head of finance & accounting Forte dei Marmi, Lucca

For our client, a prestigious hotel chain operating in multiple European cities, we are looking for a:

HEAD OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING - HOTELLERIE

Principal Accountabilities

• Ensures compliance with finance & accounting policies and procedures.
• Performs the role of mentor for new employees and colleagues with less experience.
• Collaboration with external accounting agency and supervision over their work.
• In charge for Financial Statement preparation, balance sheet reconciliation; statutory reports, corporate income Tax in collaboration with CFO Hospitality and Operations
• Managing revenues received and dispersed including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, audit, General Ledger reporting.
• Preparation of reports daily, weekly, and monthly which include but are not limited to sales analysis, food and beverages cost reports, monthly management accounts.
• Distribute all financial statements and month end reports to ownership, management company, and department heads.
• Bank reconciliation.
• Review of accounts payable invoice, payment processing.
• Assist in evaluation of reports, decisions, and departmental results in relation to established goals.
• Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of the department and services performed.
• Maintain accounting records and compile reports.
• Tax reporting and compliance, in charge of all tax matters.
• Posting bank statements.
• Proper posting of all invoices.
• Calculating and bookkeeping
• taxes: withholding, VAT etc.
• In charge of statutory Annual Audit, supporting internal and external audits.
• In charge of any accounting IT system improvements.
• Make sure that invoices are submitted with supporting documents scanned and attached with the transaction entry in accounting software.
• Verify all the invoices as per the contract terms.
• Preparation of analytical evidence and posting of accruals and provisions.
• For all blanket Purchase Order, make sure that all the items have been released as within the approved budget & make sure items delivered and claimed are as per the releases.
• Make sure that invoices are booked to the right accounting code.
• Make sure all Invoices without purchase order are paid after approval is obtained as per Delegation of Authority.
• Obtain supplier’s and customer’s statement of account and reconcile the balance with non-major differences.
• Informing the vendor and customers of un-reconciled differences.
• Make sure credit/debit notes as well as inter-company transactions (ITC) have been correctly booked to avoid differences.

Other ad hoc activities assigned by CFO Hospitality and Operations.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Fluent in both Italian and English;

• Degree in Finance & Accounting;

• Minimum 5-year experience in similar role in comparable hotel with sizeable rooms and meeting spaces;

• Minimum 3-year managerial experience;

• Strong understanding of Finance, Tax & Accounting;

• Action orientated with a drive for results;

• Analytical skills;

• Ability to work in a team.

Venue: Forte dei Marmi, Tuscany

GAS range: about 50.000€ 

Grafton is the global brand that deals with Professional Recruitment of Gi Group Holding, the first Italian multinational employment company and one of the main companies that offer HR services and consultancy at a global level. The offer is intended for both male and female candidates, in compliance with Legislative Decree no. 198/2006 and subsequent amendments and Legislative Decrees no. 215 and no. 216 of 2003 on equal treatment.

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