Financial Controller

Job Summary

The Financial Controller oversees the Accounting department, procurement function and information data processing system while at the same time provides meaningful and timely information on the status of Wink Hotels’ performance to the Management Team. This role requires the person to be hands-on with cost containment and revenue enhancement. This position reports to the Director of Operations and will work closely with other Department Heads.

Responsibilities

Department Management

• Responsible for all the operations of Accounting department, including control systems, transaction-processing operations, policies and procedures and the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives

• Training and motivating the Accounting team

• Managing and maintaining the documented system of the department

• Managing outsourced functions where applicable

Accounting

• Responsible for budget, financial control, reporting, and compliance with banks and corporate guidelines by the parent company and affiliated companies

• Maintaining proper and complete accounting records of Wink Hotels; ensuring all GL accounts, bank records and transactions of Wink are accurate, reconciled and correct at all times and following strict deadlines

• Preparing all statutory tax returns including VAT, PIT, CIT and ensuring that they are timely and accurate in submission and reporting

• Continuously implementing all necessary controls, policies and procedures to safeguard Wink hotels’ assets, including proper procedures and controls for purchasing, receiving, stores and requisitioning

• Overseeing and ensuring smooth running of payroll and its general administrative functions; ensuring the accuracy of the payroll calculation and the verification of disbursements made by the hotel cashiers, night auditors and other accounting positions

Finance

• Ensuring the Wink Hotels’ financial health; preparing and interpreting financial statements, cash flow and reports of Wink Hotels

• Producing and analyzing financial information to management as tools for maximizing profits and planning for the future

• Responsible for and in charge of the Year End Audit

Reporting

• Preparing and submitting timely monthly financial statements; month-end and year-end close process; and, other reports as required

• Recommending benchmarks against the performance of the company’s operations; calculating and issuing financial and operating metrics

• Reviewing the Wink Hotels’ third-party contracts, ensuring that Wink Hotels’ interest comes first and protected at all times

• Handling cash flow forecasting, fund management and prioritization

• Ensuring that periodic bank reconciliations are completed and that required debt payments are made on a timely basis

Compliance

• Maintaining records and ensuring compliance with current tax, audit legislation

Others

• Updating and implementing all relevant policies, procedures and service delivery standards of the department and related employees

• Updating and implementing human resources policies, procedures and code of conduct, while promoting management, team and cross-department support, leadership, professionalism and good relations

• Maintaining and promoting communication efficiency for general and work specific information, including the conduct of regular meetings and/or discussions on work activities, service delivery, continuing work system improvement, etc.

• Developing training plans and endorsing the conduct of training sessions to team members to facilitate learning, retention and acquisition of competencies

• Maintaining close communication with the third parties such as the parent company, auditor, etc.

• Performing other related duties and functions assigned by the CEO and the representative from the parent company

• At least 03+ years’ experience in hotel operations as an Assistant Financial Controller/ Financial Controller, preferably with pre-opening experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, Master’s degree, CPA, ACCA is a great plus

• Familiar with Uniform system

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Vietnamese and English; other languages a plus

• Ability to think critically, offer solutions, anticipate problems and provide action plan formulation; ability to provide a high level of attention to detail

• Team and knowledge management, system diversities, organizational and team interrelationships at multiple levels

• Computer literacy, knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, internal automated and financial systems, other accounting software proficiency

• Ability to work well with the tax authorities and willing to occasionally travel outside the normal working location