Assistant Financial Controller

Assistant Financial Controller

Our client, a luxury leisure lodge located in Diani, is seeking an experienced Assistant Financial Controller to join their team.

The successful candidate will support the Financial Controller in ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, effective audit processes, and timely statutory compliance within a resort finance environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and supervise income audit, night audit, and F&B control activities and reports, including daily and monthly sales reports, to ensure accuracy and timely circulation.

• Review monthly sales schedules from iSelz, Protel Air, and Sun Systems to ensure accurate reporting of service charge, beverage bonus, catering levy, output VAT, and related revenues.

• Oversee month-end stock takes, review Adaco consumption files, resolve variances promptly, and ensure costs are recorded in the correct accounting period and posted accurately.

• Ensure prepayments, accruals, payroll, service charge, taxes, and other statutory deductions are reconciled, reviewed, and paid on time.

• Prepare and review monthly Profit and Loss statements, F&B and consumption reports, variance analysis, and provide commentary for management review meetings.

• Review invoices and refunds to ensure proper authorization, supporting documentation, and correct expense allocation prior to approval.

• Monitor daily cash flow, review float claims, and ensure timely reimbursement of cash held by the General and Front Office cashiers.

• Support finance, stores, and procurement teams, approve purchase orders within limits, coordinate audits, strengthen internal controls, and deputize for the Financial Controller when required.

• Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior finance or accounting position in hospitality.

• Strong background in income audit, stock controls, P&L preparation, and financial analysis.

• Experience supervising finance, stores, or procurement functions is an advantage.

• Strong ethical standards with proven internal control discipline.

• Demonstrated ability to work with auditors and ownership reporting.

• High level of accuracy, transparency, and financial accountability.