Hospitality Finance Leader — Forecasting, Budgeting & Controls

Hyatt Hotels Corporation; Koloa (HI); On-site; USD 106,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa in Hawaii seeks a Senior Finance Manager to join the Finance leadership team, overseeing daily Accounting Department operations, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting across resort divisions.

You will support forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning, partnering with the Assistant Director of Finance on special projects and process improvements, while ensuring adherence to Hyatt standards and USALI/GAAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 7–10 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and internal controls.
• Experience with hospitality accounting practices and hotel systems.
• Advanced Excel and hotel systems experience (Oracle/OPERA/MICROS).

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily operations of the Accounting Department, including oversight of General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Income Audit, and General Cashier functions.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning through analysis, reporting, and collaboration with Finance and operational leadership.
• Support month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial statement accuracy, ensuring timely resolution of outstanding items.
• Partner with department leaders to analyze financial performance, manage expenses, and identify opportunities to improve profitability and accuracy.
• Support labor productivity initiatives through the Olympia Productivity Program, including staffing analysis, labor forecasting, productivity monitoring, and collaboration with operational leaders to identify opportunities for improved labor efficiency and operational performance.
• Implement and maintain financial standard operating procedures, internal controls, and Hyatt accounting standards across resort departments.
• Ensure compliance with Hyatt policies, USALI, GAAP, and internal and external audit requirements.
• Oversee financial systems and identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and operational efficiency.Provide leadership, guidance, and development to Finance colleagues while promoting financial accountability across departments.
• Support the Ownership and Management teams with month-end financial reporting, variance analysis, and financial performance reviews, as well as the planning, tracking, and financial oversight of capital expenditures and FF&E projects in collaboration with Ownership and Engineering.

Skills

Leadership

Forecasting

Budgeting

GAAP knowledge

Internal controls

Excel

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Oracle

OPERA Cloud

MICROS/Simphony

Evention

Dimensions

Job description

Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa in Hawaii seeks a Senior Finance Manager to join the Finance leadership team, overseeing daily Accounting Department operations, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial reporting across resort divisions.

You will support forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning, partnering with the Assistant Director of Finance on special projects and process improvements, while ensuring adherence to Hyatt standards and USALI/GAAP.