Finance Assistant - Hotel & Restaurant

About the role

The Hoxton, Amsterdam, is looking for a Finance Assistant to join its small finance team, reporting to the Director of Finance. The role supports the management accounts for the hotel and its restaurant, Lotti's, and the meetings and events space, The Apartment.

Key responsibilities

• Income audit and cash: complete the daily income audit across rooms, Lotti's and The Apartment, reconciling PMS and POS revenue to the night audit and payment reports, and investigate and clear variances such as rate discrepancies, voids, discounts and allowances.
• Cash and banking: reconcile daily card settlements, payment provider payouts and cash takings to the bank, and process the daily banking.
• Guest ledgers: review the guest ledger, city ledger and advance deposit balances daily, including PMS paymaster accounts, and flag recurring errors and training needs.
• Accounts receivable and credit control: raise and issue invoices for groups, events and corporate accounts, open and maintain debtor accounts with credit checks and limits, chase overdue balances, manage advance deposits and pre-payments, and prepare the monthly debtors ageing and support the bad debt provision review.
• Accounts payable: process supplier invoices and credit notes against purchase orders and goods received, maintain supplier master data, prepare the weekly payment run proposal, reconcile supplier statements, and process and reconcile company card and petty cash expenses.
• Month-end and controls: support month-end close including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations, keep finance records audit-ready, follow finance policies and controls, and provide cover for the finance team during absences.

Required profile

• 1 to 2 years' experience in hotel finance, ideally covering income audit, accounts receivable or accounts payable.
• Solid grasp of accounting fundamentals: double entry, accruals and reconciliations.
• Accurate, methodical and well organised under pressure, able to meet daily and month-end deadlines.
• Passion for hospitality and a positive, team-oriented approach.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with a hotel PMS and POS; ERP or AP automation tool experience is a plus.
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables and data clean-up.

What we offer

• Competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and pension.
• Food during shifts, a free night and a meal for two on starting, and ongoing training.
• Volunteering time, rewards for going the extra mile, and discounts across The Hoxton and the Ennismore family.
• Access to OpenUp for professional support and regular team get-togethers.