Assistant Manager - Accounts Payable

Your Fairmont Journey Starts Here:

Are you a someone with a passion for excellence and a flair for exceptional hospitality? Fairmont Udaipur Palace invites you to embark on an unforgettable journey of luxury and join our pre-opening team.

• Assist the department in the month-end closure process preparing journals for the accounting software and ensuring reconciliation of ledgers like advances, vacations, indemnity, ticket service charges, accrued salaries, tips, AIP Ex-com, and sales Incentives periodically.
• Count and verify the daily cash deposits from the individual cashiers, deposit the same promptly, resolve any discrepancies with the service provider or bank, and possess excellent cash handling skills.
• Reconcile all cash receipts with the PMS system, and prepare the daily GC report and submission daily for approval from managers.
• Provide monetary change to personnel with hotel cash float and issue due backs to cashiers as and when required. Maintain adequate change in the GC float, ensure daily closure of cash, and ensure third-party audit periodically on the GC float.
• Prepare and maintain the over/short reports/logs by cashiers daily and forward them to the chief accountant at the month-end.
• Disburse petty expenses to the department adhering to the hotel policies and procedures.
• Participate in hotel float audits frequently along with the income auditor in the presence of the float owner and report all discrepancies to and submit the summary to the DOF and CA.
• Assist in cashier training and be available as needed to support cashiers in resolving problems related to cash handling.
• Strictly adhere to hotel guidelines for cash handling, disbursement, and cheque encashment procedures.
• Ensure that currency exchange gains/losses are posted and all foreign currencies and cheque proceeds are deposited on a timely basis.
• Professionally conduct yourself at all times to reflect the high standard of the brand.
• To perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the CDOF or Finance Manager.
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to accomplish all major responsibilities and task.

• Educated to bachelor’s degree level or beyond, most likely within a business or hospitality management-related discipline, or experience equivalent.
• Prior experience in the same position.
• Prior experience in pre-opening.
• Fluency in verbal and written English are essential.
• Must be a highly capable user of Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Previous working experience in a truly global work environment is essential.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.