Hotel Finance & Procurement Leader

President-Hotel-Cape-Town; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The President Hotel in Cape Town seeks an ambitious Chief Financial Officer who combines commercial acumen with operational excellence and a passion for people and hospitality. The successful candidate will lead finance, accounting and procurement, drive system modernisation and ensure robust financial controls.

We require CA(SA)/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent with 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience, including engagement with executives, boards or investors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8–10 years’ progressive financial leadership experience, including engagement with executives, boards, owners or investors.
• CA(SA), CIMA, ACCA or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, cash flow and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop an accountable finance, accounting and procurement team with clear responsibilities and performance standards.
• Modernise and integrate systems, improve data quality and reduce manual work while ensuring staff adoption.
• Own budgets, forecasts, management accounts, cash flow and working capital.
• Strengthen purchasing, supplier management, stock controls and payment processes.
• Maintain financial controls, compliance, audit readiness and risk management, with clear reporting to senior leadership and the Board.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve revenue, margins and cost discipline while supporting guest service and employee experience.
• Lead investment appraisals, financial feasibility and capital planning, monitoring project expenditure, cash flow and risks.
• Support funding negotiations, acquisitions and partnerships, including due diligence and adviser coordination, subject to approvals.
• Manage banking relationships and covenant compliance.

Skills

Financial leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting & forecasting

Procurement knowledge

Systems modernization

Analytics/AI awareness

Education

CA(SA)/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Analytics tools

Job description

The President Hotel in Cape Town seeks an ambitious Chief Financial Officer who combines commercial acumen with operational excellence and a passion for people and hospitality. The successful candidate will lead finance, accounting and procurement, drive system modernisation and ensure robust financial controls.

We require CA(SA)/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent with 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience, including engagement with executives, boards or investors.