Accountant

Job Title: Accountant

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Main Function

• The Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records, processing and reconciling financial transactions, monitoring hotel revenue and expenses, supporting financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with established accounting procedures and internal controls.
• The role requires a highly accurate, trustworthy, analytical, and commercially aware professional who understands the financial operations of a superior luxury hotel and can work effectively with different departments to ensure proper revenue capture, cost control, and financial accountability.

Daily Accounting Operations:

• Record and process daily financial transactions accurately and promptly.
• Maintain accurate general ledger and subsidiary accounts.
• Prepare and post accounting entries, journals, accruals, and adjustments.
• Ensure all transactions are properly supported with relevant documentation.
• Review financial transactions for accuracy, completeness, and proper authorization.
• Assist with daily, weekly, and monthly accounting activities.
• Ensure accounting records are maintained in accordance with approved hotel procedures.

Hotel Revenue Accounting:

• Monitor and reconcile daily hotel revenue from rooms, restaurants, bars, banquets, events, laundry, and other revenue-generating outlets.
• Review daily revenue reports and ensure all income is properly captured.
• Reconcile revenue generated through the hotel's PMS and POS systems with accounting records.
• Investigate revenue discrepancies and report unusual variances to the Chief Accountant.
• Ensure discounts, complimentary services, refunds, voids, and adjustments are properly authorized and recorded.
• Work closely with Front Office, F&B, Sales, and other revenue-generating departments to ensure revenue accuracy.

Accounts Receivable:

• Maintain accurate records of customer and corporate accounts.
• Prepare invoices and account statements where required.
• Monitor outstanding balances and follow up on overdue accounts.
• Reconcile customer accounts regularly.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies in customer balances.
• Maintain proper documentation for credit sales and corporate accounts.
• Escalate significantly overdue accounts to the Chief Accountant.

Accounts Payable:

• Receive and review supplier invoices for completeness and accuracy.
• Match invoices with purchase orders, delivery notes, approvals, and other supporting documents.
• Process approved supplier invoices and ensure they are correctly coded and recorded.
• Maintain accurate supplier account records.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist in preparing payment schedules and documentation.

Cash & Banking:

• Monitor daily cash collections and ensure proper recording of receipts.
• Reconcile cashiers' reports and daily collection records.
• Assist with daily bank deposits and bank reconciliation.
• Investigate cash shortages, overages, and unexplained differences.
• Maintain accurate records of petty cash transactions.
• Ensure all cash and financial documents are handled securely and confidentially.
• Report any suspected irregularities immediately.

Bank Reconciliation:

• Prepare regular bank reconciliations.
• Match bank transactions with accounting records.
• Identify outstanding deposits, withdrawals, transfers, charges, and other reconciling items.
• Investigate and resolve unexplained differences promptly.
• Ensure bank reconciliation records are properly documented and filed.

Expense & Cost Monitoring:

• Monitor hotel operating expenses and ensure transactions are properly recorded.
• Review expense claims and supporting documentation.
• Assist in monitoring departmental spending against approved budgets.
• Identify unusual or excessive expenditure and bring it to management's attention.
• Work with Procurement, Store, Cost Control, and departmental heads to strengthen expenditure controls.
• Support initiatives aimed at reducing unnecessary costs and financial leakages.

Inventory & Stock Accounting:

• Assist with the accounting and reconciliation of hotel inventory.
• Review stock receipts, issues, transfers, returns, and adjustments.
• Support regular physical stock counts and reconciliation.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and report significant variances.
• Work closely with the Store and Cost Control teams to ensure accurate inventory records.
• Ensure proper documentation is maintained for stock-related transactions.

Payroll & Staff Financial Records:

• Assist with payroll preparation and reconciliation.
• Verify staff-related financial records and approved payroll adjustments.
• Ensure salaries, allowances, deductions, and other staff-related expenses are accurately recorded.
• Assist in reconciling payroll-related accounts and statutory deductions.
• Maintain confidentiality of staff financial information.

Financial Reporting:

• Assist in preparing monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Prepare schedules and supporting documentation for financial statements.
• Provide accurate financial information to the Chief Accountant and Financial Controller.
• Assist with variance analysis and investigation of significant differences.
• Ensure financial reports are prepared accurately and within agreed deadlines.

Audit & Compliance:

• Maintain complete and organized financial documentation for audit purposes.
• Assist internal and external auditors by providing requested records and explanations.
• Ensure accounting transactions comply with hotel policies and approved procedures.
• Support compliance with applicable accounting, tax, and statutory requirements.
• Assist in implementing audit recommendations and strengthening financial controls.

