Director of Finance

A 5-star hotel located in Vancouver has a great opportunity for a Director of Finance.  As a Director of Finance, you will be responsible for: overall management of all finance, accounting, purchasing, and MIS functions, including, but not limited to safeguarding all assets, strategic planning/budgeting, and compliance with internal controls and procedures.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all departmental policies, service procedures, and standards.
• Ensure that standards are maintained at a superior level daily.
• Responsible for preparation of financial information including, but not limited to forecasts, financial statements, variance analyses, and payroll/productivity studies.
• Prepare Strata Audits, Prepare and maintain an annual operating budget.
• Provide leadership and motivation to accounting staff. Evaluate staff. Recommend individuals for promotion, hiring, and termination. Prepare and implement in-house training plans.
• Control and monitor payroll and expenditures for the department.
• Administer and update the hotel credit policy.
• Control and reduce accounts receivable.
• Plan and direct monthly credit meetings.
• Work closely with all Executive team members in achieving the hotel's goals and objectives.
• Control, monitor, and forecast cash flow.
• Enforce legal and fiscal obligations as mandated by government agencies in compliance with professional standards.
• Prepare, implement, and maintain a departmental mission statement.
• Maintain a file for all original operating licenses and permits of the hotel. Responsible for a timely review and renewal of all operating licenses and permits.
• Establish and maintain objectives and guidelines for valuables that are lost/found with the Security Manager.
• Maintain all monthly hotel operating inventories.
• Maintain the property management system.
• Responsible for employee compliance with hotel policies and procedures. Initiate disciplinary action when appropriate.
• Support the hotel philosophy concerning hiring, employee relations, disciplinary action, training, counselling, evaluating, etc.
• Interact in a courteous and professional manner with all guests, staff, and community members.
• Respond to and resolve guest and staff difficulties in a courteous, professional, and prompt manner.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years’ progressive hotel accounting experience in a similar role with a luxury or ultra-luxury property.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/finance is highly preferred.
• Must be able to perform job functions with attention to detail, speed, and accuracy. 
• Prioritize, organize, and follow-up.
• Be a clear thinker, remaining calm and resolving problems using good judgment. 
• Understand a guest’s service needs, work cohesively with co-workers as part of a team. 
• Maintain confidentiality of guest information and pertinent hotel data.
• Must have excellent communication skills and be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Exceptional oral communication skills to negotiate.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting/hotel operations, purchasing, and MIS functions.
• Thorough knowledge of budgeting and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Ability to maintain technical competence in accounting, tax matters, and emerging hotel industry innovations.
• Ability to direct and coordinate accounting functions.
• Ability to train, motivate, evaluate, and retrieve information from computers.
• Ability to maintain staff and guest confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to lead by example, ability to work independently and to partner with others to promote an environment of teamwork.
• Has intermediate to proficient understanding of Hospitality Computer systems such as: Microsoft Office; words excel, PowerPoint and outlook, ADP and HR Enterprise, UniFocus, Opera PMS, Micros POS, Sun Systems Back Office, FOCUS (Hyperion) System,
• Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment and have a high-level attention to detail.
• Maintain positive and productive working relationships with other associates and departments.
• Must be able observant and quick to respond to various situations while also multitasking and handling stressful situations.
• Proven team leader with a high level of energy and motivation.

The benefits include a very competitive salary and bonus.  In addition to all kinds of benefits such as free hotel stays, maternity top up, and matching RRSP, etc.

Please send your resume for this great opportunity in the hospitality sector to [email protected]

Salary is $120 to 150K plus bonus.