Position: Director of Finance
Role Purpose
The Director of Finance will lead the finance, accounting, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, compliance, and financial systems functions for the company
This role is responsible for producing accurate financial information, improving financial controls, supporting executive decision-making, managing cash flow, and ensuring the finance function supports operational performance across hotel and hospitality operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the full finance and accounting function, including month-end close, year-end close, reconciliations, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, payroll support, tax coordination, and financial analysis.
- Prepare accurate monthly financial statements, management reports, KPI dashboards, cash flow forecasts, and executive commentary.
- Partner with hotel leadership to evaluate property performance, labour costs, occupancy trends, food and beverage margins, operating costs, and capital spending.
- Build financial models to support pricing, expansion, acquisitions, renovations, financing, and long-term business planning.
- Strengthen internal controls to control frauds, approval processes, reporting standards, and financial policies across the organization.
- Manage relationships with banks, lenders, insurers, tax advisors, legal advisors, external accountants, vendors, and other financial partners.
- Oversee cash management, liquidity planning, debt obligations, financing requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Lead financial planning for capital projects, property improvements, system upgrades, and operational efficiency initiatives.
- Improve financial systems, reporting tools and data workflows to increase accuracy and reduce manual work.
- Support tax compliance, corporate reporting, regulatory filings, and financial governance requirements.
- Lead, mentor, and develop accounting and finance team members.
- Work closely with operations, procurement, HR, payroll, IT, and executive leadership to align financial processes with business needs.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities, process improvements, and reporting gaps that affect profitability.
- Provide clear financial advice to senior leadership using accurate data, business context, and practical recommendations.
Required Qualifications
- CPA designation required.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field.
- MBA, CMA, CGMA, or equivalent senior finance credential considered an asset.
- 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing accounting or finance teams.
- Experience in hospitality, hotels, restaurants, real estate, construction, retail, or multi-location operations strongly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial reporting, tax coordination, and internal controls.
- Experience working with accounting platforms, payroll systems, Excel models, and reporting dashboards.
- Experience supporting executive leadership, ownership groups, boards, lenders, or external advisors.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Strategic financial planning
- Hospitality financial reporting
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Cash flow and liquidity management
- Financial modelling
- KPI reporting and dashboard development
- Management accounting
- Tax and compliance coordination
- Debt financing and lender relations
- Financial systems implementation
- Internal control design
- Process improvement
- Executive-level communication
- Team leadership and mentoring
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Risk management
- Capital project financial planning
- Managing Company & Ownership Trust
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a senior finance leader who understands both the numbers and the operations behind them.
They can move between detailed accounting work and executive-level strategy.
They are comfortable working with hotel operators, ownership, lenders, advisors, vendors, and department leaders.
They bring structure to financial processes, improve reporting discipline, and help leadership make better decisions through timely and accurate financial information.
Success Measures
- Month-end reporting is completed accurately and on schedule.
- Executive leadership receives clear financial analysis and practical recommendations.
- Cash flow, financing, and debt obligations are actively managed.
- Hotel performance is tracked through useful KPIs and operating reports.
- Finance processes become more consistent, documented, and scalable.
- Accounting and finance team members receive clear direction and development.
- Financial systems support faster reporting and better decision-making.
- Capital projects and operational investments are supported by reliable financial models.
Preferred Experience
- Hotel, restaurant, hospitality, or finance experience.
- Multi-property or multi-location financial leadership.
- Experience with property management systems, accounting systems, payroll systems.
- Experience supporting acquisitions, refinancing, renovations, expansions, or major capital projects.
- Experience improving finance departments through process redesign, system implementation, and stronger reporting practices.
Compensation
Competitive compensation based on experience, qualifications, and scope of responsibility.
Pay: From $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
