Finance Operations Director
Finance Operations Director
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Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
Reporting to the CFO Orient Express the Finance Operations Director is the strategic finance business partner to the Head of Operations and hotels & trainss Director of Finance (DOF). The main mission of this role is to contribute to review business plans with CFO Orient Express and business developers; contribute to preopening projects on finance matters and bring methodology to support the DOF; people management of DOF review asset performance and budgets with GM DOF and Commercial support preparation of assets budget guidelines (annual) instruct and followup on invoicing (monthly) and cash collection.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Business partnering and performance management
- Develop financial acumen across all levels of finance leadership ensuring understanding of business impacts and application of the hotel management agreements by key personnel (GM & DOF).
- Identify opportunities to increase profits and create value by challenging existing strategies processes and driving necessary change.
- Promote drive and maximize GOP flow through for hotels and trains assets.
- Together with the Orient Express Head of Operations participate in meetings with operation teams and respond proactively to owner requests and initiatives within the boundaries of the applicable contracts (HMA or HFA).
- Provides finance leadership and support to integrate new openings transitions and take over.
- Provide leadership in rolling out company initiatives and projects as required.
2. Financial planning reporting & analysis
- Attend monthly performance review of assets (trains & hotels)
- Challenge DOF analysis and interpretation of financial data for assets as per HMAs.
- Support development of actionable initiatives to increase financial performance.
- Enable assets DOF (training notably) in reporting financial information in Group reporting systems.
3. Compliance risk management control procedures & policies
- Support DOF in its fiduciary responsibility to ensure the properties are reporting in compliance with the Uniform Chart of Accounts Group Policies & Procedures ownership and bank documents and hotel management or other contractual agreements with respect to accounting matters.
- Act as the champion to drive best practice and support hotels & trains to comply required policies and procedures (SOPs).
- Partnering with Internal Audit to ensure rollout of control systems and monitoring in assets.
4. Development & preopening
- Play a central role on the development phase by reviewing the business plans Orient Express CFO and business developers.
- Contribute to preopening project on finance matters bring methodological support to DOF and follow up on preopening budget.
Qualifications :
- Advanced degree in Accounting Designation Hotel Management Business Finance or a relevant field of work or an equivalent combination of education and workrelated experience.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience within hospitality finance and accounting in a multiunit multibrand hotel environment. Previous focus on accounting audit internal controls and portfolio management as well as experience in managing multiple Regional/Hotel Director of Finance locations and corporate and regional accounting staff as required.
- Demonstrated ability to assess and understand a variety of internal and external economic and financial issues which impact the business to analyze data and forecast future business trends and to develop effective financial plans based on businesses assessments in multiple locations.
- Demonstrated knowledge of finance budgeting and accounting processes and regulations with demonstrated knowledge of capital project management standards and techniques and accounting regulations and procedures.
- Demonstrated experience with accounting system or similar financial software for the purpose of financial reporting analysis and presentation.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written to address all levels within the organization and ability to gain consensus and influence others.
- Excellent organization negotiation and strong problemsolving skills.
- Ability to travel in the areas where the assets are located.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
