Job Description

Eastern Cape, Port Elizabeth

Monthly Cost To Company (Market related)

Our client in the hospitality industry is looking to employ a Financial Controller to join their team based in Port Elizabeth / Gqeberha.

An awesome career opportunity awaits!

Requirements:

• Previous Hospitality experience non-negotiable.
• National academic qualifications, Degree in Finance preferably.
• 4 or more years of relevant experience in Accounting.
• A very good command of written and spoken English.
• Proven experience in a senior accounts position, with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent leadership skills with a hands-on approach and lead-by-example work style.
• Ability to find creative solutions, offering advice and recommendations.
• Personal integrity, with the ability to work in an environment that demands excellence, time and energy.
• Strong communication and listening skills, excellent speaking, reading and writing skills.
• Outstanding analytical and strategic skills improving the business from a financial perspective.
• Excellent ability to work collaboratively across functions and cultures in a global environment.
• Skilled with Microsoft Office software, especially strong in Excel.
• An open, positive and communicative personality.
• Ability to handle multiple challenging priorities and assignments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure the smooth running of the accounting department, exerting diligent financial process control in accordance with company and business procedures, ensuring efficiency and resilience to growth.
• Working proactively with all key stakeholders to maximize guest satisfaction and comfort, delivering a positive and responsive approach to enquiries and problem resolution.
• Develops and implements business strategies where objectives are communicated at all levels, performance is measured accurately and reported upon in a timely manner to support strategic decisions to enable delivery.
• Effectively manages the life cycle of the team within the department, fostering a culture of growth, development and performance whilst reflecting and promoting the company culture and values.
• Prepares and is responsible for the hotel budget and profit and loss performance, ensuring that all accounting functions and disciplines are controlled, audited and developed whilst ensuring productivity and efficiencies levels are attained.
• Build and maintain effective working relationship with all key stakeholders and partners both internal and external ensuring all communications and activities are controlled and undertaken in a timely manner.
• Reviews and scrutinizes business performance, in accordance with company policy, objectives and standard accounting practices, providing recommendations that will drive financial performance and provide added value.
• Ensures adherence to all legislation where due diligence requirements and best practice activities are planned, delivered and documented for internal and external audit, performing follow-up as required.

If you are not contacted within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.

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