Statements and explains any variances from Budget and Forecast.
• Coordinates and performs month end closing.
• Prepares and maintains the accounting records of all associated entities
• Responds to financial inquiries by gathering, analyzing, summarizing and interpreting data, for all financial reporting entities.
• Develops financial statements as and when required.
• Assists the Assistant Financial Controller in the budgeting & forecasting processes.
• Monitors Expense Management approach for any operation activities in all departments to ensure optimal efficiency and best performance has been considered.
• Monitors departmental internal controls and creates and implements Operating procedures as necessary.
• Coordinates the submission of periodic reports (daily, weekly and monthly)
• Coordinates all CSAQ and ISAQ submissions and carries out respective follow up.
• Provides adequate training, appraisals and coaching to team members of his/her area of responsibility in line with group Standards
• Carries out revenue and productivity related analyses in line with operational requirements and as directed by the AFC/DOF.
• Secures the accuracy of the interface mapping between the Hotel Operational Systems (PMS, POS, Delphi, Accounting, …).
• Monitors and administers update of exchange rate in PMS.
• Chairs credit meetings with the Account Receivable Clerk as required (minimum monthly) to communicate effectively with all involved personnel that they are kept current with pertinent information.
• Reviews, research credit worthiness of applicants and presents for approval or denial direct billing requests to the Assistant Financial Controller in a timely manner.
• Instructs all hotel departments as to the correct procedures regarding credit policies and ensures adherence to established credit policies.
• Attends pre and post function & sales meetings where high-value billing arrangements are involved.
• Carries out any other reasonable requests/projects/tasks as directed by the Director of Finance or the Assistant Financial Controller.

Requirements

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree. Preferably in Accounting & Finance.
• Demonstrates knowledge of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) emphasizing an overall extensive understanding of the applicable business and accounting issues, and technical accounting and financial reporting standards.
• Solid knowledge of bookkeeping competencies.
• Strong Level of Proficiency in Excel; ability to assemble, analyse, understand integrated spread sheets and complex technical information.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.
• Experience in Financial Accountant, Audit Services or similar role.
• Prioritization skills; ability to meet deadlines and problem solving.
• Negotiation and Communication skills.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor ‘s degree in Hospitality Management.
• Experience in Hospitality Accounting operations.
• A second foreign language.
• Knowledge of Moreton Bay, Vision (Infor Query & Analysis), Smartview, SunSystem and Datavision.

Salary

6 - 8.5 million yen

Location

Tokyo