Night Auditor Manager - Hourly

Sage Hospitality•Aurora District, CO

5d•$24 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

Nestled within the dynamic UC Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, The Benson Hotel & Faculty Club is where innovation meets rejuvenation. Designed as a refined gathering place, our boutique hotel invites business leaders, global thinkers, students, and creatives to connect, collaborate, and recharge. Reflecting the pioneering spirit of the West, The Benson offers a luxurious yet approachable atmosphere—a sanctuary where hospitality, discovery, and community flourish. Audit, balance and report on the various areas of the hotel (e.g. food and beverage outlets, rooms/front desk, gift shop, etc.) to provide accurate, timely information and to ensure company and Hotel policies and procedures are followed and to prevent fraud. Responds in a professional and courteous manner to arriving, departing and in-house guests by providing accurate and timely information and services. Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries regarding reservations, hotel information and guest concerns. Supervise general hotel operations to ensure the maintenance of financial controls, compliance with standards and regulations, customer satisfaction and protection of the guests, staff and assets. Position is responsible for supervising night operations. May recommend and implement procedural/safety changes.

Requirements

One to two years of post-high school education.
One to two years Night Audit supervisory experience or a related position with this company or other organization(s).
Requires thorough knowledge of the practices and procedures of the accounting and hospitality professions.
Requires knowledge of the hotel's and company policies and procedures and the ability to determine course of action based on these guidelines.
Requires ability to investigate and analyze current activities and/or information involving readily available data and indicating logical conclusions and recommendations.
Ability to make decisions based on general policies and procedures.
Supervisory skills.
Ability to communicate in order to provide and receive standard information from management, employees and/or guests; good telephone etiquette and skills.
Excellent hearing required -receive many calls from guests, etc.
Excellent vision required for viewing of CRT screen.
Excellent speech communication skills required to speak to employees, guests, management, etc.
Excellent comprehension and literacy required for reading folios, accounts.
Lifting, carrying of files/papers up 25 lbs.
Minimal bending/kneeling required.
Mobility -must be able to move between offices and hotel and help during an emergency situation.
No continuous standing required.
Minimal climbing or driving may be required.

Responsibilities

Supervise the night accounting employees and act as a work leader to other night employees; interview, recommend hiring, schedule, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, recommend and conduct performance reviews, resolve problems, provide open communications and recommend discipline and termination, as appropriate.
Implement company (Franchisor) programs, supervise the daily operations of the night accounting staff and oversee the Front Desk to ensure compliance with all financial controls, SOPs and to provide an optimum level of quality service and hospitality are provided to the hotel customers.
Supervise the balancing, reconciliation and closing of various daily accounts and prepare the daily statements to provide accurate, timely information to management while ensuring proper controls are maintained.
Maintain the computerized accounting system through daily and weekly backups and periodic rebuilds to ensure the accurate, smooth operations.
Respond to customer issues/complaints/problems in a quick efficient manner to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and quality service.
Maintain preparedness and implement emergency procedures when appropriate to protect the hotel guests, staff and assets.
Prepare reports and communications to the Controller and other Hotel Executive Committee members on night issues/problems and other pertinent information regarding night operations.
Audit, balance and report on all food and beverage outlets (e.g. restaurants, lounges, banquets, room service) cash and credit operations to include but not limited to checks, over/short figures/tally sheets, deposits, counts, house charges, promotional materials, postings, etc. and reset all registers to ensure accurate, timely information.
Audit, balance, post and report on the front desk to include but not limited to; room charges, phone calls, zero balance folios, corrections, adjustments, taxes, disputed charges, over/short figures, deposits, etc., to ensure accuracy and verify proper cash handling procedures are followed.
Audit, balance and prepare, verify and report on Room information to provide rooms management with a picture of how they are performing. Prepare and input statistics and income journal sheets for preparation of daily reports.
Balance and close all bank ticket codes, daily.
Run night audit final after insuring all revenues are in balance nightly.
Greets and completes established check-in procedures for arriving guests on a daily basis, using both manual and computerized methods, in order to ensure guest are satisfied and in rooms as requested.
Facilitates guest departure (check-out) on a daily basis by following established manual and computer procedures in order to close guest accounts and open the room for the next sell.
Maintains good customer relations by keeping abreast of all in-house and area functions in order to answer questions and concerns with timely and knowledgeable responses, in person and on telephone.
Operates the PBX equipment by accepting incoming calls, assisting outgoing calls, scheduling and setting wake-up calls and paging guests to provide guests with timely and efficient service.
Perform the duties of a Front Desk Clerk including express checkouts.