Accounting Manager (Hotel Pre-opening - Kansai Region)

Accounting Manager (Hotel Pre-opening - Kansai Region)

Our client are a leading global hotel group, recruiting an Accounting Manager to lead the financial operations for a new hotel in Kyoto.

You'll be in charge of building & managing a team, and you'll set up the financial systems before opening, and manage them on an ongoing basis once the hotel has opened.

This is a great chance for quick career development - you'll take on a strategic role for a major company, broaden your skillset, and gain career achievements.

Responsibilities:

• - Lead & manage a team.
• - Set up ethical and legal financial control systems.
• - Create and manage both hotel-wide and departmental budgets and forecasts.
• - Manage daily financial tasks.
• - Provide training to new team members and other teams as required.
• - Work with HR, asset managers, and regulatory bodies.
• - Ensure that relevant enquiries from hotel patrons are answered.
• - Make sure all guest accounts are managed and reconciled properly.
• - Find cost-saving opportunities; lead projects to improve efficiency.
• - Oversee monthly account reconciliations, credit extensions, and collections.
• - Advise on rate strategies.

Qualifications:

• - 3+ years of relevant experience in accounting or internal auditing
• - Experience in hotels / hospitality.
• - Team leadership experience (preferred)
• - Project management experience
• - MUST be fluent in Japanese