Chief Accountant at Premium Swiss Hotels and Resorts

Established in 2015, Premium Swiss Hotels & Resorts boasts a specialized team in the hospitality industry, with experience spanning across 25 years. Our head office is located in Zurich – Switzerland, and our regional offices are; Cairo, Egypt – Middle East & North Africa, Abuja, Nigeria – West Africa, Nairobi, Kenya – East Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Accountant

Location: Amuwo Odofin, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting To: Financial Controller

Job Description

• Oversees the day-to-day execution of general ledger-impacted processes, including support to clients/departments as they work with and understand these processes.
• Directs accounting functions specifically in the areas of account balancing, ledger reconciliation, reporting, and discrepancy resolution.
• Supervises other Finance and Accounting employees in areas relating to general ledgers, subsidiary ledgers, and related reporting.

Candidate Profile
Education and Experience:

• 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; 3 years working experience in finance and accounting or related professional area.

Core Work Activities
Managing Work, Projects, and Policies:

• Coordinates and implements accounting work and projects as assigned.
• Coordinates, implements and follows up on Accounting SOP audits for all areas of the property.
• Complies with Federal and State laws applying to fraud and collection procedures.
• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Compiles, codes, categorizes, calculates, tabulates, audits, or verifies information or data.
• Balances credit card ledgers.
• Verifies contracts for groups and performs credit reference checks for direct billed groups if necessary.

Maintaining Finance and Accounting Goals:

• Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
• Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
• Ensures profits and losses are documented accurately.
• Monitors all taxes that apply, ensuring that taxes are current, collected and/or accrued.
• Maintains a strong accounting and operational control environment to safeguard assets.
• Completes period end function each period.
• Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures, and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.

Demonstrating and Applying Accounting Knowledge:

• Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Demonstrates knowledge of return check procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the Gross Revenue Report.
• Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency with write-off procedures.
• Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency with consolidated deposit procedures.
• Keeps up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Uses computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities:

• Supports the development, mentoring and training of employees.
• Provides constructive coaching and counseling to employees.
• Trains people on account receivable posting techniques.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provides information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Demonstrates personal integrity.
• Uses effective listening skills.
• Demonstrates self-confidence, energy, and enthusiasm.
• Manages group or interpersonal conflict effectively.
• Informs and/or updates the executives, peers and subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
• Manages time well and possesses strong organizational skills.
• Presents ideas, expectations and information in a concise well-organized way.
• Uses problem-solving methodology for decision making and follow-up.
• Makes collections calls if necessary.

Application Closing Date
28th January, 2026.