Stone Mountain Park
Director of Finance
Stone Mountain Park, Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States, 30083
JOB OVERVIEW:The Director of Finance is responsible for providing ethical and consistent leadership in the financial area of the hotel by supplying management with guidance, training, and support. The Controller is also responsible for focusing on the profitability of the business, maintaining accurate and timely financial reporting, ensuring acceptable levels of internal controls, ensuring compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations, and safeguarding owners/investors assets.REPORTS TO
: General ManagerESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: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 the EC Team and department managers.Analyze financial data and operations 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.Direct and/or prepare all financial reports in accordance with IHR requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines.REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:A minimum of 8 years of related progressive experience in
hotel
Accounting or related field; or a 4-year college degree with an Accounting/Finance concentration and a minimum of 4 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting; or a 2-year college degree and a minimum of 6 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting.PERFORMANCE STANDARDSCustomer 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 always remain professional, 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 :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, can 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.
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: General ManagerESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: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 the EC Team and department managers.Analyze financial data and operations 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.Direct and/or prepare all financial reports in accordance with IHR requirements meeting various due dates and deadlines.REQUIRED SKILLS AND ABILITIES:A minimum of 8 years of related progressive experience in
hotel
Accounting or related field; or a 4-year college degree with an Accounting/Finance concentration and a minimum of 4 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting; or a 2-year college degree and a minimum of 6 years of related progressive experience in hotel Accounting.PERFORMANCE STANDARDSCustomer 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 always remain professional, 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 :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, can 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.
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