Senior Analyst, Revenue Accounting (Hybrid working available)
Hilton
- Glasgow
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Following direction and guidance from management, carry out and co-ordinate all required tasks demonstrating a strong understanding of the end-to-end process
- Assist the management team in driving the successful implementation of project initiatives
- Support the management team in evaluating the effectiveness of current processes and implementing actions to streamline the processes and maximise efficiency
- Document and maintain standard operating procedures, ensuring end to end process is clearly documented
- Monitor and manage own progress towards delivery of tasks and resolve open items; taking corrective action to ensure team goals and own objectives met
- Participate in the provision of guidance and support to the business of best practice
- Proactive management of excel templates ensuring strong controls in place to validate completeness & accuracy of formula to maintain integrity of large volumes of data
- Complete financial tasks such as daily credit card balancing, posting adjustments in OA, journals to Peoplesoft and Balance Sheet Reconciliations, taking ownership for resolving any reconciling items
- Review high volumes of data with advanced excel models using judgement to gain confidence that the results are reasonable and accurate flagging differences.
- Highlight queries to Hotels taking ownership for resolution, or escalation where required
- Collaboration & relationship building with Hotel teams, including Front Office teams to discuss any posting / process issues whilst demonstrating ownership & knowledge of the subject
- Strong knowledge of company policies and associated controls ensuring tasks are completed in line with policy and any concerns are raised to Management
- Preparation & issuance of timely reports to Hotels, demonstrating ownership & understanding of data delivered, following the process through to completion
- Perform other duties as assigned for the continued success of department and to meet changing business needs
- Ability to work with limited supervision, using own initiative with ‘can-do’ approach, thriving under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Strong coaching skills to support relationships with co-workers with proven ability to provide feedback in a structured and professional manner
- Able to handle multiple demands and appropriately prioritise responsibilities
- Solid understanding of accounting principles and GAAP
- Good technical skills and experience of general ledger accounting and reconciliations
- Advanced excel skills with the ability to support & develop excel models, e.g. with formula, Macros
- Ability to use multiple systems and understand how they link together, to provide training to other team members and recommendations to management
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, critical thinking, quantitative & qualitative analytical and decision-making skills to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions and provide recommendations for optimal solutions
- Strong inter-personal skills and able to maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers and clients with well-developed written and verbal communication and comprehension skills
- Previous experience of working within a Shared Service Centre / Centre of Excellence environment
- Hospitality industry experience
- Education: High School/GED
- Proven track record in an accounting/finance or equivalent working environment
- Additional: Some travel may be required occasionally
- Education: BA/BS/Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience in lieu thereof
- Commencing studies for a professional accounting qualification/certificate i.e. ACCA or CIMA
- Supervisory experience