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About the Role
The Luxury Collection seeks a Director of Finance to function as the property's strategic financial business leader, developing and implementing strategies to deliver financial results.
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Responsibilities
- Develop means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities
- Analyze information, forecast sales against expenses, and create annual budget plans
- Compile information, analyze and monitor actual sales against projected sales
- Lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive annual business plan aligned with strategic direction
- Oversee internal, external and regulatory audit processes
- Ensure a strong accounting and operational control environment to safeguard assets
- Manage property working capital and cash flow in accordance with brand standard operating procedures
Requirements
- 4 year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; 3 years experience in finance and accounting or related professional area
- OR Master's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; 1 year experience in finance and accounting or related professional area
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Job Summary
- Functions as the property’s strategic financial business leader.
- Champions, develops and implements property wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed needs and expectations.
- Provides financial expertise to enable successful implementation of brand service strategy and initiatives.
- Creates and executes a business plan aligned with property and brand’s business strategy.
Candidate Profile Education and Experience
- 4 year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; 3 years experience in finance and accounting or related professional area.
- OR Master's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; 1 year experience in finance and accounting or related professional area.
Core Work Activities Engaging in Strategic Planning and Decision Making
- Develops means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities.
- Analyzes information, forecasts sales against expenses and creates annual budget plans.
- Compiles information, analyzes and monitors actual sales against projected sales.
- Analyzes differences between actual budget wages and forecasted wages for more efficient budget planning.
- Creates the annual operating budget for the property.
- Provides analytical support during budget reviews to identify cost saving and productivity opportunities.
- Implements a system of appropriate controls to manage business risks.
- Ensures a strong accounting and operational control environment.
- Analyzes financial data and market trends.
- Leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive annual business plan.
- Produces accurate forecasts that enable operations to react to changes in the business.
Leading Finance Teams
- Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others.
- Communicates strategic goals, focus and owner priorities to subordinates.
- Leverages strong functional leadership and communication skills to influence executive team.
- Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit processes.
- Provides excellent leadership by assigning clear accountability.
- Conducts annual performance appraisals with direct reports.
Anticipating and Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders
- Attends meetings and communicates with owners, understanding priorities and strategic focus.
- Understands and meets needs of key stakeholders (owners, corporate, guests, etc.).
- Advises GM and executive committee on operating/financial issues.
- Communicates financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner.
- Demonstrates understanding of cash flow and owner priorities.
- Manages communication with owners effectively.
- Manages property working capital and cash flow.
- Facilitates critique meetings to review information with management team.
Developing and Maintaining Finance Goals
- Ensures Profits and Losses are documented accurately.
- Monitors all taxes that apply.
- Submits reports in a timely manner.
- Develops and supports achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals.
- Improves profit growth in operating departments.
- Reviews audit issues to ensure accuracy.
- Monitors the purchasing process as applicable.
Managing Projects and Policies
- Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations.
- Reconciles balance sheet to ensure account balances are supported by appropriate documentation.
- Ensures that the P&L is accurate.
- Ensures compliance with management contract and reporting requirements.
- Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures.
Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities
- Ensures team members are cross trained to support successful daily operations.
- Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
- Ensures new hires participate in department’s orientation program.
- Ensures new hires receive appropriate training.
- Creates appropriate development plans for team members.
- Conducts performance review process for employees.
- Participates in hiring activities as appropriate.
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