Description

The amazing Evergreen Lakeside Resort at Stone Mountain is undergoing growth and we have an incredible opportunity for an experienced hotel Director of Finance. We offer robust compensation along with industry leading benefits and encourage the career growth and input from all of our associates. This role would allow you to help guide the success of this property to even higher levels.

• ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Acts as the “Chief Business Officer” to the general manager and EC Team, and as such is responsible for evaluating the financial impact on business decisions.
• Ensure that all levels of management are promptly notified of any financial deviations from established policies and/or control weaknesses in the hotel.
• Effectively manage and communicate cash flow related issues, as required to management and ownership. This includes the accurate and timely preparation of cash-flow statements, management of receivables, cash balances, control mechanisms and timely deposits of all funds.
• Monitor hotel revenues and expenses and ensure the accurate recording in accordance with Crescent Hotels and Resorts established guidelines. Investigate and critique variances to budget or to prior year and offer practical improvement strategies to management.
• Monitor the capital planning process by assisting management with calculation of return on capital improvements, gathering support and monitoring the bid process, and evaluating scope of work and specifications.
• Ensure hotels’ compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes. Provide assistance to management in enforcing compliance on all these items.
• Coordinate the completion of all forecasts and budgets as required, with the full and active participation of EC Team and department managers.
• Analyze financial data and operations in order to assist and advise management in maintaining the hotels’ financial objectives.
• Ensure that all balance sheet accounts, including bank reconciliations are reconciled on a timely basis.
• Establish and continually audit all internal financial controls including purchasing, cash handling, disbursements, credit extension, inventories, hotel assets, master keys, payroll, and employee records.
• Embrace a continuous growth environment by actively hiring professional staff and assisting in recruiting, reviewing, recommending and maintaining an inventory of qualified and promotable Associates that can potentially become Controllers, Assistant Controllers, Accounting Managers, and other managers for the organization.
• Continually focus on training and development programs for finance associates to cultivate the “brightest” and “best” talent within the industry.
• Hire, train, supervise and develop staff, including coaching, counseling and discipline.
• Maintain compliance with Crescent Hotels and Resorts standards and regulations to ensure safe and efficient operation of the hotel.
• Ensure proper utilization, maintenance and periodic upgrades of all IT systems and equipment's.
• Direct and/or prepare all financial reports in accordance with IHR requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines:

  Daily:

• Review and submit a Daily Revenue Report.
• Ensure timely deposit of all cash and transmission of Credit Cards.
• Review Labor Report for overtime and any variance to Forecast.

  Weekly:

• Review departmental Checkbooks and advise of any needed changes.
• Distribute and discuss weekly G/L report with department managers.
• Update GM on any unfavorable financial issues impacting the month.
• Ensure there is sufficient cash to meet all scheduled obligations.

  Monthly:

• Reconcile Balance Sheet with proper back up.
• Ensure that all banks are counted.
• Count the main vault.
• Review “Key Financial Controls” Checklist to ensure adherence and compliance.
• Review actual numbers to forecast to find discrepancies in forecasting to improve accuracy in future months.
• Participate in the monthly Credit Meeting.
• Actively participate, complete and review the forecast with Department Heads prior to submission.

  Annual:

• Complete the Internal Control Questionnaire (ICQ) bi-annually.
• Conduct a surprise payroll audit bi-annually.
• Actively participate, complete and review the annual budget with Department Heads prior to submission.
• Prepare all analysis that may be required by ownership and outside accounting firms.
• Conduct and/or attend and contribute to periodic meetings to maintain favorable working relationships among employees and promote maximum morale, productivity, and efficiency:

  Executive Committee Sales & Service Financial Review

  Departmental Budget & Forecast Credit & Collection Business Review Meeting

• Ensure and monitor that the hotel is in compliance with all report deadlines and due dates and reacts accordingly.
• Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas and assist in finding and implementing their solutions.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous and service-oriented manner.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Crescent Hotels and Resorts standards, as required by scheduling which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include wearing the professional attire and nametag when working.
• Comply at all times with Crescent Hotels and Resorts standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.

  PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 

  Customer Satisfaction:

  Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with Crescent staff. It is essential that you remain professional at all times, and that you treat all guests and associates with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every Crescent associate is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

  Work Habits:

  In order to maintain a positive guest and associate experience, your work habits should always meet and strive to exceed hotel standards for work procedures, dress, grooming, punctuality and attendance. You should be adaptable to change in your work area and in hotel procedures with a willingness to learn new skills and/or improve existing ones, have the ability to solve routine problems that occur on the job and ask for help whenever you are not sure how to do something.

  Safety & Security:

  The safety and security of our guests and associates is of utmost importance to Crescent. Every Crescent associate should adhere to the hotel security policies and procedures, particularly regarding key controls, lifting heavy objects, using chemicals, and effectively reporting safety hazards and safety concerns.

  NOTE:

  This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the associate’s supervisor.

  Furthermore, this description is subject to change, in the sole discretion of the Company, and in no way creates an employment contract, implied or otherwise; each associate remains, at all times, an “at will” associate.

  Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

  The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)