Finance Business Partner

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury hotel management company seeks a Finance Business Partner based in Toronto. This role involves collaborating with senior management on financial reporting, budget coordination, and strategic analysis. The ideal candidate will bring at least 5-7 years of experience in financial analysis, have strong technical skills, and excel in a fast-paced environment, driving financial effectiveness within the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years experience in Financial Planning & Analysis.
• Experience in a finance business partner role is required.
• Proficient in accounting software and strong financial modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Prepare management reporting packages and board requests.
• Analyze financial data and support strategic decision-making.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Attention to detail

Education

University Degree in finance, business, or accounting

CPA, MBA or equivalent

Tools

D365

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location :

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.

Finance Business Partner (Title known internally as Manager, Finance)

This position is responsible for partnering directly with Senior leaders from corporate departments on financial reporting and analysis. This role coordinates the annual budget process, monthly reforecasting, financial reporting, evaluation of financial capability to support ad hoc requests, and financial analysis of spend. The position will play a key role in identifying opportunities for optimal spend utilizing an ROI framework with business stakeholders. In addition, the role will also be responsible for :

• Preparing management reporting packages / board requests as necessary
• Process improvements and automation to drive forecasting speed and accuracy
• Storytelling with data and numbers
• Financial analysis on hotel P&L’s

What You’ll Be Doing :

Budgeting and Forecasting Process

• Manage end to end annual budgeting and rolling forecast process for various corporate departments.
• Coordinate budget schedules and facilitate regular reviews with business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business to develop effective reporting that improves clarity and ownership of spend.
• Present budget to Senior Management for approval.
• Review and assess ad hoc spend requests and determine funds availability for approval.
• Manage the quarterly forecasting process and coordinate submissions with P&L stakeholders.
• Own the monthly management reporting cycle and annual budgeting to drive informed decision-making with business leads and Senior Executives
• Coordinate and ensure the delivery of Monthly P&L by sub department.
• Conduct regular meetings with cross functional teams to explain results and act as strategic advisor to the business.
• Engage with P&L stakeholders to ensure invoice and T&E processing is timely.
• Oversee preparation of schedules and information required by external auditors.
• Analyze data and provide value-added information to the business and Senior Management.
• Collaborate with business leads to assess and analyze spending requests that support company strategic initiatives.
• Analyze data and provide value-added information to the business and Senior Executives.
• Analyze spend across GL accounts and P&L departments to identify opportunities for more efficient / effective spend.
• Analyze effectiveness of P&L departmental leaders in accurately projecting spend and provide ongoing measurement.
• Complete monthly and quarterly financial analysis for various corporate departments.
• Manage risks / opportunities to the Plan and provide line of sight to results.

Special Projects / Ad-hoc

• Prepare financial modelling and provide business case support for strategic plan spend.
• Collaborate with regional and corporate business partners to analyze hotel budgets, and actual spend to support the required outcomes of the ROI Framework.
• Participate in other financial analysis as required.
• Assist in finance transformation activities, including system testing, working with internal and external partners, and improving future state processes.

What You Bring :

• University Degree – focus in / finance / business / accounting.
• CPA, MBA, or equivalent finance / accounting experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or Finance Business Partner role
• Experience in finance business partner role.
• Proficient in use of accounting software – D365, OneStream, Essbase, Power BI, FOCUS, Hyperion etc.
• Microsoft Excel / Microsoft PowerPoint
• Ability to learn and understand additional technical knowledge and skills as required.
• Strong accounting and financial modelling skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic, analytical and have solid business acumen.
• Good understanding of the hotel market, particularly the luxury segment.
• Strong research and fact-finding skills.
• Excellent analytical skills a must.
• Ability to work with confidential compensation information.

Who You Are :

• Team player with an excellent attitude and a strong work ethic.
• Extremely proactive with the ability to handle new developments as they arise.
• Highly creative problem solver, able to access multiple information sources to solve problems.
• Ability to work under pressure and multi-task.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Professional maturity, initiative, and resourcefulness

This role will be a Hybrid working model, which will require 3 days per week in the Four Seasons Corporate Office located at 1165 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario #LI-Hybrid

Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with theOntario Human Rights Code and theAccessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.