Chief Accountant at Four Seasons Safari Tanzania

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Chief Accountant at Four Seasons Safari July 2024

Job ID: REQ10319349
Four Seasons Serengeti
Location: Arusha, 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 recognizing 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 center and a dedicated team bringing your magical
wildlife safaris experiences to life.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• 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 utilized for verification of
  financial strength.
• Ensure all cheques are signed only by
  authorized parties and that positive pay and positive payee is 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 programs and policies to Planning Committee, Department Heads, and employee groups.
• Monitor the status of Accounts Receivable aging 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 competitive bids are on file where applicable and
  reviewed prior to execution of contract.
• As applicable, ensure
  compliance with all loan covenants and the balance of long-term debt is
  accurate and agrees to all supporting documentation and 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, and 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 of processes and efficiency.

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Monitor, control and record all sales, purchases, salaries, and expenses of the hotel.
• Closely
  monitor and effectively manage labor costs; plan vacations effectively
  and ensure proper service levels are provided with the labor standards,
  while minimizing OT. Comply with applicable Employment Laws.
• Prepare forddecasts and budgets as required locally, by corporate office or Management Agreement.
• Review the cash position of the hotel daily to optimize the use of funds.
• Ensure
  gains/losses on the sale/disposal of fixed assets are properly
  disclosed and recorded on the Statement of Changes in financial position
  and on the P&L statement.
• For locations that maintain full
  balance sheets including fixed assets, ensure accumulated depreciation
  accounts are accurate and properly recorded.
• Always search out and drive new business opportunities that benefit the hotel.

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

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Skills and Abilities:

• Require a working technical knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and all corporate policies and procedures.
• Require
  knowledge of and the ability to operate computer equipment and
  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 to prepare and deliver reports,
  effective presentations and to facilitate meetings.

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