What are the responsibilities and job description for the Hotel Night Auditor (part time) position at LaQuinta Oshkosh?
Job Title: Night Audit Clerk (Guest Service Representative)
Department: Front Desk (Rooms)
Reports To: AGM, General Manager
Uniform: Issued Shirt, Name Badge, Slacks, Neat and well-kept appearance, Cleanliness
Shifts: We would be open to four 10 hour days or five 8-hour days. Normal start and end is 11pm-7am. We would be open to 9pm-7am 4 days a week.
Position Overview:
To ensure maximum room revenues and guest satisfaction are attained by providing efficient and courteous Guest Service and Night Audit Reporting.
Essential Functions:
- Registers and processes guests promptly upon arrival to ensure guest satisfaction.
- Performs all hotel accounting functions according to the established hotel operating procedures to ensure all guest and house accounts are complete and accurate.
- Accepts responsibility for accurately maintaining a cash bank.
- Processes Night Audit in a timely manner.
- Reconciles daily activity and closes all accounts in preparation for a new day.
- Submits all required reports to the department’s outlined in hotel polices.
- Completes deposit log with witness at the end of the shift.
- Thoroughly understands and adheres to all established proper credit, check cashing, and cash handling and inventory control policies and procedures to minimize exposure to loss of revenue.
- Ensures all guests established credit upon check-in.
- Monitors guest accounts to ensure adherence to hotel credit limits.
- Reviews, records, and reconciles discrepancies between registration information and computer/room rack records.
- Demonstrates the effective utilization of room rates and promotional programs to achieve maximum occupancy and average rate.
- Utilizes appropriate suggestive selling techniques.
- Adheres to rate control procedures based on availability and forecasted occupancy.
- Receives and processes reservations accurately to ensure guest satisfaction.
- Maintain communications with rest of Front Desk staff via the Front Office log book.
- Report promptly any equipment failures.
- Possesses a working knowledge of the reservations department. Takes same day reservations and future reservations when necessary. Knows cancellation procedures.
- Knows how to use front office equipment.
- Reads and initials the pass-on log and bulletin board daily. Is aware of daily activities and meetings taking place in the hotel.
- Attends department meetings.
- Knows all safety and emergency procedures. Is aware of accident prevention policies.
- Maintains the cleanliness and neatness of the front office space and all public spaces.
- Understands that business demands sometimes make it necessary to schedule employees from their accustomed shift to other shifts. Must be a dependable person who is able to work a flexible schedule.
- Assisting in cleaning a guest room (on occasion)
- All other duties assigned.
Other:
- Must project a neat, clean professional appearance.
- Must be self-motivated and career oriented.
- Must be committed to the highest standards of hospitality and express a sincere interest in the needs and comfort of guests.
- Must be extroverted, sales oriented and bale to consistently project a positive attitude and pleasant personality.
- Should be willing to assist others and be able to work as a team member toward common goals of the hotel.
- Must be a bright, alert individual who is able to assume responsibility and exercise sound judgment.
- Should be able to perform multiple activates with speed and accuracy and adapt easily to fast paced, changing conditions.
- Should be oriented to detail and follow through.
- Should be a flexible person and possess and even temperament.
- Must be able to comprehend basic accounting principles, type a minimum of 30 words per minute accurately, operate standard electronic equipment and possess an aptitude with figures, and be able to handle clerical duties such as filing and logging.
- Must be honest, bondable and able to handle cash responsibilities.
- Must be a dependable person who is able to work a flexible schedule.
- Must be articulate and able to communicate effectively with others.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires standing while checking guest in & out, printing folios/messages, and handling any guest/client questions for long periods of time.
- Requires walking to and from various areas within the department as well as other departments within the building.
- Requires bending down and picking up supplies. Maximum is 35 pounds.
Qualifications:
Education: High School Educations, Continued Education preferred.
Experience: Audit Experience preferred.
Excellent communication and organizational skills.
Self motivated.
Ability to perform multiple activities in a fast paced environment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $12.00 - $14.00 per hour
COVID-19 considerations:
All staff is required to wear a mask at the moment.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $10.00 - $14.00 per hour
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Hotel experience: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: One location