Junior Accountant

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting / Finance is a must.
2. Knowledge of general accounting procedures
3. Excellent organizational and analytical skills
4. Ability to be an effective team member and display initiative
5. Ability to analyze and interpret payment data
6.Detail oriented and highly proficient in MS Excel and Word

1. Be aware and abide by Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action legislation and the hotel's policies in regards to harassment prevention.

2. Work in a safe manner and abide by Occupational Health and Safety legislation and the hotel?s policies in regards to accident and incident reporting procedures.

3. Adhere to all standards and procedures as set out in the Associate Handbook and compliance with Starwood?s Code of Conduct.

4. Deliver exceptional service to both the internal and external customers in line with the principles of the Starwood ?S.T.A.R? philosophy.

5. Co-ordinate the preparation of accurate hotel monthly profit & loss account and balance sheet in compliance with Starwood Financial Policies & procedures and in line with Starwood reporting timetable and submit to Financial Controller for review.

6. Prepare month end journals with appropriate supporting documentation and post into SUN general ledger. Submit general journals to Assistant Financial Controller for approval.

7. Assist Accountant to prepare accurate month end financial reports & analysis as per Starwood reporting timetable.

8. Assist Accountant/Chief Accountant in analyzing monthly profit and loss variances and taking corrective action where required.

9. Witness daily counting of cash takings by General Cashier

10. Participate in month end inventory stocktakes and O.P.E. count where required.

11. Review daily General Cashier report.

12. Prepare input tax/ output tax reports for monthly filing.

13. Reconcile supplier statements-GMS monthly with hotel records and follow up on any discrepancies.

14. Prepare supporting documents for reconciliation of AP Starwood Privilege and Deferred Income - SW Platinum and submit to Accountant for review by 5th of each month.

15. Assist Income Auditor to reconcile food & beverage revenues recorded in PMS system to total revenues for each outlet per the Micros system for the day and Review number of food covers processed for each outlet for reasonableness by reference to the average food cheque for each outlet for each meal period.

16. Assist in monitoring the Hotel's compliance with Starwood Financial Policies & Procedures and to implement new Policies & Procedures where necessary.

17. Assist in preparing the hotel?s annual budget.

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