Finance Manager

• Ensure all capital purchases/disposals are in accordance with policies and procedures and review all management and depreciation reports.

Communication and Relationship:

• Establish a professional and strong relationship with the owner and management.
• Report monthly to regional, corporate, and management groups on the property financial performance.
• Work closely with the General Manager and Executive Committee of the property and act as a business advisor and risk advocate.
• Provide training in hotels to enhance the financial skills of the Management Team as a whole. You should be the "coach" to both the Hotel Finance teams and non-Financial Managers.
• Maintain appropriate records of education, training, skills, and experience of each individual colleague.
• Ensure that responsibilities and authorities are defined and communicated within the organization.
• Set individual development plans for each colleague and strive for their future development.
• Work on special assignments set by the GM or Regional DOF and meet specific deadlines.

Risk, Audit, and Compliance Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with company finance directives and delegation of authority.
• Ensure that the company complies with all legal and local regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit on compliance according to company financial policies, governance, risks, and fraud.
• Comply with the company’s code of ethics and report any variations.
• Devise and maintain a system of internal accounting control sufficient to ensure that transactions are executed in accordance with Management’s general and specific authorization and in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and specific country legislation.
• Contribute to company finance policy drafting, implementation, and ensure compliance within the Area.
• Conduct monthly performance reviews with Heads of Departments and establish a combined action plan.
• Regularly organize credit meetings with the participation of the General Manager and all concerned Heads of Department where all debtors’ balances are analyzed.

Others:

• Ensure the right person is in the right role, in an environment of continuous development.
• Implement and create best practices that could be shared with the Finance Leadership Committee.
• Complete ad hoc requests when required.

About You:

Qualifications

Essential:

• Degree level education, preferably with a Finance-related degree.

Desirable:

• Partly or fully qualified professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CMA, etc).

Experience

Essential:

• Strong background in hospitality finance function.
• At least 2 years of management-level experience.
• Displayed a strong track record of solid career progression to date.
• Fluent command of English - spoken and written.
• Knowledge of the Uniformed System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry.

Desirable:

• Hotel pre-opening experience.

Skills

Essential:

• Written and spoken Arabic would be highly preferable.
• Excellent Excel skills essential.
• Good knowledge of ERP systems an advantage (Oracle, Sun, etc).

Desirable:

• Hyperion knowledge.