Front Desk/Night Auditor

The moment a guest steps into one of our hotels, they walk into a genuinely memorable experience. As a Front Desk Night Auditor, you’ll not only be the person they rely on to handle transactions, offer local insights and anticipate every detail of a friction-free experience. You’ll also create the warm atmosphere that makes our guests feel at home in any location.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Register guests and assigns rooms. Accommodates special requests whenever possible.
• Assists in preregistration and blocking of rooms for reservations.
• Thoroughly understand and adheres to proper credit, check- cashing, and cash handling policies and procedures.
• Understands room status and room status tracking.
• Knows room locations, types of rooms available, and room rates.
• Must be sales-minded. Presents options and alternatives to guests and offers assistance in making choices.
• Uses suggestive selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services of the hotel.
• Knows the location and types of available rooms as well as the activities and services of the property.
• Coordinates room status updates with the housekeeping department by notification housekeeping of all check outs, late checkouts, early check-ins, special requests, and day use rooms.
• Possesses a working knowledge of the reservations department. Takes same day reservations and future reservations when necessary. Knows cancellation procedures.
• Knows how to use front office equipment.
• Process guest check-outs.
• Works closely with the housekeeping department in the keeping room status reports up to date and coordinates requests for maintenance and repair work.
• Uses proper telephone etiquette.
• Uses proper mail, package, and message handling procedures.
• Attends department meetings.
• Reports any unusual occurrences or requests to the manager or assistant manager.
• Knows all safety and emergency procedures, Is aware of accident prevention policies.
• Maintains the cleanliness and neatness of the front desk area.
• Understand that business demands sometimes make it necessary to move employees from their accustomed shift to other shifts.

PREREQUISITES:

• Education: High school graduate or equivalent.
• Experience: Previous hotel-related experience desired.
• Physical: Requires fingering, grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, hearing, visual acuity, and may on occasion have to lift and carry up to 40 pound.

About KMG Hotels:

KMG HOTELS was founded in 2000 and owned by Jay Koshiya and Sanjay Koshiya. Jay Koshiya is the current Chief Executive Officer, & President. Mr. Sanjay Koshiya is current Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the company. Today, KMG owns and operates twenty one hotels, representing various franchises like Marriott, Hilton, Inter Continental Hotels Group & Choice Hotels International. KMG has opened six Marriott Premium select service hotels in the last eighteen months and has a number of exciting development projects in the pipeline. KMG Hotels is a company committed to growth by exceeding the expectations of our associates, guests and partners. We strive to create an environment where all associates are valued and respected, and where doing it the “right way” takes precedence over doing it the “easy way.” We aspire to be the industry leader in proactively setting standards of excellence in acquisitions, development, ownership and management. Our growth is built on honest business practices, a strong commitment to our associates, progressive sales practices and a dedication to providing well maintained hotels. Hard work, commitment and the spiritual strength of the KMG family have been the building blocks of the KMG Hotels brand. As a premier lodging company that now employs over 800 plus associates, KMG Hotels provides increasing financial strength and stability to our stakeholders—namely our guests, associates and owners.