General Accountant

The Hotel

Oubaai Hotel Golf and Spa is a luxury four-star hotel. Nestled amidst the serene landscapes of Herolds bay on South Africa's renowned Garden Route, minutes away from George Airport.
Our resort seamlessly blends the thrill of links golf with the breathtaking vistas of the Garden Route, providing guests with an unparalleled experience in opulence and comfort.

The Role

1. Understand thoroughly International objectives in Income Audit/Accounting to provide an effective auditing system for all hotel revenues and receipts; provide a summary of the revenues required by the Accounting and Control Division to prepare daily and monthly reports; provide Heads of Department with the revenue figures necessary for them to operate their individual profit centers profitably; and provide a system of monitoring the data input by operation level personnel.
2. Ascertain that all daily revenues that should have been received by the hotel and club have been received and properly recorded. In doing so, audit the work of Night Audit, Front Desk, and the Food and Beverage Cashiers.
3. Audit charges to City Ledger and credit card companies before forwarding them to the Accounts Receivable sections.
4. Audit daily Rooms and Food and Beverage and golf revenue summaries and their supporting transaction reports of the Night Audit Process.
5. Audit revenue from telephone, telex, and facsimile unless these are automatically linked to the computer for billing.
6. Audit revenue from other Operated Departments such as Laundry and Business Center for completeness.
7. Verify that the computerized Daily Report reflects completely all of the day’s transactions.
8. Review paid-outs and allowance vouchers for reasonableness, proper approval, and supporting documentation.
9. Verify supports for complimentary and house use rooms and for rooms charged at rates varying from the rack potential.
10. Audit all Food and Beverage outlets checks on the List of Negative Check Lines for explanation and approval by Outlet Managers/automatic kitchen orders.
11. Audit the List of Voided Restaurant Checks for proper approvals and explanations.
12. Check the sequential use of Food and Beverage checks, foreign exchange vouchers, official receipts and investigate any missing or irregular forms.
13. Review the guest ledger balances daily and research questionable movements.
14. Investigate late charges and forward all details to the Credit manager for further action.
15. Ensure that all employee City Ledger Accounts are closed at month end.
16. Monitor the organized execution of the night audit program by Front Office personnel.
17. Ensure that all the day’s Banquet revenue has been recorded.
18. Monitor cashier shortages/overages; investigate any substantial amounts and bring to the attention of the Director of Finance’s office.
19. Check the daily General Cashier’s report against recorded cash movement.
20. Spot check the accuracy of regular and contractual room rates in the system.
21. Review all house use and entertainment checks for propriety and ensure that they are signed and authorized.
22. Carry out surprise checks of rooms, golf course, fitness centre attendance and car park collections.
23. Carry out surprise cash counts of cashier’s floats.
24. Carry out surprise foreign currency counts.

Requirements

1. Degree or Diploma in accounting or equivalent is an asset, with 3-5 years relevant experience required.
2. MS Office required.
3. Minimum 3 years related experience in accounting income audit.
4. Must be physically fit and able to adopt a hands-on approach to the work.
5. Opera and Prolific background essential.