• Reporting to the Director of Finance
• Responsible for the Accounting department during the absence of the Director of Finance
• Assist with the monthly forecast preparation
• Reconcile daily income audit package
• Responsible for daily, monthly journal and closing entries ensuring efficient completion of all month-end functions
• Ensure that all daily, semi-monthly and monthly management reports are issued on a timely and accurate basis
• Prepare month end balance sheet reconciliations and analysis
• Assist with the completion of financial statements, management reports in accordance with the hotel's accounting standards
• Ensure all statutory obligations are met
• Assist with the preparation of the hotel's budget
• Assist the Director of Finance in building an efficient accounting team including training
• Drive the effective utilization and integration of hotel and accounting technology systems, including software applications, current and future
• Maintain excellent relations with the hotel's financial partners
• Maintain good working relations with colleagues and other departments
• Prepare and process payroll on bi-weekly basis
• Make sure that all payroll reports that are required to go to the H.R. office and government agencies (Federal and Provincial) are properly submitted.
• Ensure that vacation entitlements and accruals are in accordance with the company vacation policy.
• Prepare the payroll journal for the month-end processing and to submit this journal to the Director of Finance on the first day of the month.
• Reconcile the advances and the labor hours between the Ceridian Payroll register and the total amount of electronic time clock hours recorded, based on the corporate template and policy.
• Ensure that payments of all deductions (Payroll, Pensions, LTD) are paid on time
• Income Journal: using a secure environment and getting a daily sign off on balanced position by the Director of Finance.
• Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
• Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.

Qualifications

• Professional designation or acceptable University degree in Accounting or an Industry-related Certificate is a strong asset
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of accounting experience in a hotel environment is necessary, at least three (3) years in a similar position
• Familiarity with operating systems and software, including Sage, Opera Cloud, Point of Sale Software, and Microsoft Office XP
• Excellent administrative, interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal skills
• Must possess a good team player and hands-on approach
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel
• Must be eligible to work in Canada