VACANCY ADVERT

Position: Cash Controller

Start date: As soon as possible

CANDIDATE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:
• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Certificate/Diploma in Bookkeeping or Accounting

Work experience:
• Previous experience in the same or similar position in a 4/5 star hotel
• Familiar with all duties and procedures in the Finance Department
• High level of computer literacy: MS Office (Word, Excel and Email) is essential
• Opera experience is essential
• Pastel experience is advantageous

Other:
• High level of accuracy
• Ability to consistently follow financial and administrative procedures
• Detail orientated and organised
• Professional work standard
• Reliable, responsible and dependable to fulfil obligations
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to use own initiative and take control of tasks

Tasks (include but not limited to):
• Collect cash from drop safe
• Compare cash bags dropped by the entries in the drop safe
• Follow up on all credit card charge back requests from the bank
• Ensure all bags were dropped by 2 staff members (one witness)
• Check each employee’s banking and ensure that the correct amount of cash was dropped for each employee code
• Check that the actual cash balance for the day balances with the cash takings on Opera.
• Ensure there is enough change (notes and coins) for the operational needs of the hotel Ensure that all Nedlink machines is in working order and up to date on fraud information
• Balance the actual Nedlink credit card charges to the credit card postings on Opera
• Manage petty cash float
• Check & top up floats
• Daily checking of DBS reports compiled by Night Audit and advise on corrections
• Daily update of exchange rate
• Sell forex to FX Africa at a profit and record profit in the petty cash

**Please note that only successful candidates will be contacted**
Should you not hear from us within 5 days, please consider your application unsuccessful