Director of Finance

What is the job?

As Director of Finance and Accounting, you’ll direct hotel financial operations and ensure the security of hotel assets. You will report on the financial state of the hotel and make recommendations to improve profitability. You’ll be the first point of contact for all hotel financial and accounting-related issues with owners, auditors (internal and external) and regulatory agencies.

People

• Manage everyday activities, 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 – recognise good performance
• Train your team to deliver with compliance, to our standards and have the tools they need to work efficiently
• Recommend or initiate any HR‑related actions where needed
• Direct the team on how decision‑making impacts profits
• Drive a great working environment for teams to thrive – connect departments to create a sense of one team

Responsible Business

• Implement and maintain acceptable accounting practices as required by company policy and procedures
• Ensure financial control procedures and systems are ethical and legal
• Participate in local recognised professional and industry organisations
• Manage hotel contracts (example: vendor leases and/or service contracts)
• Other ad‑hoc duties – unexpected moments when we have to pull together to get a task done

Financial

• Use financial analysis, data trends and market information to anticipate needs, identify operating/financial issues, and recommend actions to maximise financial return
• Create the annual operating budget for the property and provide analytical support during budget reviews to identify cost‑saving and productivity opportunities for department heads
• 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
• Analyse ROI for capital projects prior to committing funds and, upon completion, determine if anticipated results were achieved
• Maximise cash flow performance of the hotel through controls on inventory (avoid excessive supply), credit and collection, disbursements, deposits and remittances

Guest Experience

• Help guests – you’ll be happy to help if someone needs assistance with a request or complaint
• Ensure accounting practices support the guest experience through payment options (e.g. credit card systems, room charges), inventory controls and financial dispute resolution

Accountabilities

This is the top accounting job in a large, luxury, or resort hotel. Typically supervises clerical accounting employees in a full range of functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit/Collections, Purchasing, Audit, Payroll, and/or Accounting Operations.

Salary Range: $142K - $187K

What we offer?

• Complimentary parking
• A variety of health and wellness packages to fit your individual needs
• Exclusive Employee Discounts
• Complimentary access to our on‑site fitness center
• Competitive bonus opportunities
• A friendly and inclusive work environment
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for additional support and resources
• Tuition reimbursement to support your continued growth and development

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve – visit to find out more about us.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are passionate about sharing our renowned international know‑how and cultural wisdom in truly impressive surroundings. If you’d like to embrace a world of opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.

Important information

• The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue‑based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
• No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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