Director of Finance

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the Executive Committee, resort, and ownership.
• Lead the development and execution of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and recommend strategies to improve profitability, labor, and cost controls.
• Support revenue optimization efforts in partnership with Revenue Management and Sales.
• Oversee all accounting functions including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash management, and fixed assets.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP, Hilton standards, and ownership requirements.
• Ensure hotels’ compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes.
• Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard hotel assets and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, tax requirements, and audit standards.
• Act as primary liaison for internal and external audits.
• Collaborate with resort management team to ensure accuracy and understanding of financial statements so that they can more effectively manage their departments.
• Develop and maintain effective client, vendor, and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment when evaluating new programs, new services and new ideas.
• Stay abreast of property goals in order to create, support and present departmental goals to executive leadership.
• Continue to learn and be on the forefront of new technology for the hotel industry.
• Proactively liaise with other departments when opportunities present themselves.
• Foster a management team that possesses and delivers on key strategies of guest service, Team Member relations, team cooperation, financial responsibility and asset management.
• Ensure all accounting and Team Member relations matters are handled in compliance with company policy.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• A combination of Education and Experience will be considered.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Ability to work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and project management skills, with particular attention to quality and detail.
• Interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all business contacts.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to communicate with multiple levels of management.
• Advanced computer capabilities.

PAYROLL

$150,000-$150,000

BENEFITS

Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.