Deadline: 20th September 2023 Position: General Cashier at Land Star Hotel Uganda.
Job Title: General Cashier
Location: Land Star Hotel, Makindye Mubarak, off Lukuli Nanganda Road
Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Experience: 3 years
Department: Finance
Reporting to: Chief Accountant
Accountable for: General cashier roles and responsibilities
Scope
- Responsible for adequate money supply in the hotel, collecting all daily receipts, and doing daily banking,
- Responsible also for Petty Cash Payment and Reimbursement
- Ensuring that all cashiers perform their duties in accordance with hotel policy
- Train outlet cashiers in cash handling requirements and procedures
- Attends staff and training sessions as required by the chief accountant
Primary Responsibilities
- Collects the cashier’s envelopes from the “Drop Safe Deposit Box” each morning and counts the contents in the presence of a witness.
- Receives and banks all cheques received, including those received in the mail.
- Bank the previous day’s collection at the hotel’s bank accounts daily
- Prepares “Daily General Cashier Report” and forwards it to the Financial Controller for verification.
- Maintains minimal but sufficient petty cash
- Provide some small money for outlet cashiers that are required for money change.
- Verifies all cash receipts, and foreign currency receipts, are used in numerical sequence to ensure all collections are accounted for.
- Ensure adherence to all cash and banking policies based on the Land Star Hotel Accounting Standards Manual.
- Disburses all authorized Petty Cash Vouchers and submits for reimbursement at least each Thursday.
- Monitor the fluctuations of Exchange Rates and amend the Front Desk Exchange Rates notice accordingly daily.
- Maintains a permanent record of all cash overages and shortages by individual cashiers daily and submits this report to the Financial Controller for monthly review and signature.
- Keeps the safe closed at all times and fully locked when unattended regardless of the length of time involved.
- Prepare Chief Cashier Daily Report
- Prepares Petty Cash Journal Voucher weekly
- Prepares Cash Receipt Journal each the end of the month
- Carries out any other duties as required by the hotel’s management
Relationships
- Internal: Financial Controller, S & M Manager, Front Office Manager, and Reservations for operation matters daily.
- External: Travel Agents, Tenants, and corporate accounts concerning his/her duties in assistance to the Financial Controller
Location & commitments:
- Permanent, full-time role based at Land Star Hotel, Makindye
- Flexible shifts and hours, including evenings and weekends
- Occasional overtime and holiday work
Requirements and skills
- Basic knowledge of cash handling, bookkeeping, hotel accounting, and credit card purchases and experience in F & B and Front Office operations
- At least 3 years’ experience in handling cashier roles
- Working knowledge of various computer software programs including accounting packages – Ability to spot and resolve problems efficiently (critical thinker)
- Good communication and leadership skills
- Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting or Business Administration with a bias in Finance and Accounting
Suitable candidates should submit their detailed curriculum vitae, and copies of academic documents to info@landstarhoteluganda.com or infolandstarhotel@gmail.com by 20th September 2023.