Financial Controller
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Choice People are recruiting for a Financial Controller for a premium hotel in Cork. As a key member of the senior management team and a business partner to the General Manager, you will play a significant role in shaping the financial strategy and ensuring the financial health of our hotel. You will be responsible for presenting to executives, creating detailed financial reports, and contributing to the overall property and cost management. Your role will also involve developing the finance team’s skills and supporting our sustainability strategy.
Are you passionate about numbers? Do you have a keen analytical mind, exceptional tech-savviness, and a talent for budget management?
If so, we have a thrilling opportunity for you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Executive Presentations: Prepare and deliver presentations to executives, showcasing the current and forecasted business position, highlighting future opportunities, and addressing any business challenges.
- Annual Business Plan: Collaborate with the General Manager in the production and review of the annual business plan.
- Financial Reporting: Create monthly and annual reports to identify results, trends, and financial forecasts.
- Property and Cost Management: Actively contribute to overall property management and cost control.
- Internal Controls: Safeguard the hotel’s assets by maintaining sound internal control systems.
- Team Development: Develop the skills and competencies of the finance team across all areas of the finance function.
- Management Training: Assist in enhancing the financial awareness of relevant management personnel.
- KPI Achievement: Lead departmental managers in achieving the hotel’s key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Data Analysis: Utilize technology to analyze data in real-time and generate valuable business insights.
- Sustainability Support: Offer support to the ESG committee in achieving the hotel’s sustainability strategy
Ideal criteria for the role:
- Degree in Accounting, Finance Degree or related major.
- 5+ years of experience in financial management.
- Hotel Finance and Accounting experience as well as multi-unit or department financial management preferred
- Strong financial management experience
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardisation exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to simultaneously manage several projects.
- Ability to motivate team members to produce quality materials within tight timeframes.
- Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.
Consultant
Valerie O'Connell
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