Jumeirah Hiring for Finance Assistant – Accounts Payable – Jumeirah Living Marina Gate Job at Dubai Full Time

About Jumeirah and the Hotel:

Jumeirah Group, a member of Dubai Holding, has been making a distinguished impact on the global hospitality market for more than two decades with its Stay Different™ brand promise. Its award-winning destinations, such as the iconic Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, position service beyond expectations, elevated dining destinations and surprising architecture and design at the heart of every guest experience.

Today, Jumeirah operates a world-class portfolio of 23 properties across the Middle East, Europe and Asia and employs over 8,000 colleagues, representing over 106 nationalities. As Jumeirah continues to expand its global portfolio and scales up its operations to the next level of growth, it remains fully committed to developing and empowering our colleagues to excel in world class environments.

Jumeirah Jiving Marina Gate is a destination for urban living in Dubai’s upbeat Marina, ideal for those looking for a space that caters to work and play. Sitting boldly in the waterfront, Jumeirah Living marina Gate redefines the standard of living by offering exclusive range of facilities and amenities including an infinity pool overlooking Dubai Marina, along a-state-of-the-art fitness center and Amara Lounge. An exciting feeling of accomplishment and excitement envelops this destination that long and short-term guests confidently call home.

“Jumeirah is committed to embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion in all its practices, embracing a culture that celebrates diversity.”

About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant – Accounts Payable to join our amazing Finance team in Jumeirah Living Marina Gate. The main purpose of the role is to complete payments and control expenses by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices in order to ensure that the Hotel’s accounts payable are paid in an accurate and timely manner.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role are to:

• Coordinate with the relevant stakeholders within the Hotel to ensure that all invoices and purchase orders are collated, entered in the system and filed for processing.
• Verify that invoices are matched against approved purchasing orders and receipt in order to ensure that all payment entries are updated into the accounts payable system.
• Process the approved payments, as per the financial policies, in order to ensure that all payments are made correctly and as per the agreed upon payment schedules.
• Identify and investigate any potential gaps between the supplier invoices and related payments in order to ensure that disputes are avoided and that any discrepancies are resolved in a timely and efficient manner.
• Support the resolution of inbound supplier inquiries and questions in order to ensure that all their concerns are answered in a timely manner and to maintain the Hotel’s reputation as a reliable business partner.
• Liaise with suppliers to understand any potential discrepancies or follow-up on enquiries and document the explanations uncovered in order to make sure that all discrepancy resolution efforts are properly managed.
• Execute the reconciliation of account payables balances and vendor statements in order to ensure that the Hotel’s accounts payable records are maintained up-to-date and are compliant with the corporate financial policies and procedures.
• Provide support during the annual audit process by working with internal and external auditors to answer queries and provide any documents required in a timely manner.
• Complete day-to-day activities by following all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner while delivering a quality service to guests and maintaining standards of excellence.
• Adhere to all relevant Health, Safety and Environment procedures, instructions, and controls so that Company provides world class and luxurious hospitality services to its guests.

About You:

The ideal candidate for this position will have the following experience and qualifications:

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or equivalent from an accredited and renowned University
• At least 3 years of experience preferably within the international luxury hospitality industry or a recognized blue-chip organization.
• Strong understanding of key financial and accounting processes (accounts payables, accounts receivables, collection cycles, reconciliation etc.)
• Strong knowledge of financial control, compliance and reporting
• Proficiency in software applications and databases, Microsoft Office and analysis tools.

About the Benefits:

This position offers a highly competitive salary and benefits which include; accommodation and flight allowance, medical coverage, life and accident insurance, uniform, laundry services, meals during working hours, retail and leisure discounts, 50% discount off Jumeirah F&B Outlets and reduced hotel rates.