Area Director of Finance

Description

• Directs or prepares all financial reports in accordance with Highgate Hotels’ requirements, meeting various due dates and deadlines, i.e:
• Monthly: Financial Statements, Forecasting Key Statistics Report, Cash Flow
• Timely reviews and approval of all balance sheet accounts, including monthly bank reconciliation and general ledger account reconciliations.
• Complies with Standard Accounting policies and procedures and internal controls for finance and accounting operations
• Analyze financial data and operations in order to assist and advise management in maintaining the hotels’ financial objectives.
• Effectively manage and communicate cash flow related issues. This includes the accurate and timely preparation of monthly financial statements for the property: cash flow statements, management of receivables, payables, cash balances, control mechanisms and timely deposits of all funds.
• Timely interacts with Executive Committee members to assure that property operations are on track and under control at all times.
• Creates annual budgets and monthly variance analysis. Investigates and critiques variances to budget or to prior year and offer practical improvement methodologies to management.
• Ensure hotels’ compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes. Provide assistance to management in enforcing compliance on all these items.
• Monitor hotel revenues and expenses and ensure the accurate recording in accordance with Highgate Hotels established guidelines. Monitors and controls Hotel’s cash flow and operating forecast.
• Establish and continually audit all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, inventories, hotel assets, master keys, payroll, and employee records.
• Maintain compliance with Highgate Hotels’ standards and regulations to ensure safe and efficient operation of the hotel.
• Monitor hotels’ compliance in meeting required report deadlines and due dates and react accordingly.
• Monitor the accurate production of the hotel daily operating report.
• Expereince overseeing mutiple hotels at one time.
• Hire, train, supervise and develop staff, including coaching, counseling and discipline.

Requirements

• Successful completion of all internal and external financial audits, including coordination of work with CPA firms and delivering information requested by auditors on a timely basis.
• At least 5 or more years of Hospitality Finance/Accounting experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required preferably in Finance or Accounting.
• Prior Controller or Director of Finance experience, preferably at a premium-branded Hotel.
• Must be proficient in Windows, Company approved spreadsheets and word processing and in the operation of all hotel-specific systems.
• Must supervise 2 or more employees

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance