Night Audit ("Auditor/a de Turno Nocturno")

Azul Hospitality•Detroit, MI

5d•Onsite

About The Position

POSITION PURPOSE Record, process, and analyze the days closing figures. Complete all required reports and ensure that the days credit transactions are all in balance. Attend to guests needs, including but not limited to, registration, checkout, cashiering, and making guest wake up calls. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Acts as the MOD during the night-time hours. Greets and welcomes guests upon arrival. Performs guest registration and check out procedures. Accept payment for guests accounts both at the time of registration and at checkout. Maintain a house bank and make a deposit and accurate reports of receipts daily. Cash checks and exchange currency for guests. Accurately handle cash transactions and balance a cash drawer to the given amount. Acknowledge rewards members and returning guests. Take and manage guest bookings, up-selling opportunities and telling them about ways to improve their stay. Handle cash and credit transactions. Handle all guest inquiries and requests courteously and professionally. Perform all audit procedures daily as set forth by the hotel and company. Complete Daily Report, Comp Reports including F&B as well as Rooms, Pace Reports, and any other reporting that is assigned. Balance all cash receipts and work performed during the audit shift. Make deposits of cash. Prepare the front office for the AM Shift and reset days business. Maintain all nightly reports to inform day hotel management of overnight activities/incidents. Act as PBX operator during the audit shift. Transmits and receives messages using equipment such as telephone, fax, and switchboard. Ensure all wake up calls are made in a timely fashion, properly using guest names. Ability to assist/direct hotel guests and/or emergency personnel in case of an emergency. Post charges such as room, food, liquor, or telephone by hand or machine. Make restaurant, transportation, or entertainment reservations for guests. Review current days arrival reports. Check all special request reservations to ensure that the room is blocked per request, VIPs identified, billing is set up correctly, deposits are taken, and other departments are notified of room assignment. Attend all scheduled training, departmental and hotel meetings. Ensure awareness of special promotions, daily activities, arriving VIPs, Group/Conferences in house, special requests, and scheduled shuttles. Practice safe work habits and ensure safe work practices to avoid injury to self and others. Ensure all privacy and security protocols are followed as well as departmental and company procedures. Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies, services, registration, shopping, dining, entertainment, and travel directions. Maintain an extensive knowledge of the hotel, its services, and facilities. Along with a general knowledge of the city where the hotel is located and its attractions. Maintain lobby cleanliness and organization. Assist in booking reservations. Assist with handling mail, packages, facsimiles, and guest items. All other duties assigned by manager or supervisor.

Requirements

Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand the primary language used in the workplace.
Requires good communication skills, verbal, written and electronic.
Considerable knowledge of complex mathematical calculations and computer programs.
Must have excellent leadership capability and customer relations skills.
Must be detail oriented with outstanding organizational and communication skills.
Must possess basic computer skills.
Must possess basic computational ability.
Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact and diplomacy and collect accurate information to resolve conflicts.
Knowledgeable about basic function of Windows OS, MS Office, PMS, PBX, Key system and POS.
Self-driven and able to work independently.
Exceptionally strong in issue resolution and proven analytical skills with a strong attention to detail.
High school or equivalent education required.
Regular attendance in conformance with the standards, which may be established by Azul Hospitality, from time to time, is essential to the successful performance of this position.
Staff with irregular attendance / tardiness will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
Upon employment, all staff is required to fully comply with Azul Hospitality rules and regulations for the safe and effective operation of the hotels facilities.
Staff members who violate hotel rules and regulations will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, staff members may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the hotel.
In addition, attendance at all scheduled training sessions and meetings is required.
This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that a staff member in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the hospitality industry preferred.
Experience in a front desk or customer service role preferred.
Accounting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Acts as the MOD during the night-time hours.
Greets and welcomes guests upon arrival. Performs guest registration and check out procedures.
Accept payment for guests accounts both at the time of registration and at checkout. Maintain a house bank and make a deposit and accurate reports of receipts daily. Cash checks and exchange currency for guests.
Accurately handle cash transactions and balance a cash drawer to the given amount.
Acknowledge rewards members and returning guests.
Take and manage guest bookings, up-selling opportunities and telling them about ways to improve their stay.
Handle cash and credit transactions.
Handle all guest inquiries and requests courteously and professionally.
Perform all audit procedures daily as set forth by the hotel and company.
Complete Daily Report, Comp Reports including F&B as well as Rooms, Pace Reports, and any other reporting that is assigned.
Balance all cash receipts and work performed during the audit shift. Make deposits of cash.
Prepare the front office for the AM Shift and reset days business.
Maintain all nightly reports to inform day hotel management of overnight activities/incidents.
Act as PBX operator during the audit shift.
Transmits and receives messages using equipment such as telephone, fax, and switchboard.
Ensure all wake up calls are made in a timely fashion, properly using guest names.
Ability to assist/direct hotel guests and/or emergency personnel in case of an emergency.
Post charges such as room, food, liquor, or telephone by hand or machine.
Make restaurant, transportation, or entertainment reservations for guests.
Review current days arrival reports. Check all special request reservations to ensure that the room is blocked per request, VIPs identified, billing is set up correctly, deposits are taken, and other departments are notified of room assignment.
Attend all scheduled training, departmental and hotel meetings.
Ensure awareness of special promotions, daily activities, arriving VIPs, Group/Conferences in house, special requests, and scheduled shuttles.
Practice safe work habits and ensure safe work practices to avoid injury to self and others.
Ensure all privacy and security protocols are followed as well as departmental and company procedures.
Answer inquiries pertaining to hotel policies, services, registration, shopping, dining, entertainment, and travel directions.
Maintain an extensive knowledge of the hotel, its services, and facilities. Along with a general knowledge of the city where the hotel is located and its attractions.
Maintain lobby cleanliness and organization.
Assist in booking reservations.
Assist with handling mail, packages, facsimiles, and guest items.
All other duties assigned by manager or supervisor.