Director Finance - Task Force

Role Purpose

As Financial Controller you’ll forecast the financial operations of the hotel while managing hotel assets and ensuring a centralised accounting environment.

Key Accountabilities

People

• Direct everyday financial activity, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers.    
• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues.     
• Train colleagues to make sure they deliver with compliance and to the standards we expect and have the tools they need to work efficiently.  
• Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed.  
• Keep connected with key contacts including owners, asset managers, guest, regulatory agencies, others as needed.   

Guest Experience

• Help guests - you’ll be happy to help if someone needs assistance with a request or complaint.   
• Make sure all guest bills are accurate.   

Responsible Business

• Ensure financial control procedures and systems are ethical and legal.  
• Distribute outlook and forecast information for departments to identify cost savings.  
• Minimise waste and reduce slow-moving items.  
• Other ad-hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done.  

 Financial

• Prepare financial analysis of hotel operations including variance explanation and make recommendations to ensure the achievement of business goals.  
• Prepare hotel and department budgets and financial forecasts and reporting.  
• Ensure all accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and oversee the process of credit extension and collection of overdue accounts.  
• Review rates and recommend rate strategy to the General Manager; participate in sales strategy meetings.  
• Manage accounts payable to balance cash flow and reputation with suppliers. 

Accountabilities

This is the top job managing the accounting function for the hotel. Typically supervises a staff of professional and/or clerical accounting positions. 

Key Skills & Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in Accounting or Finance.   
• Or three years in hotel accounting or internal audit with one year in a supervisory role.  
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  
• Must speak fluent English.