Assistant Director of Finance

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the management of day-to-day operations and assignments of accounting staff, plan and organize work, communicate goals, and schedule/assign work.
• Advise staff of formal policies and procedures, identifying options and resolving issues. Alert management of potentially serious issues.
• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.
• Audit, General Ledger reporting, and cash handling functions for the hotel.
• Prepare financial analyses of hotel operations including variance explanation and make recommendations to ensure the achievement of business goals.
• Manage revenues received and dispersed including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.
• Implement and maintain acceptable accounting practices and procedures as required by company policy and procedures, generally accepted accounting practices, and as effected by local conditions.
• Develop and implement financial control procedures and systems; maintain documents for audits of hotel accounts; ensure compliance with government regulations, federal, state and local laws, to include EEOC, Wage and Hour, union contracts, etc.
• Respond quickly to guest requests in a friendly manner. Follow up to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Work with other management personnel to establish and implement hotel service standards to achieve maximum profitability and efficiency.
• Assists with the distribution of forecast information as an up-to-date management tool for operating departments.
• Assists with the review of operating equipment stores to avoid unnecessary/excessive purchases and to eliminate (or at least be aware) of obsolete slow-moving items.
• Assists with ensuring all accounts are reconciled on monthly basis, review and approve those reconciliation’s.
• Assists with ensuring payments are made to IHG (All Fees and billings) as fast as possible.
• Interact with outside contacts:
• Guests – to provide service, send bills and collect payment
• Vendors – to pay bills or discuss pricing or billing issues; to ensure proof of insurance
• Hospitality Management Group (HMG) accounting staff – to coordinate financial/accounting information, budget preparation, clarify issues and resolve problems.
• Regulatory agencies – regarding compliance matters
• Other contacts as needed (Professional organizations, community groups)

ACCOUNTABILITY

• This job acts as the primary financial contact at the base hotel in a clustered environment, reporting to the Dir Area Hotel Finance and making decisions in his/her absence. Typically supervises clerical and professional accounting employees in a full range of functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit/Collections, Purchasing, Audit, Payroll, and/or Accounting Operations.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or equivalent and 2+ years in hotel accounting or audit with experience in a supervisory role, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. CPA preferred.
• Must speak fluent English.

Benefits

• The salary range for this role is $72,900K to $124,560K. This job is also eligible for bonus pay.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k, and many other benefits to eligible employees.