Job Details

Job Title: Hotel Accountant
Company: The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Industry: Hospitality
Employment Type: Full-Time

Company Overview

The Capital Hotels, Apartments & Resorts is a leading hospitality group and corporate travel accommodation provider in South Africa. Since its founding in 2008, the company has expanded to 12 apartment hotels across major cities including Sandton, Rosebank, Pretoria, Durban, Mbombela, and Cape Town.

The company offers hotel rooms, serviced apartments, conference venues, and restaurant facilities across 3, 4, and 5-star segments. Known for its strong staff culture and professional development focus, The Capital continues to transform the hospitality industry through service excellence and employee growth.

Job Overview

The Capital Hotels is looking for an experienced Hotel Accountant to manage all financial and reporting administration functions at the hotel property.

This role covers a wide range of finance responsibilities across operational departments including housekeeping, front office, facilities, kitchen, procurement, food and beverage, and general administration.

This is an excellent opportunity for accounting professionals with hospitality finance experience who thrive in fast-paced operational environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all hotel financial administration and reporting
• Oversee finance-related administrative tasks across departments
• Support housekeeping and facilities finance administration
• Manage kitchen and food & beverage financial records
• Handle front office financial administration
• Support procurement finance functions
• Maintain accurate financial reports and reconciliations
• Assist internal audit processes
• Support support-office finance operations
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls
• Maintain accurate Excel-based reports and financial trackers
• Work closely with operational and hotel staff

Qualifications

Education

• Matric / Grade 12
• BCom Accounting / CIMA / CA(SA) qualification preferred

Experience

• Minimum 2–4 years’ experience as:
  • Accountant
  • Assistant Financial Manager
  • Financial Manager

Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong accounting and reporting knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal communication
• Leadership and team collaboration
• Crisis management ability
• Ability to multitask in fast-paced environments
• Strong attention to detail
• High level of integrity and trustworthiness
• Professional presentation and communication skills
• Proactive problem-solving approach

CV Tips

For hospitality finance roles, your CV should clearly show:

• hotel or hospitality accounting experience
• multi-department finance administration
• reporting and reconciliation duties
• Excel proficiency
• audit support experience
• leadership and staff coordination

Benefits of Joining the Company

• Career growth in a leading hospitality brand
• Fast promotion based on values and performance
• Strong workplace culture
• Employee recognition and support
• Exposure to multi-department hotel operations
• Leadership development opportunities
• Stable full-time employment

Company Policy

The Capital Hotels is committed to equal opportunity employment and transformation within the hospitality sector. Recruitment and promotion are based on experience, values, performance, and service excellence.

Please note that relocation costs are the responsibility of the successful candidate if applying from outside the hotel’s city location.