Finance Controller

Engaging in Strategic Planning and Decision Making

·         Analyzes financial data and market trends.

·         Analyzes information, forecasts sales against expenses and creates annual budget plans.

·         Compiles information, analyzes and monitors actual sales against projected sales.

·         Develops means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities, etc.

·         Analyzes differences between actual budget wages and forecasted wages for more efficient budget planning.

·         Identifies the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

·         Thinks creatively and practically to develop, execute and implement new business plans

·         Protects and strengthens our competitive advantage by advocating and supporting sound business and financial decision making.

·         Ensures a strong accounting and operational control environment to safeguard assets, improve operations and profitability.

·         Implements a system of appropriate controls to manage business risks.

Leading Accounting Teams

·         Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.

·         Communicates the strategic goals, the focus and the owner priorities to subordinates in a clear and precise manner.

·         Provides excellent leadership by assigning team members and other departments managers' clear accountability backed by appropriate authority.

·         Holds staff accountable for successful performance.

Developing and Maintaining Finance and Accounting Goals

·         Supports property strategy from a finance and accounting perspective

·         Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.

·         Ensures Profits and Losses are documented accurately.

·         Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.

·         Ensures appropriate corrections are made to audit results if necessary.

·         Reviews audit issues to ensure accuracy.

Managing Projects and Policies

·         Monitors all taxes that apply, ensuring that taxes are current, collected and/or accrued.

·         Generates and providing accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.

·         Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures (SOPs and LSOPs).

·         Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit processes.

·         Ensures compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).

·         Ensures that the P&L is accurate (e.g., costs are properly matched to revenue, costs are recorded in the proper accounts).

Anticipating and Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders

·         Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders (owners, corporate, guests, etc.).

·         Understands the owners' perspective and ROI expectations.

·         Anticipates and addresses owner needs and involves ownership in key decisions.

·         Leverages strong functional leadership and communication skills to influence the executive team, the property's strategies and to lead own team.

·         Advises the GM and executive committee on existing and evolving operating/financial issues.

·         Facilitates critique meetings to review information with management team.

·         Attends owner’s meetings in order to provide context and explanation for financial results.

·         Attends meetings and communicates with the owners, understanding the priorities and strategic focus.

·         Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the needs of all key stakeholders.

·         Communicates financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors.

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 the department’s orientation program.

·         Ensures new hires receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their job.

·         Creates appropriate development plans which develop team members based on their individual strengths, development needs, career aspirations and abilities.