Director of Finance

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Director of Finance, you’re not just overseeing all hotel financial operations – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

Here's what you'll do during a typical day:

• Maximise profitability and performance of Managed / Leased Hotel
  • Partner with Central Corporate Functions to identify areas of opportunity to increase revenues or reduce costs across the estate
  • Lead commercial financial analysis, monthly forecasts reviews and meetings, annual budget, cash flow analysis and other financial benchmarking and tools
  • Partner with General Manager, hotel management team to identify opportunities for the Hotel (cost savings; revenue initiatives; working capital improvements)
  • Participate in and lead finance projects as and when required
  • Serve as a strategic business partner and financial advisor to hotel management and ownership, lead monthly performance review meetings
  • Assist and advise department heads in the interpretation and analysis of financial data, recommending courses of action to maximize hotel profitability
  • Demonstrate full understanding of Lease / Management Agreement
  • Provide financial oversight of capital expenditure projects as necessary
  • Hire, manage, evaluate hotel finance team members and drive high performing culture
  • Build competence with relevant Team Members through training, best practice sharing, recognition and rewards and other professional development opportunities
  • Perform other duties and responsibilities as and when assigned or required
  • Act in accordance with fire, health and safety regulations on property and follow the correct procedures when required
  • Ensure hotels are in compliance with Corporate Policies (SPI’s) and governmental rules and regulations and report irregularities and non-compliant situations as required by corporate guidelines
  • Ensure that the best interest of the hotel, Hilton International and owners are protected and seek advice from the Regional Director of Finance if and when needed
  • Provide direction and directives to the departmental team members in the performance of their duties, establishing work priorities and in achieving management objectives
  • Determine staffing needs and oversee the recruiting, selecting, hiring, training and developing of certain departmental team members
  • Hold regular communication meetings and ensure that hotel finance team is kept informed of all relevant hotel and company information, news and initiatives
  • Oversee and evaluate business processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness within the department
  • Ability to deliver presentations and effectively present to hotel team, owners and Regional Team
  • Strong communication and negotiation skills (all levels of management and external customers)
  • Ensure monthend reporting to owner and Hilton is completed within the deadlines

What It Takes to Make the Stay

At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:

A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.