Finance Leader - Luxury Resort (Multi-Property)

Schulte Boutique + Lifestyle; Plymouth Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint John's Resort and The Inn at Stonecliffe in Plymouth, Michigan seek a Director of Finance to oversee financial performance across two luxury properties. This full-time, on-site role requires travel to Mackinac Island and partners with executive leadership to drive profitability and accountability.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in resort finance, deep USALI knowledge, and strong financial modeling, Excel skills, and cross-property leadership capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive hospitality finance experience, including direct financial leadership experience within a full-service resort environment.
• Strong understanding of resort operations, hospitality accounting standards (USALI), P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and performance metrics.
• Demonstrated experience with ProfitSword and working knowledge of Hotel Effectiveness and Craftable.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and reporting.
• Proven ability to analyze financial data, influence operational decisions, and communicate with executive leadership and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Direct financial operations for two luxury properties, ensuring accuracy and alignment with objectives.
• Serve as strategic financial partner to property leadership, corporate management, and ownership.
• Lead annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, and preparation of financial statements.
• Analyze performance, investigate variances, identify trends, and recommend profitability improvements.
• Monitor GOP, RevPAR, ADR, labor, and F&B costs; manage expenses and cost controls.
• Utilize hospitality systems to evaluate performance and support data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with leaders across lodging, banquets, weddings, golf, and other revenue centers.
• Oversee seasonal budgeting and year-end close for The Inn at Stonecliffe.
• Direct accounts payable/receivable, cash management, reconciliations, and month/year-end closes.
• Maintain internal controls and compliance with accounting standards and policies.
• Support capital planning, vendor negotiations, audits, and risk management.
• Lead and develop the accounting team and promote financial literacy.

Skills

Financial analysis

Strategic leadership

Operational finance

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, or a related field

Tools

ProfitSword

Hotel Effectiveness

Craftable

Job description

Saint John's Resort and The Inn at Stonecliffe in Plymouth, Michigan seek a Director of Finance to oversee financial performance across two luxury properties. This full-time, on-site role requires travel to Mackinac Island and partners with executive leadership to drive profitability and accountability.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in resort finance, deep USALI knowledge, and strong financial modeling, Excel skills, and cross-property leadership capabilities.