HOTEL INTERNAL AUDITOR
The Internal Auditor is responsible for evaluating and improving the control environment ensuring compliance with the Hotels and Resorts standard operating procedures and policies. The position performs regular internal control reviews at hotels or on special assignment to investigate and assist hotels with challenges and provide recommendations to improve the control environment. The role provides training to both hotel and above property staff in order to ensure robust internal controls which will mitigate risks and safeguard assets.
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Core Activities
- Plan and schedule internal control reviews and audits based on the individual hotel’s risk profile
- Maintain internal control documentation ensuring alignment with business
- Conduct internal control reviews at hotels, regional offices and head office which include but are not limited to cash management, debt management, procurement, payroll and other accounting and operation procedures in line with the standard operating procedures and policies
- Conduct remote audits which include but are not limited to expense claims, petty cash and the Rewards Program
- Present audit findings to all levels of management and recommend corrective actions as per findings
- Collate results from hotel self-assessment control reviews and follow up on implementation of corrective action as per individual hotel action plans
- Conducts quarterly balance sheet reconciliation reviews and report discrepancies identified to Finance Leadership
- In collaboration with other business disciplines work on evaluating the effectiveness of policies and apply enhancements to policies and other control tools to mitigate risk and safeguard assets
- Train hotel and above property staff on finance procedures and policies to drive effectiveness of the control environment
- Participate in projects and investigations
Managing Work and Goals
- Generate and submit reports in a timely manner ensuring that deadlines are met
- Documents project and regular work progress accurately
- Provide assistance and input to other business disciplines on projects
- Manage and execute assigned tasks and projects
- Analyze information, evaluate results and suggest solutions to solve problems
Knowledge and Experience
- Demonstrate knowledge of job-relevant topics, products, systems and processes
- Demonstrate technical expertise and ability to provide support to staff both inside and outside of the finance discipline
- Keeps up to date with job specific and technology developments and apply new knowledge to the job
- Demonstrates ability to use computers and computer systems to process data, analyze information and design/create reports
- Demonstrate strong analytical skills including the ability to identify, assess and address risk
- Demonstrate strong communication skills both verbal and written including presentation skills
- Demonstrate ability to work both independently as well as collaboratively across business disciplines and with various stakeholders
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in hospitality finance at an Assistant Financial Manager level or in hotel audit
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field