Chief Accountant

**Position**: Chief Accountant - MO Milan & MO Lake Como (Full time #536284)

**Property / Office**: Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como

**Location**: Lake Como, Italy

**Accounting & Reporting**:

- Preparing and supervising the account reconciliation’s, account analysis and closing procedures at month end.
- Verifying daily bank balances through review of the bank statements for all bank transactions and prepare the bank reconciliations to be submitted to the Assistant Director of Finance and Director of Finance for approval.
- Verifying the accuracy of the general cashier report and revenue receipts are daily deposited into the bank by the general cashier.
- Verifying that journals and journal vouchers are properly recorded, accurate and posted timely.
- Verifying that the general ledger (GL) and sub-ledger (SL) postings are accurate, ensure that GL and SL balances correspond and all contra/clearance accounts are cleared at the end of the month.
- Maintain reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts in established corporate formats and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to be then submitted to the Assistant Director of Finance for approval.
- Follow-up on reconciling items in the accounts, if any.
- Maintain an updated and accurate Chart of Accounts in the Accounting System.
- Supervising the filling and maintenance of all accounting related documents and records in accordance with the document retention policy.
- Maintain the fixed assets register of the company.
- Have a thorough knowledge of the contents of all volumes of the Policies & Procedures.
- To perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time by the Assistant Director of Finance and/or Director of Finance.

**Tax & Audit related matters**:

- Monthly preparation and filing of all the taxes of the Hotel in line with local tax regulations.
- Follow-up on any tax changes and other legislations.
- Maintain close communication with public auditors and communicate instructions for the preparation of internal and external audits, preparing all necessary data and documents, in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Finance and Director of Finance.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the fiscal pack, ensuring all tax matters are treated in a proper manner and in compliance with related legislation.
- Maintain a working knowledge of the accounting regulations of the region where the hotel is located.

**Skills Required**:

- 4-5 years prior experience in similar positions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
- Strong knowledge of Excel and Office pack.
- Strong level of English.
- Knowledge of SUN systems would be a plus.

**Advertised**: 28 Aug 2023 W. Europe Daylight Time
**Applications close**: