Income Auditor

About the Opportunity

Raffles Seychelles is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Income Auditor to join its Finance team. This role is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of all hotel revenue transactions while maintaining compliance with company policies, internal controls, and luxury hospitality standards.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hospitality finance professional who enjoys working with financial data, revenue analysis, and operational controls in one of the world’s leading ultra-luxury hotel brands.

The Role

The Income Auditor will be responsible for auditing daily hotel revenues, verifying financial transactions, reconciling operational reports, investigating revenue variances, and supporting month-end reporting. Working closely with the Assistant Financial Controller and operational departments, the successful candidate will help safeguard hotel revenue, strengthen internal controls, and ensure accurate financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit the Daily Flash Report accurately and on time.
• Complete the Daily Operations Package and Daily Income Journal Package.
• Audit and verify all hotel revenue generated from Rooms, Food & Beverage, Spa, and other operating departments.
• Review negative postings, rate variances, F&B voids, discounts, and exception reports.
• Verify that miscellaneous vouchers, paid-outs, allowances, and adjustments are properly authorized and documented.
• Reconcile Food & Beverage room charges against Front Office transaction reports.
• Reconcile monthly Service Charge and VAT postings.
• Review PM Accounts and follow up on missing authorization forms.
• Investigate all Food & Beverage open checks and report findings to the F&B Manager.
• Conduct monthly surprise audits of open checks.
• Verify banquet revenue against Banquet Event Orders (BEOs) and ensure correct internal transfers.
• Monitor gift certificate sales and redemption to ensure proper revenue recognition.
• Verify monthly upselling incentive calculations for Front Office and Spa teams.
• Assist with month-end reconciliations, financial reporting, and audit requirements.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and internal control procedures.
• Perform additional finance-related duties as assigned by management.

Candidate Requirements

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 2–3 years of accounting experience with at least 1 year as an Income Auditor or similar role in the hospitality industry.
• Strong knowledge of hotel revenue auditing, income audit procedures, and financial controls.
• Good understanding of Front Office, Food & Beverage, and Spa revenue processes.
• Strong analytical and reconciliation skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and hotel financial systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Self-motivated, organized, and able to meet reporting deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively with operational departments while maintaining confidentiality and integrity.