Cost Controller & Finance Analyst: Path to Partner

InterContinental Hotels Group; Dubai Emirate; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Six Senses The Palm, Dubai is seeking a Cost Controller / Business Analyst to join our finance team. You will monitor operating costs, payroll, and department expenses, and prepare financial reports with basic variance analysis.

The role requires a finance or accounting degree and professional certification, hotel accounting experience, and proficiency with POS, PMS, CRM and Excel. You will develop into a finance business partner through mentoring and on-the-job training.

Qualifications

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting, plus professional accounting certification.
• At least 1 year of hotel accounting experience.
• Strong command of English; familiarity with hotel systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist with monitoring operating costs, payroll, and departmental expenses against budgets.
• Support preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports and basic variance analysis.
• Collect, validate, and organize financial and operational data from systems (POS, PMS, Excel, BI tools).
• Support budgeting and forecasting exercises under supervision.
• Assist with internal controls, audits, and compliance with finance policies and procedures.
• Work closely with Operations and F&B teams to understand cost drivers and operational KPIs.
• Gradually developing into a finance business partner role through on-the-job training and mentoring.
• Control purchasing specifications, spot-check quality, price and service of suppliers to ensure best quality prices.
• Supervise receiving, storing and issuing procedures and inventory management to prevent waste and pilferage.
• Operate accounting software to record, store, and analyze information.
• Comply with governmental and company policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Classify, record, and summarize numerical and financial data using journals and ledgers.
• Inform the Director of Finance of any complaints or problems; respond to daily operating issues.

Skills

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

MS Excel

POS systems

PMS

CRM platforms

Education

Diploma/Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional accounting body certification

Tools

POS

PMS

CRM

MS Excel

Job description

Six Senses The Palm, Dubai is seeking a Cost Controller / Business Analyst to join our finance team. You will monitor operating costs, payroll, and department expenses, and prepare financial reports with basic variance analysis.

The role requires a finance or accounting degree and professional certification, hotel accounting experience, and proficiency with POS, PMS, CRM and Excel. You will develop into a finance business partner through mentoring and on-the-job training.