Revenue Accounting Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Revenue Accounting Specialist is responsible for providing Revenue Accounting services to a portfolio of assigned hotels across the Middle East and Africa supported by the UAE Finance Centre of Excellence (COE).

The Revenue Accounting Specialist is responsible for providing Revenue Accounting services to a portfolio of assigned hotels across the Middle East and Africa supported by the UAE Finance Centre of Excellence (COE). The UAE COE is a shared service center based in Ras Al Khaimah, delivering centralized finance support to approximately 60 hotels across the region. The role ensures accuracy, consistency, and compliance with Hilton standards, while working closely with hotel teams remotely.

The role reports to the Revenue Accounting Supervisor.

• Reviewing and validating all revenue postings and preparing Daily Income Audit Reports for assigned hotels
• Reviewing and approving reports within the Daily Income Audit bundle and following up with hotel teams to ensure all required documentation is uploaded to Docuware and approvals are in place
• Posting revenue and processing re-allocations based on requests from authorized finance leads for assigned properties
• Reconciling revenue‑related taxes and ensuring timely reporting to hotels for submission to government authorities
• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations for revenue‑related accounts across assigned hotels
• Reconciling daily credit card activity and posting related receipts
• Investigating and resolving variances in credit card reconciliations in collaboration with COE and hotel teams
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements and automation to drive efficiency and standardization across supported hotels
• Supporting additional tasks and initiatives as required by business needs

This role has no direct reports.

• Accounting knowledge, with a focus on Revenue Accounting principles
• Familiarity with finance systems such as Navision, OnQ/OA and strong working knowledge of Excel
• Fluent in English (written and verbal); additional languages such as French or Arabic are an advantage
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively liaise with hotel teams and internal stakeholders
• Process improvement mindset, with a continuous focus on identifying more efficient ways of working and opportunities for automation
• Inquisitive and proactive, with a willingness to learn, ask questions, and challenge existing practices
• Well organized, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work under pressure
• Strong team player, able to collaborate effectively both in‑office and remotely with hotel teams
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to multiple systems, with a positive approach to new challenges

• Minimum Education:
  
  High school graduate
• Minimum Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  Relevant years as a General Accountant or Income Auditor

• Education:
  
  University graduate and/or accounting qualification
• Minimum Years of
  
  Experience:
  
  Relevant years each as a General Accountant and Revenue Accounting
• Arabic speaker

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