Regional Director Finance (Remote)

Hyatt; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual hotel stays

Flexible work schedule

Headspace subscription

Discount at on-site fitness center

Global family assistance policy

Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision

Job summary

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks a Regional Director of Finance to join our Americas Finance Team. You will partner with Hotel Directors of Finance, General Managers, and regional leaders to drive financial performance and strategic initiatives across a diverse portfolio of Hyatt properties.

In this role, you’ll coordinate with ownership groups and corporate stakeholders while guiding financial integrity, capital planning, and shared services operations.

Job description

The Opportunity

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks an enthusiastic Regional Director of Finance to join our Americas Finance Team where you’ll join the team of field professionals who love teaching, helping, and evolving. In this role, you will be collaborating closely with various regional teams where you’ll be instrumental in continuing to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You will be part of a team that is passionate about our purpose, committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills, and building connections across the organization with colleagues, customers, and guests.

Organization- Hyatt Corporate Office

Summary

The Opportunity

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks an enthusiastic Regional Director of Finance to join our Americas Finance Team where you’ll join the team of field professionals who love teaching, helping, and evolving. In this role, you will be collaborating closely with various regional teams where you’ll be instrumental in continuing to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You will be part of a team that is passionate about our purpose, committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills, and building connections across the organization with colleagues, customers, and guests.

Who We Are

At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleagues become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the best and fastest-growing hospitality brands in the world. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands, and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities for our colleagues.

As we continue to grow, we never lose sight of what’s most important: People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences, and jobs into careers.

Why Now?

This is an exciting time to be at Hyatt. We are growing rapidly and are looking for passionate changemakers to be a part of our journey. The hospitality industry is resilient and continues to offer dynamic opportunities for upward mobility, and Hyatt is no exception.

How We Care For Our People

What sets us apart is our purpose—to care for people so they can be their best. Every business decision is made through the lens of our purpose, and it informs how we have and will continue to support each other as members of the Hyatt family. We’re proud to have earned a place on Fortune’s prestigious 100 Best Companies to Work For list since 2013. This recognition is a testament to the tremendous way our Hyatt family continues to come together to care for one another, our commitment to a culture of inclusivity, empathy, and respect, and making sure everyone feels like they belong.

• Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally
• Flexible work schedule
• Work-life benefits including wellbeing initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on-site fitness center
• A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption
• Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match

Who You Are

As our ideal candidate, you understand the power and purpose of our culture of care, and embody our core values of Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity, Experimentation, Respect, and Wellbeing. You enjoy working with others, are results-driven, and are looking for a variety of opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

The Role

The Regional Director of Finance serves as a strategic finance leader supporting Hyatt's global hotel portfolio and Hotel Finance organization. This role partners with Hotel Directors of Finance, General Managers, Regional Functional Leaders, ownership groups, corporate stakeholders, the Essentials Shared Services organization, and brand leadership to address complex business challenges, improve financial performance, strengthen operational effectiveness, and support key organizational priorities.

Acting as a flexible resource across regions and disciplines, this position is deployed to support high-priority business needs, including hotel performance initiatives, financial integrity reviews, strategic projects, operational assessments, organizational development, process improvements, and other initiatives as determined by Hotel Finance leadership. The role leverages financial expertise, operational insight, and cross-functional collaboration to drive sustainable business results across Hyatt's portfolio.

In addition, this role provides accounting oversight and strategic leadership for the Essentials Shared Services organization, ensuring consistent accounting practices, service delivery, compliance, and financial support across the portfolio. The Regional Director of Finance serves as a primary finance partner to hotel ownership groups, building trusted relationships through transparent communication, financial stewardship, and collaborative problem solving.

This position also serves as the strategic finance partner for Hyatt's Bunkhouse Hotels portfolio, collaborating with property leadership and ownership to support the unique financial and operational requirements of smaller, lifestyle hotels with food and beverage-driven business models. The role provides financial leadership that enhances profitability, operational execution, capital stewardship, and long-term value creation while ensuring alignment with Hyatt's financial standards and strategic objectives.

This position is responsible for supporting business goals by providing leadership and expertise in areas such as Financial Integrity and Performance, Hotel Acquisitions, Shared Services, Analytics, Bunkhouse Hotels, and other special projects. The position will ensure consistent application of finance policies and procedures through collaborative partnerships with Hotel Directors of Finance, Corporate Finance Groups, Lead Directors of Finance, the Essentials Shared Services organization, ownership representatives, and leadership within assigned projects, including:

• Lead and support special projects, strategic initiatives, and business priorities as assigned by Hotel Finance leadership. Partner with hotel leadership teams, ownership groups, regional functional leaders, and Shared Services leadership to develop, monitor, and execute action plans designed to improve hotel profitability, operational effectiveness, guest experience, and overall business performance.
• Provide strategic accounting oversight and leadership for the Essentials Shared Services organization, ensuring consistent financial processes, service quality, compliance, operational effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a primary finance liaison with hotel ownership groups, providing financial guidance, presenting business performance, addressing accounting matters, and fostering collaborative, trusted owner relationships.
• Serve as the strategic finance partner for Hyatt's Bunkhouse Hotels portfolio, collaborating with property leadership and ownership to support the unique financial and operational requirements of smaller, lifestyle hotels with food and beverage-driven business models. Provide financial leadership that enhances profitability, operational execution, capital stewardship, and long-term value creation while ensuring alignment with Hyatt's financial standards and strategic objectives.
• Conduct financial, operational, and organizational assessments to identify opportunities for improved business performance, operational effectiveness, and financial results.
• Partner with Hotel Directors of Finance, General Managers, Regional Functional Leaders, ownership groups, corporate stakeholders, and Shared Services teams to address complex business challenges and implement sustainable solutions.
• Support hotels and regional teams through detailed analysis, project leadership, performance improvement initiatives, operational reviews, and business transformation efforts.
• Conduct financial integrity and compliance reviews to ensure adherence to Hyatt policies, management agreements, accounting standards, internal control requirements, and Shared Services operating standards.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration among hotel, regional, Shared Services, ownership, corporate, and brand teams to drive execution of key business initiatives.
• Support annual planning, forecasting, business reviews, capital planning, and strategic decision-making through analytical insight and recommendations.
• Lead or participate in organizational, process improvement, systems, reporting, Shared Services optimization, and transformation initiatives across the Hotel Finance organization.
• Identify and promote best practices that improve efficiency, effectiveness, service delivery, operational excellence, and financial performance throughout the portfolio.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and developmental support to Hotel Directors of Finance, Shared Services leaders, and finance teams as appropriate.
• Ensure Management Agreement terms, the Uniform System of Accounts, Hyatt Standard Operating Procedures, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are consistently followed across assigned hotels and Shared Services operations, providing direction and guidance as necessary.
• Maintain proficiency with hotel finance technologies, including Hotel Finance management systems, Microsoft Excel, Oracle, Hyperion, and other financial reporting and analytics platforms.
• Travel throughout the Americas, including international travel, as required to support business priorities, ownership relationships, Shared Services operations, Bunkhouse Hotels, and strategic initiatives.
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