Finance Manager

Travelodge Hotels Asia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Travelodge Hotels Asia in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a proactive Finance Manager to enhance financial operations and support hotel growth. You will manage monthly and yearly financial processes, oversee the budgeting and forecasting, and guide the finance team to ensure efficiency.

The ideal candidate must possess a Diploma in Accountancy and at least five years of relevant experience. Proficiency in financial reporting standards and hotel operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in hotel finance.
• Proven experience as Hotel Finance Executive or equivalent position.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Prepare and present financial reports for meetings and investors.

Skills

Financial Reporting Standards

MS Office (Excel / Word)

Interpersonal and communication skills

Analytical and management skills

Hotel operations knowledge

Education

Diploma in Accountancy or equivalent

Tools

PMS (Opera, Room Master, Protel, etc.)

SAP

Xero

Job description

We’re seeking a proactive and dynamic Finance Manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment, turns financial insights into smart decisions, and drives the company’s growth and success.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the guests have best possible experience by troubleshooting and resolving all billing related disputes
• Support in representing the finance department on the daily department heads meeting with the general manager
• Support the budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes aligned with hotel operational goals
• Ensure timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes
• Ensure correct taxation are applied on all billing software like Property Management Systems (PMS), Point of Sale (POS) and SPA software’s
• Performing numerical analysis of data and formulating conclusions and/or solutions
• Ensure all new hire paperwork, benefits, performance appraisal, disciplinary action forms and other pertinent personnel documents are filed appropriately and maintained in accordance with the company HR practices
• Preparing and presenting financial reports for meetings and investors
• Working with executives and business heads to prepare budgets and track profit/ loss performance by business unit
• Providing direction and training to hotel operational team in areas related to finance, financial reports, internal controls, labour management, payroll, etc
• Effectively manage the accounting team through respectful communication, clear expectations, relevant training, productive coaching, regular meetings and appropriate performance management
• Review and improve internal controls and financial processes to enhance efficiency

Qualifications:

• Diploma in Accountancy or equivalent
• Proven experience as Hotel Finance Executive or equivalent position with minimum 5 years of working experience
• Knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards and uniform standards for Hotel accounting
• Proficiency with MS Office (Excel / Word)
• Experience in PMS such as Opera, Room Master, Protel, Visual One, Delphi, Sun Finance, Oracle Finance, SAP, Xero etc
• Experience in group consolidation and statutory reporting
• Knowledge of Financial Reporting Standards
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good with numbers and eye for details
• Great understanding and experience in hotel operations and its financial aspect
• Committed and able to work in a team
• Good analytical and management skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines