Job Description

Grand Hyatt Deer Valley

At Hyatt, we believe our guests select Hyatt because of our caring and attentive associates who are focused on providing efficient service and meaningful experiences. As a member of the properties Leadership Committee, the Director of Finance is a highly visible role with exposure to Senior and Corporate leadership. This position reports to the hotel General Manager. The Director of Finance plans, organizes, directs, and controls the accounting and control function of the division, reports operational results, and provides financial support to hotel management.

The role of the hotel Director of Finance can be categorized into four main areas of discipline:

1. Financial Management : Oversight of generating accurate and reliable financial reports, data, and analysis, month-end financial close, forecasting/budgeting, internal/external audits, owner/corporate reporting, etc.
2. Operational Leadership : Cultivating finance talents and non-finance functional team leaders in financial literacy; prioritizing inclusion, diversity, and equity; colleague wellbeing; operational efficiency improvement; accountability, etc.
3. Internal Controls and Risk : Risk assessment and risk mitigation, maintaining internal controls and segregation of duties, keeping up with local legislation changes, contract/license/permit administration, etc.
4. Business Partner : Providing actionable analytical insights to maximize business results, providing financial perspectives and insights to support strategic decision-making, implementing processes, and partnering with the operational team to optimize the targeted results and track and measure the performances, etc.

Duties include:

• Responsible for short and long-term planning and the management of the Accounting function.
• Participate in total hotel management as a member of the Hotel Leadership Committee.
• Manage and lead hotel on-site accounting functions to ensure proper fiscal management, timely and accurate reporting and analysis for the hotel.
• Assist in nurturing the important relationship with the owners and supervising owner reporting as required.
• Provide actionable analytical insights to maximize core business results.
• Complete the year-end audit process and coordinate external auditor's visits.
• Prepare and review all monthly and annual financial statements and investigate variance explanations.
• Aid in the preparation and final review of the annual business plans.
• Supervise the Information Technology function and maintain a sound understanding of operational systems.
• Coach and counsel employees to reflect Hyatt service standards.
• Monitor and keep up with organization behavior and industry trends.
• Embrace change and technology-enabled management.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with people of diverse backgrounds.
• 6 years or more of progressive hotel Accounting experience.
• Previous hotel pre-opening experience preferred.
• Service-oriented style with professional presentation skills.
• Hospitality or Accounting degree preferred.
• Must possess high energy, entrepreneurial spirit, and effective communication skills.
• Clear concise written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Must be an advanced user of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and administrative skills.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Finance and Sales

Industries

Hospitality

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