Hilton Hiring for Cluster Paymaster /General Cashier Job at Dubai Full Time

The role aims to be recognized as a trusted finance team member. This role supports the finance lead in all training and development activities to develop best-in-class finance professionals and assists in developing their finance team. This role supports a robust control and compliance environment and contributes to implement EMEA Operations Finance innovations and projects.

What will I be doing?

The Cluster Paymaster/General Cashier supervises and accounts for all cash activities of the Hotel, safeguards cash assets, and prepares all financial reports related to cash transactions. This role assists in any other way deemed necessary for the efficient overall operation of the Finance Department in full compliance with the policy, regulatory and contractual framework. The role will business partner with all hotel finance team members and all hotel departments. The role will participate in all relevant Finance training and development programs. In case of a joint job role any responsibility relevant joint job descriptions will apply in accordance with Hilton’s job segregation policies.

What are we looking for?

• To collect, with an assigned witness, all Front Office Clerks’ and Food & Beverage Clerks’ remittance envelopes from the drop-safe and to verify them against the Daily Witness Sheet.
• To count, together with the witness, cash, cheques and credit card vouchers and verify them to the Front Office Clerks’ and Food & Beverage Clerks’ computerized remittance report details.
• To prepare bank deposits of all cheques and cash, and to ensure that all cash collections are deposited intact.
• To obtain daily foreign exchange rates from bank sources and to have them updated in the PMS system.
• To disburse petty cash requests those have been approved by the Director of Finance and prepare Daily Summary of Disbursements.
• To count and balance his/her own house bank and prepare the recapitulation daily.
• To prepare the General Cashier’s Daily Report by entering the day’s detailed cash collections and all other payments received for review and completion by both Income Auditor and Assistant Manager A/P.
• To assist, when required, in carrying out surprise cash counts.
• To assist to follow up on all the drafts being sent for clearing to the bank and liaise with the Chief Accountant for any outstanding on hand.
• To provide Front Office and Food & Beverage with required change and to anticipate and plan for extra change for long week-ends or holidays.
• To reimburse Front Office for disbursements made by them (due backs).
• Provide an effective payroll auditing system as a tool for the hotel’s management
• To ensure that all PAF (Personal Action Forms) are duly authorized and valid for all active employees in the payroll system.
• To ensure that all “status change” notices are duly authorized before preparing them for data processing.
• To ensure that all attendance records are properly completed and approved by the Heads of Departments.
• To verify utilization benefit such as vacation and airfare are properly documented.
• To verify regular and overtime hours on attendance sheets against those on time and attendance records.
• To prepare the hotel’s payroll accurately and timely as per the prescribed requirements.
• To prepare and maintain detailed employee records for calculation of various local funds contribution.
• To reconcile monthly payroll costs and to prepare the resulting journal entries for posting to the General Ledger.
• To prepare the monthly reconciliation of all the payroll and benefit related accounts of the local employees.
• To ensure that all departing employees are accurately paid in accordance with statutory requirements and as per contractual agreement.
• To update the monthly manning guide in the financial statement as per the guide.
• To check all the employee benefit related petty cash claims validity and accuracy and to process for payment.
• To liaise with Human Resources Division and on the spot check of the staff in and out procedures and computer records.
• To prepare regularly, unless computerized, in co-operation with the Human Resources Division, a comparison between actual benefits outstanding versus provisions in the General Ledger for indemnity, airfare and vacation pay.
• To provide to the Human Resources Division all pertinent data for their monthly compilation of statistical personnel information.

Additional Preferences:
University degree in Accounting or Finance

What will it be like to work for Hilton?

Hilton is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its global brands. Our vision “to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality” unites us as a team to create remarkable hospitality experiences around the world every day. And, our amazing Team Members are at the heart of it all!