Four
Seasons Hotel Casablanca recrute Assistant Director of Finance et
Leisure Sales Manager
Assistant
Director of Finance
Four Seasons
Hotel Casablanca is looking for an Assistant Director of Finance, if you want
to join to a young and enthusiastic team, you are in the right place !
Responsibilities
- Plan, organize, lead and control
different projects and activities within the finance team.
- Identify coaching moments and
ensure that those moments become opportunities of learning and development
for the Finance team.
- Establish a rapport with the
Finance team and other divisions within the hotel.
- Have a global working
perspective and excellent communication skills – written and verbal
- Have the ability to supervise
the day-to-day duties of the Finance team and assist as necessary.
- Hold monthly department meetings
with Accounting Staff to ensure communication and address any issues that
are affecting the team.
- Participate in and develop staff
training programs in order to minimize staff turnover and maintain high
morale. Particular emphasis should be given to those individuals
qualifying for future advancement.
- Supervise, train and motivate
department staff to thoroughly understand all of their duties and
responsibilities.
- Thoroughly understand and
possess a working knowledge of the Accounting & Finance Manual
- Excellent understanding of
Month-End Process including, but not limited to, preparation of financial
statements, accruals and journal entries, maintain reconciliations for all
balance sheet accounts in established corporate formats and in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Coordinate, observe and prepare
all operating equipment and supply inventories in accordance with
corporate policies and as directed by the Director of Finance.
- Prepare Daily Cash Position
report and maintain the highest level of investment of excess funds in
accordance with corporate guidelines as prescribed in the Accounting &
Finance Manual.
- Assist the Director of Finance
in preparation of all budgets and forecasts.
- Prepare or oversee the
preparation of all local, state and federal tax returns and other
reporting (including 80-20 rule reporting) on a timely basis.
- Ensure rent expense is
calculated accurately per the terms of the Management Agreement, Leasehold
Agreement or Easement Agreement and that payments are made or the
outstanding liability for the rent accrual exists and is accurate.
- Ensure the outstanding liability
for all revenue/profit related fees (i.e. Management Fees, Incentive Fees,
Marketing Fees, Advertising Fees, and Royalty Fees) is accurate and
complies with the respective Management Agreement(s).
- Ensure strict access controls
over unused cheques to prevent improper or unauthorized use of the
documents and ensure there is segregation of duties in place to safeguard
the writing and voiding of negotiable bank cheques.
- Ensure post-departure credit
card credit allowances are performed only by accounting and all such
allowances are reviewed and signed per the SR-5 by Director of Finance or
Assistant Director of Finance and all “Unmatched Credits” reports provided
by credit card processing company are reviewed/scrutinized by DOF monthly
and retained by the Director of Finance.
- Approve all journal entries with
supporting documentation (as appropriate) and ensure all non-standard,
non-recurring entries are countersigned by Director of Finance.
- Ensure the system is set up to
prevent month end closing without all journal entries being posted,
updated or otherwise entered into the General Ledger.
- Ensure that monthly
reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts are prepared and all bank
reconciliations are countersigned by Director of Finance on a monthly and
on a quarterly basis; Director of Finance approves all reconciliations
paying special attention to reconciling items.
- Coordinate and facilitate
external and internal audits.
- Monitor and control expenses of
the hotel paying special attention to the daily reporting done by the
auditor of the hotel and addressing issues that not only have material
effect, but also effect the guest experience.
- Ensure that House Funds and
Floats Counts are up to date and limit any kind of exposure that would
affect the profitability.
- Assist the Director of Finance
in Forecasting/Budgeting
- Ensure gains/losses on the
sale/disposal of fixed assets are properly disclosed and recorded on the
Statement of Changes in financial position (SR-25 where applicable) and on
the P&L statement.
Skills
-Education: High school education or equivalent experience.
-Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years as Chief Accountant or Assistant Director of Finance
-Fluent in English and either Arabic or French
-Highest level of integrity and transparency
-Strategic, analytical and have solid business acumen.
-Education: High school education or equivalent experience.
-Experience: Minimum 3 to 5 years as Chief Accountant or Assistant Director of Finance
-Fluent in English and either Arabic or French
-Highest level of integrity and transparency
-Strategic, analytical and have solid business acumen.
Leisure
Sales Manager
Travel
Industry Sales Manager is responsible for business generation as it relates to
prospecting and securing FIT accounts on behalf of the hotel in accordance with
the goals and strategies outlined in the annual Marketing Plan and in concert
with WSO effort. Position is also responsible for soliciting and securing
business from Group Segments. LSMs are accountable for ensuring quotas and
goals are met and to ensure that direct sales activities are focused on
generating the highest possible RevPAR for the overall hotel’s success. This
position requires a high degree on independent judgement and discretion on
decision making.