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Don’t just function, flourish. With EVT Connect Hospitality. The EVT Connect Hospitality team is trusted for delivering best‑in‑class commercial insight, operational excellence, and revenue performance across a dynamic portfolio of hotels.

We exist to create experiences and properties that escape the ordinary, guided by our Vision, Purpose, and Values of Empowerment, Possibilities, and Community.

At EVT Connect Hospitality, we achieve success by growing revenue above market, maximising assets, and driving business transformation through solid commercial leadership and collaboration.

Position Overview:

The Hotel Assistant Financial Controller (AFC) is responsible for the daily financial and accounting operations for a portfolio of hotels across Australia and/or New Zealand. There are a total of 23 hotels (and growing), ranging from limited and mid-scale to luxury and lifestyle sectors. Depending on the complexity, an AFC typically manages 3 to 8 hotels. This role is pivotal in ensuring financial accuracy and efficiency, requiring a strong technology mindset and a focus on automating recurring tasks to streamline processes.

The AFC reports directly to the Financial Controller (FC) and collaborates closely with the Accounts Payable (AP) Manager and the Accounts Receivable (AR) Manager to ensure seamless collections and payments for the designated hotels. Additionally, the AFC works with the Offshore Delivery Team to ensure the accurate recording of daily transactional activities, such as revenue journals and bank reconciliations.

The AFC is focused on both the commercial side of the business as well as compliance and reporting.



The AFC will ensure the continued improvement of processes which will in turn deliver meaningful management reporting including accurate profit and loss, balance sheet integrity, surprise free audits, yearly budgeting process, monthly forecasting, working capital and cash control.

Key Responsibilities include:

Month-end

- Responsible for the accurate and timely month end close process, including but not limited to:
- Ensure monthly prepayments are correctly amortized posted to the general ledger (GL);
- Ensure monthly accruals are correctly accounted for and posted to the GL;
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations;
- Reconcile PAYG and GST with supporting documentation, cleared in the GL and lodged with both the ATO and Inland Revenue;
- Reconcile all intercompany transactions;
- Set up new fixed assets and run depreciation for the relevant entities;
- Calculate intercompany recharges; and
- Ensure all payroll journals have been recorded for the month.

- Support the sign-off of recurring finance related matters within the hotel (e.g. employee expense reports, tips report).

Reporting & Analytics

- Produce accurate monthly EOM reporting (BS, P&L;, Key metrics, Commentary) within stipulated timeframes, reviewed with the General Manager / Hotel Manager and Financial Controller.




- Responsible for Food & Beverage outlet operating analysis and COS tracking with the Executive Chef and R&B; Directors (if applicable).
- Check the daily revenue flash for accuracy and investigate unusual transaction with the appropriate department manager.
- Responsible for monitoring and controlling the cashflow for the properties.
- Support strategies to improve the profitability of the hotels.
- Support the preparation and review of the annual budgets and monthly forecasting.
- Support the FC to represent the finance department for relevant hotels during monthly management meetings.

Payroll & Compliance

- Oversee payroll preparation, accuracy checks, and bank submission.
- Ensure compliance with applicable aware provisions, tax legislation, and HR regulations; advise department managers as required.
- Adhere to all payroll controls and wages disbursement procedures.
- Maintain accurate and complete employee files.
- Understand the rostering system and oversee that payroll costs are recorded in the correct department.
- Prepare and lodge all statutory returns (GST, FBT, and other compliance documentation) by required due dates.

Accounts Payable & Purchasing

- Collaborate closely with Accounts Payable (AP) Manger to ensure all invoices are authorised in accordance with hotel policy, correctly coded, and matched to goods received and purchase orders.
- Oversee reconciled creditor statements and authorise timely EFT and cheque payments.
- Oversee purchasing procedures, monthly stock takes, and accurate cost-of-sales calculations; address any variances promptly.

Accounts Receivable

- Collaborate with Accounts Receivable (AR) Manager to review

📌 Hotel Assistant Financial Controller (Sydney)
🏢 EVT Connect Hospitality
📍 Sydney