Hotel Director of Finance

Xpress Recruitment; Burntisland; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality recruitment agency is seeking a Director of Finance to oversee the finance team in a luxury hotel. The role involves managing payroll, financial controls, and budget setting while reporting directly to the General Manager. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in hotel finance and will excel in stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Experience in an existing Hotel/Resort environment.
• Solid experience in multi-outlet hotel or resort, preferably luxury.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Take complete responsibility of the Finance team.
• Oversee payroll, reconciliation, purchasing, and controls.
• Produce management information (MI) and manage cash flow.
• Report to the property-based GM.
• Participate in setting the budgets.

Skills

Experience in hotel/resort finance

Cash flow management

Payroll management

Strong people management

Job description

Overview

The Job: The successful Director of Finance will have complete responsibility of the Finance team, for the daily business within the hotel, payroll, reconciliation, purchasing and all Food & Beverage / Liquor controls. Producing MI, managing cash flow, payroll aspects, etc. Reporting to the property-based GM you will play a key role in ensuring the business keeps on target while also getting involved in setting the budgets moving forward.

Responsibilities

• Take complete responsibility of the Finance team and the daily business within the hotel.
• Oversee payroll, reconciliation, purchasing and all Food & Beverage / Liquor controls.
• Produce management information (MI) and manage cash flow and payroll aspects.
• Report to the property-based GM and contribute to keeping the business on target.
• Participate in setting the budgets moving forward.

Qualifications

• Experience in an existing Hotel/Resort environment with familiarity of current hospitality industry specifics.
• Able to demonstrate solid experience in good quality, multi-outlet hotel or large resort experience, preferably in the luxury market.
• Experienced people manager with the ability to develop strong relationships with senior business stakeholders both internally and externally.