Cluster Finance Controller - Sardinia, Italy

Belmond; Arzachena; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation

Company Car

Staff meals

Career development

Job summary

Belmond is hiring a Cluster Finance Controller for two ultra-luxury properties in Sardinia. The role leads financial operations, controls and performance across the cluster, liaising with GMs and regional offices in Milan/Paris.

The position requires senior finance leadership in luxury hospitality, strong business partnering, and fluency in English and Italian. Permanent contract with accommodations, car, meals, and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Director of Finance / Financial Controller in luxury or ultra-luxury hotels or resorts.
• Strong leadership with a commercial mindset and hands-on approach.
• Fluent in English and Italian.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing financial controls, sales, salaries and expenses.
• Producing monthly GAAP financial reporting and budgeting processes.
• Partner with two General Managers to implement controls and action plans.

Skills

Finance leadership

Strategic thinking

English fluency

Italian fluency

Stakeholder liaison

Cluster/multi-property exposure

Job description

We’re Hiring | Cluster Finance Controller

An exceptional career opportunity for a senior hospitality finance leader to join two ultra-luxury resort hotels in Sardinia in a cluster leadership role.

We are seeking a strategic, commercially minded Cluster Finance Controller to lead financial operations, controls, and business performance across two flagship luxury properties.

Key Responsabilities:

Financial Control:

• Overseeing all sales, purchasing, salaries and expenses
• Implementing and reviewing Financial policies
• Audit compliance including actioning recommendations and liaising with internal stakeholders

Financial Reporting:

• Production of monthly financial reporting GAAP
• Overseeing budgeting & forecasting process and long term planning
• Monthly and annual reporting

Financial Performance:

• Responsible for monitoring budgets and for reporting major deviations of over-expenditure, under-budgeting or non-compliance to the approved budget
• Business partner with two General Managers implementing controls, solutions, and action plans
• Assist the General Managers in establishing local policies, rules, internal controls and safeguards that ensure profitability and control of operations
• Advise and provide counsel to the General Managers, HODs and finance teams on all financial matters

Treasury & Tax

• Treasury management, cash planning, reviewing the cash position in order to optimize the use of funds and minimize the volume of cash being held in the business
• Review all changes of tax laws and accounting policies, assess their implications on the business and ensure the finance team implements appropriate changes

Other

• Support the financial function of any opening of new products.

• Assist with the accounting related to any hotel or other asset sales, product closure and ownership changes

• Together with the General Managers, manage the relations with third party, owners and/or partners

• Facilitate the best communication and reporting between the Belmond regional office in Milan and the Cheval Blanc corporate offices in Paris

• Communicate relevant information to the Divisional Financial Controllers and the General Managers

• Proven experience as Director of Finance / Financial Controller in luxury or ultra-luxury hotels or resorts

• Strong cluster / multi-property exposure preferred

• Solid leadership skills with commercial mindset and hands‑on approach

• Fluent in English and Italian

• Permanent employment contract in accordance to C.C.N.L. Settore Turismo (Confindustria)
• Accommodation
• Company Car
• Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
• Complimentary staff meals