Are you an experienced accounting professional looking for a new challenge?
The Limerick Strand Hotel, a member of the MHL Collection, is seeking an Accounts Assistant (Accounts Payable) to join our team and contribute to our financial operations.
The Benefits you will enjoy:
- Meals on Duty
- Free Car Parking on site
- Educational Assistance Programme
- Bike to Work Scheme & Tax Saver Scheme
- Staff/Family & Friends Discount in all MHL hotels
- Additional Annual Leave as your service grows
- Health & Wellbeing Contribution
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted dining options across the collection
Objective of the Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Accounts Assistant will provide support to the Assistant Financial Controller and the Hotel Management team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintenance of the hotel’s purchasing system, reconciliation of creditor statements and dealing with supplier queries.
- Safeguard the assets of the hotel with particular emphasis on the maintenance of sound internal control systems.
- Collect invoices from vendors.
- Check that invoices are complete, accurate, and properly authorized.
- Match invoices with purchase orders (POs) and goods received notes (GRNs).
- Enter approved invoices into the accounting system.
- Assign the correct general ledger (GL) accounts and cost centers.
- Ensure invoices are recorded in the correct accounting period.
Requirements:
- The ideal candidate will demonstrate accounting experience, preferably in a hospitality, food & beverage environment or within the retail sector.
- Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
- We are looking for an ambitious, confident and professional individual with strong communication, organisational and analytical skills.
- Experience with credit control and purchasing ledger.
- Strong IT skills in implementing and operating accounting software.
- Experience with Opera and Micropay an advantage.
- Full working knowledge of Microsoft excel, outlook and word
- Ability to work to tight deadlines, excellent attention to detail, have high initiative and be result focused with an ability to prioritise tasks.
- Assist with projects as required.
Become a part of the team:
The MHL Hotel Collection is a collection of unique and individual hotels in key city and resort locations throughout Ireland. From the bustling city centres of Dublin, Galway, Belfast and Limerick to an historic estate close to Galway City and Powerscourt Resort in county Wicklow, each of our 14 hotels has its own distinct personality and charm.As unique as our collection is, all our hotels are united in their commitment to delivering exceptional hospitality to all our guests. This is an exciting opportunity to join the team in an innovative and progressive Irish hotel Collection.
Sage Accounts Accounting system Excel Microsoft Office Procure Wizard Opera Micros
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Food allowance
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
