Front Desk Agent / Night Auditor (Full Time)

Job Summary

The Night Audit position checks the front office accounting records for accuracy and, daily, summarizes and complies information for the hotel's financial records. This position is also responsible for tracking room revenue, occupancy percentages and other front office operating statistics. Additionally, the Night Audit is expected to prepare a summary of cash, check, and credit card activities, reflecting the hotel's financial performance for the day. This position is also responsible for posting room charges and room taxes to guest's accounts including guest transactions not posted during the day by the front office cashier.

Primary Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Posts room charges and taxes to guest's accounts
• Processes guest charges voucher and credit card vouchers
• Post charges to the guest accounts that have not been posted or were incurred on the night audit shift
• Verify all account postings and balances
• Verify that room rates are correct and posts those rates to guest accounts
• Understand principles of auditing, balancing, and losing out accounts
• Balance the day's charges, making corrections as necessary
• Run end of day process in property management software (PMS)
• Prepares a summary of cash, check, and credit card activities
• Summarizes results of operations for management
• Check figures, postings, and documents for accuracy, and record, store, access, and/or analyze computerized financial information
• Serve as a front desk agent especially in terms of check-in and check-out procedures
• Respond to guest needs, special requests and complaints and alert the appropriate manager as needed
• Maintain complete knowledge of emergency procedures
• All other duties as assigned