Assistant Accountants

Job Description

Are you looking for a great opportunity with a global hospitality group, which offers an opportunity like no other? We're a global brand with a big goal: to deliver 250 new hotels across 10 international brands in the medium to long term. We're expanding across Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia, China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. We're a supportive and collaborative workplace. We believe in working together to achieve our goals. We also offer a variety of resources to help you succeed. We're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that everyone has something to offer, and we value the unique perspectives of our employees. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements. A paid birthday leave! If the answer is "yes" and you have relevant skills to this role, then we would love to hear from you. About Us Each day, a new story begins. In every city, in every country, with every new experience. Suffuse your senses and fill your heart with treasured moments that last a lifetime. Seibu Prince Hotels and Resorts offer a variety of hotels in more than 80 locations worldwide, all with the same spirit of hospitality: to unlock the unique pleasure of travel and brighten the everyday. With every discovery, a new story unfolds. As a global hotel chain originating in Japan, Seibu Prince Hotels and Resorts continues to make great strides in the world with a goal to operate a total of 250 hotels worldwide. Job Description About the Opportunity: Seibu Prince Hotels and Resorts is looking for two experienced assistant accountants - Assistant Accountant, Corporate and Assistant Accountant, Australia Hotels - to join our warm and friendly Financial Control team on a permanent, full-time basis in its Sydney CBD office. The overall focus of the two roles will be to: Work as part of the corporate finance team in a multinational hospitality company with hotels and entities in Australia and around the World. Manage the group accounts receivable and payable function, billings, and payments, and assist with the corporate reporting. Deal with multi-currency FX transactions. Specific key responsibilities and criteria for hiring for each role are below. Please read and consider both and then tell us in your cover letter the job title that you wish to apply for. Job 1: Assistant Accountant, Corporate Key duties: • Manage the full Accounts Payable function for multiple corporate legal entities, including invoice processing, payment preparation, and ensuring invoices are approved in accordance with the company SOP.• Responsible for group cost recharge preparation and billing management across our multinational hotel network of regional offices and hotels, worldwide.• Responsible for the group loyalty program report preparation and billing management.• Communication with multinational suppliers, hotel teams and cross departments to handle payment related questions.• Assisting with the corporate cash flow management and report preparation.• Assisting with monthly corporate P&L management reports preparation and balance sheet reconciliation.• Manage the statutory lodgement calendar update for the group.• Manage the Group Accounts Receivable Function, including fee collections report and prompt follow up with stakeholders to ensure payments are received on time and reporting to management any key concerns.• Assisting with external audit sample documents collection and preparation.• Assist to prepare statutory financial reports in compliance with local regulatory requirements for multinational countries of operation.• Provide global support to regional/hotel teams to ensure compliance with Group reporting requirements standards and expectations.• Assist Group Accountant on managing the intercompany transactions & reconciliations between corporate office and regional/hotel teams. Job 2: Assistant Accountant, Australia Hotels Key duties: • Checking and processing supplier invoices across different legal entities.• Verify contracts, orders, and vouchers to substantiate individual transactions prior to payments and processing payments.• Communicating with suppliers includes sending remittance advices on time.• Assisting in cashflow management and liaise with managers for payment schedule.• Processing journal entries and related reconciliations for EOM.• Assisting with trust account roll over process.• Assisting in preparation of monthly profit and loss report and balance sheet reconciliations.• Bank reconciliation and checking of trust account reconciliation.• Process/assist payroll, including the inputting of timesheets and providing management reports.• Assisting accountants for preparation, lodgement, and payment of payroll tax, PAYG, BAS and other statutory payments.• Assisting in preparing budget and forecast within required deadline.• Liaison with external/internal auditors.• Perform income audit and assist properties with the accounting functions and conduct property visit as required. Essential Criteria (for both positions): • Bachelor’s degree in accounting and/or finance.• Studying towards CPA/CA (or equivalent) accounting professional qualification is preferred.• Minimum 1-3 years’ experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial and management accounting and with strong excel skills experience.• Experience working in a finance team based in a centralised hub is preferred, with communications and reporting to an international based corporate office.• Experience with financial system and tools (i.e., MYOB Advance, WageEasy) is preferred.• Knowledge of Australian accounting standards and tax regulations.• Detail-oriented with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment across multiple functions & cross departments.• Preferable with experience in the hotel/hospitality industry sector. Additional criteria: Assistant Accountant, Corporate • Knowledge of overseas accounting standards and tax regulations is preferred (i.e., UK, UAE, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia).• Exposure to dealing multi-currency transactions is preferred.• Experience working in medium to large corporate environment (multinational or listed company preferred). Additional criteria: Assistant Accountant, Australia Hotel • Experience in dealing with Management Letting Right (MLR) Trust accounting, strata titles hotel accounting is preferred.• Experience with hotel financial system and tools (i.e., RMS PMS, Opera Cloud) is preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr