Director of Finance

Position Overview: Responsible for overall financial management, accounting, purchasing controls, strategic planning/budgeting, and compliance with internal controls and procedures. Make cost control recommendations and assist in various projects.

Essential Job Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Preparation of financial information, including but not limited to forecasts, financial statements, variance analyses, and payroll/productivity studies.
• Prepare and maintain the annual operating budget.
• Provide leadership and motivation to the Accounting staff, recommending individuals for promotion, hiring, and termination, and implementing in-house training plans.
• Control and monitor payroll and expenditures for the department. Administer and update the Hotel credit policy.
• Work closely with all Executive Team members in achieving Hotel goals and objectives.
• Recommend ways to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency and productivity.
• Control, monitor, and forecast cash flow.
• Enforce legal and fiscal obligations as mandated by government agencies in compliance with professional standards.
• Maintain files for all original Hotel operating licenses and permits. Attend all management and general meetings as required.
• Interview, hire, train, recommend performance evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication, and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate. Process and distribute checks in a timely manner.
• Prepare for and provide information for auditors. Conduct main safe audits.
• Assist with month-end journal entries.
• Provide the Controller with the check registers.
• Support, lead, and direct the IT department, providing guidance, mentorship, and oversight to ensure the effective management and execution of all technology-related initiatives, projects, and daily operations.
• Oversee and manage the purchasing function, including vendor selection, negotiation, and contract management, to ensure the procurement of high-quality goods and services at competitive prices while maintaining compliance with organizational policies and budgetary constraints.
• Complete month-end closing activities on a timely basis and produce necessary reports to enable the completion of financial statements.
• Responsible for receiving, processing, and investigating complaints made per the existing harassment policy.
• Maintains strong influence within all hiring, training, performance evaluations, discipline and/or termination decisions.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• The employee may be expected to work in other areas of the hotel when needed to assist operations to perform job duties not necessarily contained in this job description.
• Maintain a safe work environment for co-workers and a safe hotel for guests; please refer to Section 2.4 in the Team Member Handbook for specific examples.

Qualifications, Job Knowledge, Experience, Skills, Abilities:

• 4 Year Degree in Accounting, Finance, or hospitality business related field; MBA or CPA preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of hotel law.
• Strong knowledge of financial principles, practices, regulations, purchasing and MIS functions.
• Ability to direct and coordinate accounting functions.
• Computer literacy: ability to access, input, analyze and retrieve information.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to communicate, verbally and in writing, effectively with guests and co-workers; respond to guest requests.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail. Ability to compile facts and figures; strong math skills. Ability to operate personal computer and calculator. Telephone etiquette skills needed.
• Always maintains professionalism, demonstrating courtesy and respect to guests and co-workers.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of integrity, ethics, and professionalism.

Physical requirements of the position and work environment:

• Must be able to walk, climb stairs.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, crouch.
• Must use hands to reach, grasp, handle, pull and push.
• Must have good near and far vision.
• Must be able to hear, talk, smell.
• Majority of job duties to be performed indoors.
• Noise level moderate.

Hilton Nashville Downtown Additional Property Specific Functions:

• Must complete Hilton brand required trainings.