Finance & Accounting Specialist

This is a great opportunity to join a growing hospitality company and take on a key role supporting financial statement consolidation and multi-entity accounting operations. The position is based onsite in Makati.

Company Profile:

Our client is a privately-owned regional hotel group established in 2010, the company operates within Asia's growing budget hotel sector.

The company owns and operates multiple hotels across the Philippines and Thailand.

Its properties utilize a robust and scalable technology platform that supports efficient reservations and provides customers with local attraction guides. The company offers stylish budget accommodations, with properties centrally located and equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi.

Duties and Responsibilities:

General Leger Management and Period Close

• Manage the general ledger and ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded, properly classified, and supported by complete documentation.
• Lead the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing process, including journal entry review, accruals, prepayments, depreciation, intercompany entries where applicable, and cut-off validation.
• Ensure the chart of accounts, cost center structure, account mapping, and reporting hierarchies remain accurate and aligned with business, statutory, and group reporting requirements.
• Review account reconciliations, schedules, and closing files to ensure all balance sheet and P&L accounts are fully supported, investigated, and cleared on a timely basis.
• Maintain closing calendars, checklists, and service level expectations to ensure timely completion of deliverables across the accounting team and shared stakeholders.
• Monitor unusual entries, aged balances, unsupported reconciling items, and posting errors, and ensure prompt corrective action.
• Ensure accounting records and working papers are organized, complete, and readily available for management review, audit, tax examination, and group reporting.

Financial Reporting, P&L Preparation, and Analysis

• Prepare and/or review accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, management reports, schedules, and reporting packs.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of the P&L, balance sheet, cash flow support schedules, and related notes or analytical schedules required by management and group reporting.
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, prior period, and prior year, and explain key movements in revenues, payroll, operating expenses, fixed costs, and other material line items.