OVERVIEW

Crossroads Hotel, Blantyre, invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to fill the following vacant position. The position is extremely challenging and offers excellent career development opportunities for the successful candidate.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar position at a busy reputable Hotel.
• To possess a Degree or Diploma in Accounting / Hospitality.
• Must demonstrate managerial skills and good communication skills.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Updating of debtors profile list and debtors information i.e. credit worthiness.
• Resolving all queries regarding outstanding amount and personal visits to companies where possible to speed up collections.
• Providing documentation required by auditors, debtors, creditors as per set standard.
• Ensuring debtors' ledger is in balance with the general ledger at month end.
• Checking all accounts outstanding 30 days and over and pursuing payment.
• Maintaining percentage level of overdue debtors at 3% or less (60 Days).
• Following up on returned cheques.
• Processing all payments in the month in which they are paid.
• Processing expense requests.
• Maintaining proper, accurate and complete debtors accounting records of the hotel.
• Maintaining records of any payments that are made and any money that is owed to the Hotel.
• Carrying out any routine bookkeeping duties.
• Coordinating stock takes in liaison with departmental managers.
• Preparation of stock control sheets and keep up to date at all times.
• Carrying out daily revenue control checks, reconciling all departmental spreadsheets and dockets with night audit reports.

• Updating of debtors profile list and debtors information i.e. credit worthiness.
• Resolving all queries regarding outstanding amount and personal visits to companies where possible to speed up collections.
• Providing documentation required by auditors, debtors, creditors as per set standard.
• Ensuring debtors' ledger is in balance with the general ledger at month end.
• Checking all accounts outstanding 30 days and over and pursuing payment.
• Maintaining percentage level of overdue debtors at 3% or less (60 Days).
• Following up on returned cheques.
• Processing all payments in the month in which they are paid.
• Processing expense requests.
• Maintaining proper, accurate and complete debtors accounting records of the hotel.
• Maintaining records of any payments that are made and any money that is owed to the Hotel.
• Carrying out any routine bookkeeping duties.
• Coordinating stock takes in liaison with departmental managers.
• Preparation of stock control sheets and keep up to date at all times.
• Carrying out daily revenue control checks, reconciling all departmental spreadsheets and dockets with night audit reports.

• Managerial skills
• Good communication skills

• Degree or Diploma in Accounting / Hospitality