at Highgate Hotels in Columbus, Ohio, United States
Job Description
Front Desk Night Auditor (Short North Luxury)
Requisition ID
2024-55132
Category
Front Office Operations
Job Location
US-OH-Columbus
Property
Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph
Compensation Type
Hourly
Highgate Hotels
Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle. www.highgate.com.
Location
Le Meridien Columbus, The Joseph
Overview
The Night Auditor is responsible for reconciling all hotel cashier transactions; reviewing, organizing and compiling management reports on a timely basis and ensuring the accuracy of guest billings and city ledger transactions. He/she is also responsible for effectively communicating concerns and/or related issues to all levels of management and performing guest service agent duties as required, including check-in, check-out, switchboard operation and reservations.
Responsibilities
Essential Responsibilities:
Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate standards, as required by scheduling which will vary according to the needs of the hotel(s).
Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing the proper uniform and nametag while working.
Comply at all times with Highgate standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times. Be attentive, friendly, helpful, and courteous to all guests, managers and fellow employees.
Respond to all guest requests, problems, complaints, and/or accidents presented through the front desk, comment cards, letters and/or phone calls, in an attentive, courteous and efficient manner. Follow up to ensure guest satisfaction.
Check guests in and out.
Take reservations.
Maintain Lobby space.
IRD orders as needed.
Give/schedule wake-up calls.
Assist with simple food prep and delivery.
Balance number of rooms and revenue.
Prepare necessary reports.
Balances and verifies Front Desk's (& F&B Cashier's if applicable) work.
Performs the required system saves during the night shift to ensure a current backup of the hotel files is available.
Posts and audits banquet checks in order of the banquet summary sheet (if applicable)
Reconciles all food and beverage outlet postings (if applicable).
Performs an accurate bucket check of all in-house registration cards.
Ensures all guest accounts are accurately posted with room and tax.
Performs nightly computer maintenance by monitoring the file sizes and performing weekly and monthly reorgs.
Ensures the completion of all H.I.S. night audit functions.
Distributes all close day reports and morning reports to the appropriate departments.
Maintains Front Office service standards at highest level during night hours.
Thorough review and correction of potential room's revenue report to ensure accurate posting of rates and assignment of market segmentation.
Marginal Responsibilities:
Copy and distribute reports
Print and distribute daily reports
Handle special guest requests.
Other duties as may be required
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
A high school diploma or equivalent required
College course work related to field helpful
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Highgate Hotels and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to an applicant’s race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information, uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or any other legally protected classification. Highgate Hotels will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested.