Accounts Receivable Assistant

Job Description

The Accounts Receivable Assistant supports the hotel’s finance department by preparing invoices, posting payments, reconciling guest and company accounts, monitoring outstanding balances, and assisting with month-end reporting. Candidates should have accounting or finance experience, strong numerical and administrative skills, attention to detail, and confidence using Microsoft Excel and accounting systems. Previous hotel or hospitality experience is an advantage. The role requires professional communication, confidentiality, accuracy, and the ability to manage deadlines in a busy resort environment. The successful candidate is expected to work cooperatively with other departments, investigate discrepancies, follow financial controls, and provide courteous service to guests, clients, and colleagues.

Company Info

Fairmont Southampton is a well-known luxury resort in Bermuda, set on approximately 100 acres overlooking the South Shore and the Great Sound. The property has historically offered guest rooms and suites, restaurants and bars, meeting facilities, recreational activities, and access to Bermuda’s beaches and golf attractions. It operates within Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, the luxury hospitality brand of Accor, which manages distinctive hotels and resorts worldwide. Fairmont is recognized for combining attentive service, destination-focused experiences, and high operating standards. Employees typically work in a multicultural hospitality environment where teamwork, guest satisfaction, professionalism, and respect are important. The Southampton property has undergone periods of closure and redevelopment, so applicants should confirm the current opening plans, employment terms, and departmental structure directly with the recruitment team.

Destination Guide

Bermuda offers opportunities in hospitality, tourism, finance, insurance, retail, marine services, healthcare, and professional support roles. Resort and hotel jobs are especially relevant for people with customer service, culinary, housekeeping, events, and accounting experience. Bermuda has a distinctive island culture shaped by British, Caribbean, and international influences, with strong traditions in music, sailing, cricket, food, and community events. Lifestyle is relaxed but living costs are high, particularly for housing, groceries, and transportation. Most residents use scooters, buses, or ferries because visitors generally cannot rent cars. Foreign nationals normally need employer sponsorship and a valid work permit before starting employment; employers usually manage the application process. Relocating candidates should confirm salary, accommodation, health insurance, contract length, and work-permit conditions, and budget carefully for housing and everyday expenses.