Director, Finance & Business Support

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• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide, including Fairmont Hotels
• Learning programs through our Academies
• 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 Planet 21 and our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives 
• Competitive and flexible Health Care Benefit Plans to meet you and your family’s unique needs

Vacation Benefits after 90 days, 401k match at 100% of first 4% of contributions 

Job Description

The Director of Finance & Business Support (DOF) provides strategic leadership, functional guidance and valuable insights to Operations Leaders, Partners, Executive Committees and Department Heads for optimal business decisions for hotels within the region; Interacts with ownership group, asset managers, hotel legal counsel, insurance companies, tax consultants, auditors, commercial and government banks to effectively control the assets of the business.

The role is an interdependent part of the core executive Team. The Director of Finance & Business Support will be a highly motivated team player with strong accounting, communication, business presentation and analytical skills as well as a strong multi-unit business and finance leader.

Business Partnering and Performance Management:

• Creation and embracing the culture of business partnering by working with the Resort General Manager, and the VP of Finance & Business Support; jointly responsible for achieving optimal operating performance and returns for Accor and our owners without losing sight of all measured KPI’s.

Develop and manage key relationships with respective division heads and senior managers to provide financial support and understanding of short and long-term financial plans.

• Development of the business acumen of all levels of the resort leadership teams to ensure they understand the impact of every component on the business as a whole and embrace the fiscal reporting processes and other information available in order to drive the performance of their areas of responsibility.

• Promote, drive and maximize the GOP Theoretical Flow Through concept across resort

Financial Planning, Reporting and Analysis:

• Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of financial data with-in the resort and communicating this in a comprehensible form of meaningful variations in the operations. The analysis of the balance sheet accounts, on a selected basis and the review and analysis of the monthly internal benchmarking and operational performance analysis reports

• Lead in the development and implementation of benchmarking techniques that will enable the divisions in the resort to enhance revenues while improving productivity and cost efficiencies

• Oversee and lead in preparing, in conjunction with the Regional Director of Finance, VP of Finance, RVP, the resort General Manager, the annual budget, capital budgets and the rolling forecasts.

• Report accurate and complete financial and management reports on a timely basis, in accordance with the company and ownership reporting requirements and policy

• Development, maintenance and adherence to a single chart of accounts, payroll and expense dictionary, and the function of accounts in order that the property financial and statistical data is accurately and consistently recorded and reported.

Compliance & Risk Management:

• Ensuring reporting in compliance with the Uniform Chart of Accounts, Accor Policies & Procedures, ownership and bank documents and hotel management or other contractual agreements with respect to accounting matters.

• Monitor and manage the safekeeping of all hotel leases and contracts and any other legal records and documents,

• Work alongside the Regional Vice President and the Vice President of Finance & Business Support to conduct regular operations risk assessments.

Control and Policies & Procedures:

• Thorough knowledge of policies and procedures required. A thorough knowledge of understanding and proper application of policies and procedures. Be th