Director of Finance

The Director of Finance will oversee financial strategy, planning, and operations to ensure the hotel's fiscal health and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review all journal vouchers, month-end reports and reconciliations
• Review preliminary financial statements with Finance team.
• Lead monthly financial reviews and present the reports
• Supervise Accounting staff and the Information Technology functions of the hotel including coaching and counseling associates to reflect service standards and procedures, interviewing, training and evaluating performance of staff.
• Manage and help oversee hotel on-site accounting functions to ensure proper fiscal management, timely and accurate reporting and analysis for the hotel.
• This responsibility also includes hotel financial planning, budgeting, accounting and cash management Systems administration, G/L account reconciliations, budget preparations, inventories, monthly closings and full P&L responsibility.
• Assist with managing and ensuring SOX compliance
• Complete the year-end audit process. Review and approve all reconciliations and audit work papers.
• Participate in and respond to auditor requests to ensure total hotel compliance.
• Help prepare all monthly and annual financial statements.
• Investigate, review and analyze the variance explanations, involving the department staff in this process.
• Take initiative to manage trouble shooting for respective cost controls and revenue enhancement
• Assist General Manager with special reporting and analysis projects
• Present financial data to ownership group and to DDC Home office monthly/ quarterly.
• Fully and solely responsible for hotel accounting compliance (procedures, results, reporting) as mandated by State and Federal government

Education and Experience

• Accounting degree required
• 5 years or more of progressive Accounting experience, preferably in a hotel
• Experience supervising Accounting staff members