Le Meridien Hotel Port Harcourt recruitment, May - June 2014
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
- One of the leading hotels and leisure companies in the world with
more than 1000 properties in over 100 countries, is a fully integrated
owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following
internationally renowned brands: St Regis, The Luxury Collection,
Sheraton, Westin, Four Points by Sheraton, W, Le Meridien, Aloft and
Element.
Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., a subsidiary of Starwood Hotels &
Resorts Worldwide Inc., is one of the premier developers and operators
of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more
information, please visit
www.starwoodhotels.com or
www.starwoodvacationownership.com.
Le Meridien is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Cost Controller
Ref: 20170608
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: Finance
Job Description
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Responsible for all food & beverage costing in the hotel.
- Responsible for the hotel's stores and all inventory.
- Provides all necessary cost report on food & beverage on daily basis and at the end of the month.
- Liaise with the Purchaser to ensure that all products are available at all times in the hotel.
- Implement Starwood policies.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting. Part qualified ACA or ACCA will be an added advantage.
- Five years in a reputable organization, preferably in an international hotel chain.
- Two or more years of which must be in a related position.
- Knowledge of local market.
Requirements
- Supervisory experience desirable.
- Knowledge of the local market
- Proficient with PC applications-Windows, MS Office including Excel
Qualifications Standards:
- Judgment in knowing when to escalate issues to the next level of management.
- Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft office tools
- Good organization, communication, verbal & written skills.
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Credit Manager
Ref: 20170384
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: Finance
Job Description
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Effect collections so that accounts outstanding and bad debts
are reduced to the minimum and cash flow to the maximum, operating
within Starwood and local policy guidelines.
- Determine credit limits to be extended to individuals, guests,
companies and groups using or planning to use the hotel facilities.
- Work closely with the Accounts Receivable Supervisor and Front
Office cashier, Supervisor to make sure that all guest billings are
processed correctly and efficiently and to follow up on subsequent
billings and effect collection of past due accounts.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting. Part qualified ACA or ACCA will be an added advantage.
- Five years in a reputable organization, preferably in an international hotel chain.
- Two or more years of which must be in credit and collection positions.
- A minimum of three years in supervisory position.
- Knowledge of local credit and collection procedures.
Requirements
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Supervisory experience desirable.
- Strong knowledge of the local market
- Proficient with PC applications-Windows, MS Office including Excel
Qualifications Standards:
- Judgment in knowing when to escalate issues to the next level of management.
- Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft office tools
- Good organization, communication, verbal & written skills.
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Director of Finance
Ref: 20173063
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: Finance
Job Description
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Direct preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts;
establish or recommend to management major economic objectives and
policies for Hotel.
- Support General Manager and hotel financial goals by direct
preparation of monthly and annual reports summarize and forecast hotel’s
revenues, expenses, and earning based on past, present and expected
operations.
- Ensure compliance with Starwood policies and procedures and all applicable laws.
- Provide effective leadership of the Finance team in relation to goal setting, development and direction of activities.
- Negotiate and monitor contracts with hotel’s vendors.
- Ensure the collection and payment of applicable local, state, and federal taxes.
- Advise management of desirable operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.
- Arrange for audits of hotel's accounts.
- Prepare reports required by regulatory agencies.
- Additional duties as necessary and assigned.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting and a Professional qualification (ACA or ACCA) is required.
- An MBA is an added advantage.
- Seven years in a reputable organization, preferably in an international hotel chain.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, SAP, and
other applicable computer systems. Budgetary analysis capabilities
required.
Requirements
- Requires good communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Most tasks are performed in a team environment with the employee acting as a team leader. There is minimal direct supervision.
- Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret general business
periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental
regulations.
- Must be able to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Must be able to effectively present information and respond to
questions from groups to managers, clients, customers, and ownership.
- Must be able to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as
frequency distribution, analysis of variance, correlation techniques,
sampling theory, and factor analysis.
- Must be able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Working knowledge of European and local laws, and Starwood
standards governing equal employment opportunity rights, occupational
safety and health, payroll and employment issues, taxation and other
financial legislation and statutes.
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Engineering Manager
Ref: 20170857
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: Engineering
Job Description
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Conduct regular walk-abouts, visually assessing the safe and
efficient maintenance and operation of the physical structure(s) of the
hotel: all mechanical, electrical, HVAC systems and any other related
equipment.
- Verify completion of all routine maintenance on public spaces,
meeting rooms, outlets, back of the house spaces, and external areas.
- Verify completion of all repairs, replacement, and renovation works throughout the hotel.
