Assistant Finance Manager

About the role

An Accor hotel in Dubai is looking for an Assistant Finance Manager to support the finance team with month-end closing, reporting, budgeting and internal controls. The role is full-time and permanent.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate monthly general ledger closing, including journal entries, accruals, prepayments, account allocations and closing schedules.
• Review and follow up balance sheet reconciliations, outstanding items, provisions and unusual account balances, escalating material issues.
• Prepare monthly financial statements, departmental P&L analysis, GOP/NOP performance reports and variance commentary.
• Coordinate monthly business reviews with department heads and support management with performance insights and corrective actions.
• Coordinate annual budget preparation, periodic forecasts and rolling projections with operational departments, upload approved budgets and prepare forecast analysis for Finance leadership.
• Support cash flow forecasts, working capital monitoring, funding requirements, CAPEX and property improvement project budgets.
• Ensure financial reports and account classifications comply with USALI and hotel policies.
• Coordinate quarterly internal control self-assessments, audit schedules and responses for internal, external and owner audits.
• Reconcile financial information across SUN, Opera Cloud, Micros and BIRD reporting systems, and assist departments with P&L queries.
• Provide ad hoc reports and analysis for the Director/Associate Director of Finance or General Manager, and support pre-opening activities and major hotel events.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance or a related field.
• ACCA, CPA, CA or CIMA (or part-qualification) preferred.
• Recommended: 4-5 years of hotel accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a similar role; prior supervisory exposure is an advantage.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, ability to work independently and meet deadlines, and effective communication with operational teams.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Knowledge of month-end closing, reconciliations, internal controls and USALI.
• Knowledge of SUN, Opera Cloud and Micros; familiarity with BIRD is an advantage.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint and written and spoken business English.