Director of Finance and Business Support
7 months ago
Company Description
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**Job Description**:
Under the business supervision of the Regional Director of Finance and Business Support, and within the limits of Accor Hotels policies and procedures and local requirements, the position is responsible for the supervision of all members of the Company Finance and Accounting Department, within the **Hawar Hotel and Resort by Mantis**.
Director of Finance and Business Support provides strategic leadership, functional guidance and valuable insights to Operations Leader, Partner, Executive Committee and Department Heads for optimal business decision; Interacting with the Company’s legal counsel, insurance companies, tax consultants, auditors, commercial and government banks to effectively control the assets of the business. The Director of Finance and Business Support will be a highly motivated team player with strong accounting, communication, business presentation and analytical skills.
**What is in it for you**:
- Discounted Hotel Rooms and Food & Beverage rates to employees at our sister properties around the globe.
- We provide learning programs through our Academies to promote growth and development so that you can perform at your full potential
- Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world
- Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
- And much more
**What you will be doing**:
- Manage and communicate cash flow matters, which includes accurate and timely preparation of cash flow statements, management of receivables, payables, cash balances, controls and timely deposits of all funds.
- Comply with all tax laws and regulations of the host country (which affect the hotel's financial matters). This includes responsibility for ensuring that the appropriate permits and licenses are obtained for transactions such as currency transfers.
- Retention of all leases, contracts and other legal records and documents that may affect the hotel's financial position.
- Sign inspection and approval of all Daily Activity Reports, Monthly Reports, Monthly Activity Trend Reports, Monthly Activity Source Reports, and Monthly Activity Checklist Reports.
- Sign, indicating inspection and approval, all Daily Operations Reports, Monthly Reports, Monthly Operations Trends Report, Monthly Business Sources Report and Monthly Business Checklist Report.
- Monitor hotel revenue and expenditure and ensure that it is accurately recorded in accordance with established international guidelines.
- Review and critique variances from budget or prior year and propose practical improvement methods to management.
- Control the investment planning process by assisting management in calculating the return on capital improvements, gathering information and controlling the bidding process, and ensuring the proper maintenance of the property by the evaluation of the scope of work and specifications.
- Ensure hotel compliance with all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts and legal agreements, as well as proper execution of all operating taxes.
- Assist management in enforcing compliance on all of these points.
- Analyze financial data and operations in order to assist and advise management in pursuing the financial objectives of the hotels. Ensure that all balance sheet accounts including bank reconciliations are reconciled in a timely manner.
- Embrace an environment of continuous growth by actively contributing to recruiting, reviewing and maintaining an inventory of controllers, assistant controllers, accounting managers and other managers for the organization.
**Qualifications**:
**Required Skills/Abilities**:
- You are an experienced hotel finance person, 5-7 years, 2+ in a leadership role.
- Pre-opening Hotel experience, preferably in a luxury-branded hotel.
- Experience in the Middle East Region and/or Bahrain is necessary.
- Technical proficient, with a solid understanding of compliance requirements and hotel-specific systems, hotel and restaurant operations best practices, finance function set-up and standard systems (PMS systems, reservation systems, etc.)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Fluent in Arabic and English.
- You have a solid understanding of local legal compliance requirements.
- Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment and have a high level attention to detail.
- You make people feel good - your team, guests and colleagues alike. You make a positive impact.
- You’re a strong team l
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