- Assist in hiring, training and development, supervision, and
disciplining of all staff in the Engineering Department, such as duty
engineers, plumber, painter, joiner and apprentice(s).
- Adhere to all corporate purchasing policies and controls,
including, but not limited to, all outside contractor bids, budgets, and
schedules.
- Adhere to all Health & Safety policies and all other Company
policies as required. Follow prescribed safety procedures for
personnel, contractors and equipment at all times.
- Maintain effective Energy Management and Preventive Maintenance
programmes, and conduct special training for other operating departments
on the safe and efficient use of equipment and energy in the hotel.
- Inform the General Manager and senior managers on a regular
basis regarding the specific and overall condition of the building
structure(s), related systems, and equipment offering prudent, cost
effective proposals for maintaining these systems.
- Access and input information via the computer and generate required reports.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Engineering (Electrical / Electronics)
- Professional qualification in Engineering or Electrical vocation.
- Seven years in a major hotel, hospital, or building, in a managerial capacity.
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: General Manager
Ref: 20170073
Location: Port Harcourt
Department:
Job Description
Position Purpose:
- Provide the leadership expertise that ensures the effective and
efficient operation of the hotel, including, but not limited to, the
quality and legal defensibility of services provided, and the
achievement of stated operational goals and profitability objectives.
- Manage the operations of the hotel in order to maximize profitability and to ensure superior guest service and product quality.
- Participate in total hotel management as a member of the hotel Executive Committee.
Essential Function:
- Lead, through subordinate staff, the effective management of the
Rooms, Food & Beverage and Engineering functional areas to maximize
financial performance while upholding quality standards and maximizing
levels of guest satisfaction.
- Direct the maximization of room revenue by anticipation of
market shifts, development and monitoring of annual business and
marketing plans, and participating in appropriate national marketing
efforts.
- Measure the effectiveness of broad-based marketing plans and
yield management efforts to maximize the number of market segments
needed and to diversify the sources of revenues.
- Ensure the development of a realistic and attainable strategic
business plan that defines operational goals and profitability
objectives.
- Coordinate capital improvement projects to maintain/upgrade
quality standards and property image, and to protect assets from
neglect, damage or deterioration.
- Conduct regular staff and employee meetings.
- Establish and oversee maintenance of a proactive Human Resources
department to ensure a productive, participative, and comfortable work
environment in which all employees are valued and treated lawfully and
consistently, and to ensure compliance with all local, state and federal
employment and labor laws and regulations
- Direct, manage, train and counsel sales, catering and revenue
management staff. Actively participate in sales presentations, property
tours and customer meetings.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor degree.
- F&B background and experience in small luxury
- Previous work experience in African countries would be an advantage
- Languages: English fluent.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Senior Accountant
Ref: 20170579
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: Finance
Job Description
Key responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Supervise the General Ledger
- Assist the Chief Accountant and in his absence, coordinate the activities of the different Finance units.
- Liaise with all statutory bodies on all issues including tax matters.
- Prepare month-end reports for the owning company and other departments in the hotel.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting.
- Part qualified ACA or ACCA will be an added advantage.
- Five years in a reputable organization, preferably in an international hotel chain.
- A minimum of three years in supervisory position.
Requirements
Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Supervisory experience desirable.
- Proficient with PC applications-Windows, MS Office including Excel
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Payroll Agent
Ref: 20170805
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: Finance
Job Description
Key responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Preparation of payroll and all payroll-related issues.
- Ensure that all necessary deductions (tax, pension, etc.) are made from payroll.
- Implement all Starwood policies in this regard.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting.
- Three years in a reputable organization, preferably in an international hotel chain.
Requirements
Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Proficient with PC applications-Windows, MS Office including Excel
Qualification Standards:
- Judgment in knowing when to escalate issues to the next level of management.
- Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft office tools
- Good organization, communication, verbal & written skills
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Night Audit Agent
Ref: 20170828
Location: Port Harcourt
Department: Finance
Job Description
Key responsibilities include but not limited to:
- In charge of all finance-related issues during night operations.
- Audit all revenue and cash transactions.
- Print out all necessary night reports.
- Deputize for the Income Auditor in his absence.
- Implement all Starwood policies in this regard.
Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Accounting.
- Three years in a reputable organization, preferably in an international hotel chain.
Requirements
Specific Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Supervisory experience desirable.
- Proficient with PC applications-Windows, MS Office including Excel.
Qualification Standards:
- Judgment in knowing when to escalate issues to the next level of management.
- Proficiency in Excel and other Microsoft office tools
- Good organization, communication, verbal & written skills
Grooming:
- All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Starwood standards.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
