Hilton MENA
Revenue Accounting Specialist (Hotels – Middle East & Africa)
- Permanent
- Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
- Urgent
Job expiry date: 31/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
14/02/2026
Location
Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Salary
Undisclosed
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Job description
The Revenue Accounting Specialist at Hilton UAE Shared Service Centre in Ras Al Khaimah is responsible for providing comprehensive Revenue Accounting services to hotels across the Middle East and Africa supported by the UAE Finance Centre of Excellence (COE). Reporting to the Revenue Accounting Supervisor, the specialist ensures accurate revenue recording, daily income audits, balance sheet reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, and tax reporting to meet both company and governmental requirements. The role involves reviewing and approving Daily Income Audit Reports, following up with hotel teams to ensure Revenue Accounting control reports are uploaded to Docuware, reconciling daily credit card movements, posting receipts, and resolving variances in coordination with COE and hotel teams. Additionally, the specialist proactively drives process improvements and automation by identifying more efficient ways of working, challenging existing practices, optimizing workflows, and leveraging technology. The position supports additional tasks and initiatives required by business operations or leadership, without direct reports. Success in this role requires accounting knowledge, particularly in Revenue Accounting, systems proficiency including Navision, OnQ/OA and Excel, strong communication skills, process improvement mindset, organizational ability, and capability to work collaboratively across remote and office teams. Fluency in English is required, with additional languages (Arabic or French) considered an advantage.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Confirm all positions of revenue and prepare Daily Income Audit Reports accurately and timely to ensure proper revenue recording for all hotels supported by the UAE COE.
- Review and approve reports within the Daily Income Audit Report bundle, following up with hotel teams to ensure all Revenue Accounting control reports are uploaded to Docuware and necessary approvals are obtained from authorized finance leads.
- Raise and re-allocate revenue according to requests from authorized finance leads, ensuring proper documentation and adherence to revenue accounting policies and procedures.
- Reconcile revenue-related taxes and ensure timely reporting to property teams to facilitate compliance with governmental tax requirements, including submitting accurate records to the relevant authorities.
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations for Revenue Accounting related accounts to ensure accurate financial reporting and integrity of hotel accounts.
- Reconcile daily credit card movements, post credit card receipts, and resolve any variances in coordination with COE and hotel teams, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial information.
- Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and automation by analyzing current workflows, challenging existing practices, recommending smarter ways of working, and leveraging technology to optimize efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Support additional tasks and initiatives as required by business operations or leadership, including ad-hoc reporting, participation in financial projects, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience & skills
- University graduate and/or accounting qualification with a strong foundation in Revenue Accounting principles and practices within the hospitality sector.
- Proven experience as a General Accountant or in Revenue Accounting, with demonstrated ability to perform Daily Income Audits, balance sheet reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, and tax reporting.
- Proficiency in financial and hotel systems including Navision, OnQ/OA, and Microsoft Excel, with the ability to learn multiple systems and adapt to new technology challenges.
- Fluent in English (written and verbal) with additional languages such as Arabic or French considered an advantage, along with strong communication skills to liaise effectively with hotel teams, internal stakeholders, and management.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to work under pressure, meet tight deadlines, manage multiple priorities, and maintain accuracy in all financial reporting activities.
- Process improvement mindset with the ability to identify inefficiencies, implement workflow optimizations, and drive automation initiatives to enhance the Revenue Accounting function.
- Inquisitive and proactive attitude, willing to learn, ask questions, challenge the status quo, and propose solutions for improved accounting and operational processes.
- Ability to work cohesively with others both on-site and remotely, fostering collaboration with hotel teams and internal departments to ensure smooth and accurate revenue accounting operations.