Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez Accounting Intern

About Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez

Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez is an Oetker Hotels property scheduled to open in June 2027. Being rebuilt between Saint-Tropez and Pampelonne, it will bring together 78 rooms and suites across 11 connected houses. Its pre-opening recruitment offers hospitality professionals the opportunity to help prepare a new hotel, with roles spanning accommodation, dining, guest services and operations.

Role & Responsibilities

• Learn Oetker Hotels’ accounting organization and financial procedures, with guidance from the Finance Manager, and become familiar with the tools used for Mas Bellevue.
• Help prepare accounting files, tracking spreadsheets and supporting-document records for the pre-opening, according to priorities set by the Finance Manager.
• Collect and verify information needed to create and update supplier files, following control and approval procedures.
• Match supplier invoices with purchase orders and receiving documents, identify missing paperwork and report discrepancies to the relevant contacts.
• Enter and allocate invoices and routine accounting entries under the Finance Manager’s supervision and in accordance with internal procedures.
• Track supplier payment due dates and prepare information required for payments, without approving or executing them.
• Assist with reconciling supplier and customer accounts, monitoring balances and identifying discrepancies as the pre-opening progresses and the hotel begins operations.
• Help prepare bank reconciliations and check supporting documents for recorded transactions under the Finance Manager’s supervision.
• Update tracking spreadsheets for pre-opening expenses and investments, compile relevant data and help reconcile it against approved budget information.
• Organize and archive accounting documents to support traceability, retrieval and audit preparation.
• Assist with month-end close preparation, including collecting supporting documents and preparing accrual and prepaid expense tracking information for approval.
• Liaise with hotel departments and suppliers to complete files, follow up on open requests and alert the Finance Manager to irregularities or deadlines requiring intervention.
• Develop hotel accounting skills through regular exchanges with the Finance Manager based in Sophia Antipolis, with responsibilities progressing in line with the intern’s training and learning.
• Represent Oetker Hotels’ culture, values and standards in daily interactions with guests and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing studies in accounting, business administration or finance through a BTS Comptabilité et Gestion, BUT Gestion des entreprises et des administrations, DCG or equivalent programme, and seeking an internship integrated into the curriculum.
• Basic general accounting knowledge acquired through studies, including routine entries, supplier and customer accounts, account reconciliation and bank reconciliations.
• Interest in hotel accounting and the financial considerations involved in pre-opening an upscale property.
• Able to organize work independently, prioritize several tasks, meet deadlines and report on progress.
• Rigorous in handling accounting documents, comfortable with figures and able to identify and report inconsistencies.
• Good written and spoken French; able to understand accounting documents and communicate in English in an international environment.
• Good command of office software, particularly Excel for data tracking and control; initial experience with accounting software is an advantage.
• Interest in pre-opening environments, curiosity and eagerness to learn.
• Good interpersonal skills and able to communicate with operational teams, finance contacts and suppliers to obtain reliable information.
• Discretion and respect for confidentiality.
• Methodical in filing supporting documents, compliant with approval procedures and motivated to progress in line with the internship’s learning objectives.
• Serious, punctual and attentive to detail.
• Well-groomed, with a natural sense of service.
• Shows initiative and responsiveness while knowing when to seek guidance for approval or arbitration.
• Enjoys teamwork and contributes to a positive team dynamic.
• Communicates clearly, tactfully and courteously, adapting communication to operational teams and head-office contacts.
• Motivated to contribute concretely to the accounting organization and reliable financial tracking of a new property.
• Guided by a commitment to excellence, attention to detail and a desire to create memorable experiences.

Skills

Education

Currently studying accounting, business administration or finance through a BTS Comptabilité et Gestion, BUT Gestion des entreprises et des administrations, DCG or equivalent programme.

Benefits

Meal benefit in kind; contribution to sustainable-transport commuting expenses for carpooling, bicycle or scooter.

Culture

As a pre-opening employer, Le Mas Bellevue Saint-Tropez is assembling the teams who will establish its service. Its recruitment places attentive hospitality, collaboration and preparation for the opening at the centre of the work.

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