Night Auditor

About the Opportunity

Rotana Jabal Omar Makkah is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated Night Auditor to join its Finance team. This role is responsible for conducting daily night audit procedures, verifying hotel revenue transactions, ensuring accurate financial postings, and supporting the Finance Department in maintaining strong internal controls.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hospitality finance professional who enjoys working with hotel operations, revenue verification, financial reporting, and system-based audits within a dynamic luxury hospitality environment in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

The Role

The Night Auditor will be responsible for performing overnight financial audits, reviewing daily revenue transactions, reconciling operational reports, verifying guest accounts, and preparing accurate daily revenue reports. Working closely with the Income Auditor, Front Office, Food & Beverage, and Finance teams, the successful candidate will help ensure revenue accuracy, compliance with company procedures, and timely financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Review the Night Auditor Logbook and follow instructions provided by the Income Auditor and Finance team.
• Verify approvals for complimentary rooms, late checkouts without charges, and day-use room charges.
• Audit guest ledger transactions and ensure accuracy of room charges and adjustments.
• Verify room rate variance reports and ensure correct posting of daily room and tax charges.
• Prepare and review daily revenue reports, including gross revenue, budget comparisons, service charges, and tax calculations.
• Verify miscellaneous income, visa income, concessionaire charges, and other revenue transactions against supporting documents.
• Reconcile Food & Beverage revenue by exporting Micros revenue data into Opera PMS and ensuring accurate posting.
• Print and review business call journals, ensuring all long-distance calls and fax charges are supported by proper authorization documents.
• Verify guest ledger charges from concessionaires against supporting summaries.
• Perform pre-audit backups, system checks, and file maintenance procedures.
• Prepare daily revenue reports and ensure all supporting vouchers and documents are properly maintained.
• Identify revenue discrepancies and coordinate with relevant departments for corrective action.
• Maintain compliance with hotel policies, accounting standards, and internal control procedures.
• Assist with additional Finance Department duties as assigned by management.

Candidate Requirements

• Degree or diploma in Hotel Management, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 1 year of previous experience in hotel finance, accounting, income audit, or night audit operations.
• Good understanding of hotel operations, Front Office procedures, and revenue control processes.
• Knowledge of night audit procedures, financial reconciliations, and daily revenue reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel.
• Experience with Opera PMS, Micros, FBM, and SUN System is an advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Positive attitude with strong teamwork, adaptability, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently during overnight shifts while maintaining confidentiality and integrity.

Knowledge & Competencies

• Understanding Hotel Operations
• Teamwork
• Planning for Business
• Supervising People
• Understanding Differences
• Supervising Operations
• Customer Focus
• Driving for Results
• Effective Communication
• Adaptabilit