Internal Controls:

• Follow established financial policies, procedures, and approval processes.
• Ensure proper supporting documents are available for all transactions.
• Maintain appropriate segregation of duties and financial controls.
• Identify control weaknesses and report them to the Chief Accountant.
• Help prevent fraud, errors, revenue leakages, and unauthorized expenditure.
• Maintain confidentiality and security of financial information.

Departmental Collaboration:

• Work closely with Front Office, Housekeeping, F&B, Procurement, Stores, Sales & Marketing, HR, and other departments.
• Provide financial information required by departmental heads.
• Assist departments in understanding financial procedures and documentation requirements.
• Maintain professional relationships with colleagues, suppliers, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Promote financial accountability across the hotel.

General Responsibilities:

• Maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Keep financial records properly organized and accessible.
• Meet all accounting deadlines assigned by the Chief Accountant.
• Stay updated on hotel accounting procedures and relevant financial regulations.
• Protect the confidentiality of hotel financial information.
• Perform other accounting-related duties assigned by management.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

• Accuracy of accounting entries and financial records.
• Timely completion of daily and monthly accounting tasks.
• Accuracy of daily hotel revenue reconciliation.
• Accuracy and timeliness of bank reconciliations.
• Reduction in accounting errors and unexplained variances.
• Timely processing and reconciliation of supplier and customer accounts.
• Effective monitoring of outstanding receivables.
• Proper documentation of financial transactions.
• Compliance with internal financial controls.
• Timely provision of financial information and reports.
• Accuracy of cash and payment records.
• Effective identification and reporting of financial discrepancies.
• Audit readiness and quality of supporting documentation.
• Contribution to revenue protection and cost control.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Professional qualification or progress towards ICAN, ACCA, ANAN, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Minimum of 3–5 years relevant accounting experience.
• Previous experience in a reputable 4-star, 5-star, or superior luxury hotel is strongly preferred.
• Experience with hotel PMS, POS, and accounting systems is an advantage.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in revenue reconciliation, accounts payable/receivable, cash management, and financial reporting.
• Good understanding of Nigerian accounting and statutory requirements.

Competence / Skills:

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and procedures.
• Good understanding of hotel accounting operations.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to prepare and reconcile financial records.
• Knowledge of accounts payable and receivable.
• Cash handling and bank reconciliation skills.
• Knowledge of revenue and cost control.
• Good understanding of inventory accounting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with accounting software and hotel PMS/POS systems.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.

Other Competence:
The ideal candidate should:

• Be highly trustworthy, honest, and financially responsible.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail.
• Be smart, polished, and professional in appearance and conduct.
• Speak clearly and communicate professionally.
• Be disciplined and organized.
• Demonstrate strong numerical intelligence.
• Be proactive in identifying discrepancies and financial risks.
• Be able to maintain confidentiality.
• Be firm and professional when enforcing accounting procedures.
• Have a strong work ethic and sense of accountability.
• Be commercially aware and understand how hotel operations affect revenue and costs.
• Be able to work effectively under pressure.
• Demonstrate teamwork and good interpersonal skills.
• Have a genuine understanding of the standards expected in a superior luxury hotel.

Key Characteristic for Recruitment

• Speaks well – communicates clearly, confidently, and professionally.
• Smart and polished – understands the presentation and professionalism expected in a superior luxury hotel.
• Strong accounting knowledge – demonstrates a solid understanding of accounting principles and hotel accounting processes.
• Hotel experience – preferably has worked in a reputable 4-star, 5-star, or superior luxury hotel.
• Very detail-oriented – naturally notices discrepancies and does not overlook small financial errors.
• Strong numerical ability – comfortable working with figures, reconciliations, reports, and financial analysis.
• Trustworthy and honest – demonstrates a high level of integrity when handling money and financial information.
• Business sense – understands that accounting should support revenue protection, cost control, and profitability.
• Technologically competent – comfortable with Excel, accounting software, PMS, POS, and other financial systems.
• Good communication skills – can work professionally with Front Office, F&B, Procurement, Stores, HR, and senior management.
• Proactive – investigates discrepancies instead of simply recording them.
• Organized – keeps financial documents, schedules, reconciliations, and reports properly arranged.
• Firm but professional – able to insist on proper financial procedures without creating unnecessary conflict.
• Works well under pressure – able to meet daily, month-end, and reporting deadlines.
• Luxury hospitality mindset – understands the importance of accuracy, discretion, professionalism, and excellent service in a superior luxury hotel.

Application Closing Date
26th October, 2026.

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CVs and cover letters to recruitment@domeoresources.org using "Accountant - Lagos" as the subject of the email.

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.