Chief Accountant at Four Seasons Safari July 2024
Four Seasons Hotel is hiring for multiple jobs in Tanzania. If you have qualifications mentioned on job requirements below you are encouraged to apply.
Job Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Full time
About Four Seasons:
Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognising a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.
About the location:
Join us deep in the heart of the world’s most celebrated wildlife reserves, where the Big Five—the lion, the leopard, the buffalo, the elephant and the rhinoceros—run free on the endless, untamed landscape. Perched on a series of elevated platforms and walkways, our Lodge sits next to an animal watering hole, where you can watch a family of elephants stop for their morning drink. Nestled in the heart of Central Serengeti amid wide-open plains, our Lodge is just a 45-minute drive from the Seronera Airstrip, accessible by connecting flights from three main airports within Tanzania.
This beautiful lodge opened under the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts family in December 2012 and has 77 rooms, including 12 suites and 5 villas, 3 stunning Food and Beverage venues, our unique Discovery Centre offering an interactive experience where you can learn about the wildlife, history and people of the Serengeti, Kijana Kids Club, a spa with 6 free-standing treatment pavilions offering bespoke rituals and treatments that celebrate Africa’s magic and mystique, fitness centre and a dedicated team bringing your magical wildlife safari experiences to life.
Main Responsibilities:
Full time
About Four Seasons:
Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognising a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.
About the location:
Join us deep in the heart of the world’s most celebrated wildlife reserves, where the Big Five—the lion, the leopard, the buffalo, the elephant and the rhinoceros—run free on the endless, untamed landscape. Perched on a series of elevated platforms and walkways, our Lodge sits next to an animal watering hole, where you can watch a family of elephants stop for their morning drink. Nestled in the heart of Central Serengeti amid wide-open plains, our Lodge is just a 45-minute drive from the Seronera Airstrip, accessible by connecting flights from three main airports within Tanzania.
This beautiful lodge opened under the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts family in December 2012 and has 77 rooms, including 12 suites and 5 villas, 3 stunning Food and Beverage venues, our unique Discovery Centre offering an interactive experience where you can learn about the wildlife, history and people of the Serengeti, Kijana Kids Club, a spa with 6 free-standing treatment pavilions offering bespoke rituals and treatments that celebrate Africa’s magic and mystique, fitness centre and a dedicated team bringing your magical wildlife safari experiences to life.
Main Responsibilities:
- To assist the Director of Finance in the administration of all financial aspects of the Lodge and Saba Saba operation,
- To ensure that all local and corporate policies and procedures are observed and to supervise the day-to-day operation of the accounting office.
- Continuously deliver the highest level of product with respect to financial reporting and analysis, internal control compliance and business management. Ensure this is done with both integrity and accuracy.
- Ensure that bank accounts are opened in consultation with owners with a bank of strong financial standing and if local rating services are available, they should be utilised for verification of financial strength.
- Ensure all checks are signed only by authorised parties, that positive pay and positive payees are in place on all bank accounts (where available) and that source documents are approved by one member of Group B.
- Ensure the preparation of a comprehensive monthly report of the entire financial results of the hotel in established corporate formats and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
- Effectively advocate Finance Department programmes and policies to the Planning Committee, department heads, and employee groups.
- Monitor the status of accounts receivable ageing and billing collections to achieve company standards.
- Maintain files on all contracts, leases, and agreements and ensure compliance with their requirements; ensure proper authorization has been obtained for all hotel-specific contracts (including engineering), leases, and other agreements; and ensure competitive bids are on file where applicable and reviewed prior to the execution of the contract.
- As applicable, ensure compliance with all loan covenants and that the balance of long-term debt is accurate, agrees to all supporting documentation, and is verified when payments are made.
- As appropriate, based on the hotel's accounting on behalf of owners, interest accruals on long-term debt may be recorded on the hotel's books; the Director of Finance should ensure accuracy of the unpaid balance and applicable interest rate, accrue the expense to the Interest Expense line item, and record the corresponding liability in the Accrued Interest liability account.Ensure that monthly reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts are prepared and signed off on in accordance with policy.
- Review and sign off on all bank reconciliations monthly, paying special attention to reconciling items.
- Continuously strive for improvement in processes and efficiency.
The responsibilities are not limited to the mentioned above, you will be given other duties by your supervisor if needed
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
Education: High School education or equivalent experience
Experience: Two (2) to five (5) years’ experience with a Finance Department, preferably within a hotel in a managerial role
Education: High School education or equivalent experience
Experience: Two (2) to five (5) years’ experience with a Finance Department, preferably within a hotel in a managerial role
Skills and abilities:
- It requires a working technical knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and all corporate policies and procedures.
- It requires knowledge of and the ability to operate computer equipment, as well as excellent Excel and computer skills. Sun, Micros, Material Control, and Opera Systems knowledge would be ideal and greatly valued.
- Strategic, analytical, and have solid business acumen.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are needed to prepare and deliver reports, make effective presentations, and facilitate meetings.