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Director of Finance

Alma San Diego

1047 5th Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101

Hotel with 211 Rooms
Managed By Concord Hospitality Enterprises
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Description

Concord Hospitality is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Director of Finance to oversee the hotel’s accounting, financial management, and procurement functions. Reporting directly to the General Manager, this key leadership role provides timely, accurate financial data to support business decisions while safeguarding company assets and driving cost control and profit optimization.

As a Concord Leader you will be responsible to:

  • Inspire greatness in your team.
  • Encourage and support team members to reach their full potential.
  • Create a work environment that is a Great Place to Work for all.
  • Lead with integrity, transparency, respect, and professionalism.
  • Care for your team and their families.

    Responsibilities:

    • Serve as the Executive Finance Representative on property, maintaining communication with the General Manager, owners, corporate office, vendors, and clients as needed.
    • Coordinate research on financial trends and develop actionable recommendations to improve hotel financial performance.
    • Lead the preparation and management of the property’s budget, forecasts, and labor tracking, collaborating closely with department heads.
    • Act as the primary contact for budgeting, forecasting, and labor meetings, ensuring variances are identified and justified.
    • Protect hotel assets by enforcing proper controls and monitoring compliance across all departments.
    • Provide the General Manager and ownership with timely, accurate, and meaningful financial reports, including profit and loss statements.
    • Manage day-to-day accounting operations such as posting ledger payments, processing returned checks, handling guest inquiries, and reconciling credit card accounts.
    • Administer collections efforts, including aging accounts receivable management and write-off meetings.
    • Oversee payroll submissions, cashier overage/shortage tracking, and regular financial reporting to sales and catering teams.
    • Formulate strategies to maintain Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) below target thresholds.
    • Conduct hiring, training, performance evaluations, and disciplinary actions within the accounting team, promoting a high-performance culture.
    • Participate actively in weekly leadership meetings, safety committees, and other property management forums.
    • Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local reporting requirements as well as franchise and corporate SOPs.
    • Identify and report any deviations from policies, procedures, or legal requirements promptly to the General Manager.
    • Uphold Concord Hospitality’s high standards of professionalism, operational excellence, and safety in all activities.

    Qualifications:

    • Proven experience managing hotel or hospitality accounting and finance operations.
    • Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, labor cost control, and financial reporting.
    • Ability to analyze financial data, identify trends, and develop strategies for improvement.
    • Excellent organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
    • Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
    • Familiarity with property management systems (PMS), accounting software, and Microsoft Office Suite.
    • Commitment to maintaining compliance with legal, safety, and corporate standards.

    Benefits

    We offer competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package for full-time associates, including:

    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
    • Life insurance and short/long-term disability options
    • 401(k) program with company match
    • Tuition assistance
    • Discounted room rates at Concord-managed hotels
    • Training & development opportunities
    • Career advancement within our growing portfolio

    Compensation: 120-140k/Yearly

    Why Join Concord?

    At Concord Hospitality, we invest deeply in our associates through training and development at all levels, from interns to executives. Our “Associate First” culture nurtures personal and professional growth within the workplace and beyond. We value work-life balance, diversity, and our commitment to delivering outstanding customer service and quality accommodations in every market we serve.

    Concord Hospitality is built on five Cornerstones: Quality, Integrity, Community, Profitability, and FUN! Our associates embody these values and proudly cheer our company motto heard across North America:

    “We Are Concord!”

    We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly support diversity and inclusion through our mission to be a “Great Place to Work for All.”

    Equal Opportunity Employer

    This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

  • Posted October 26, 2026

    About Alma San Diego

    A Soulful Boutique Hotel In Downtown San Diego

    Alma San Diego is an ego-less beacon of Southern California cool. Our stylish hotel, neighboring the historic Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy, puts you right where you want to be—in the soul of the city. Step inside our sleek and stylish lobby that pays homage to the rich Mexican heritage directly to the south, whose proximity continues to shape our city’s famously relaxed vibe.

    Work or play, kick back and drift between our outdoor pool and spirited destination restaurants, where suddenly, it becomes clear…you’re at the new beacon of culture, fun and food in San Diego.

    About Concord Hospitality Enterprises

    Careers and Hospitality Job Opportunities with Concord

    Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company is an award-winning hotel management and development company. Through the combined efforts of over 4,200 hard working and focused associates, Concord offers a unique blend of entrepreneurship, seasoned experience, innovation and technical excellence. These elements create a company equipped to produce above-standard returns, market sustainability and a partnership well worth investing in.

    Since Concord's inception in 1985, our success has been guided by our cornerstones: Quality, Integrity, Community, Profitability and Fun. These cornerstones are the indispensible and fundamental basis of our daily actions. Our commitment to these cornerstones has led us to be recognized as the respected hospitality company that we are.

    Concord is one of North America's largest hotel management and hotel development companies. Concord's passion for success has resulted in over twenty years of proven results as a hotel owner, manager, and developer of mid market and first class hotel properties. Concord's goal is to create value for its partners and associates by leveraging its operations, development, sales & marketing, technology, accounting, and management skills over its growing portfolio of first-class business hotels.

    Concord has experienced sustained growth of a remarkable 35% annually for three years in a row and with over half a billion in new hotel projects in the pipeline, that number is projected to increase noticeably. Additionally, Concord is expanding its portfolio through third party management contracts with leading brand partners such as Marriott, Hilton, Starwood, Choice and Intercontinental Hotels. These growth opportunities have presented themselves to Concord based on our strong relationships with investment partners.