Strategic financial business leader who champions, develops and implements hotel-wide strategies that deliver products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand’s target customer and property associates. The position provides the financial expertise to enable the successful implementation of the brand service strategy and brand initiatives while maximizing the return on investment.

Duties and Responsibilitie
• sLeverage strong functional leadership and communication skills to improve profit growth in operating departments
• .Advise executive committee on existing and evolving operating/financial issues
• .Communicate financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors
• .Provide analytical support during budget reviews to identify cost saving and productivity opportunities for property managers
• .Implement a system of appropriate controls to manage business risk
• .Ensure a strong accounting and... operational control environment to safeguard assets, improve operations and profitability
• .Ensure compliance with management contract and reporting requirements
• .Analyze financial data and market trends
• .Oversee internal, external and regulatory audit processes
• .Provide ongoing analytical support by monitoring the operating department’s actual and projected sales
• .Produce accurate forecasts that enable operations to react to changes in the business

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Skills, Experience & Educational Requireme
• nt4-year bachelor's degree in finance and accounting or related major; 2 years' experience in the finance and accounting or related professional area OR master's degree in finance and accounting or related major; no work experience requir
• edKnowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, P&L statements, operating budgets, forecasting and scheduling, and the reporting of financial da
• taAbility to gather and organize information using a logical and systematic process; recognize patterns and relationships in complex data; examine data to identify implications, problems and draw appropriate conclusions; generate alternative solutions to problems; evaluate strengths, weaknesses and consequences of alternative solutions and approaches to solving problem
• s.Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resource
• s.Knowledge of practices and procedures needed to maintain material, equipment and supplies, including vendor identification and contract negotiation, supply requisition and purchasing, and inventory control (e.g., accounting and budgeti
• ngKnowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfactio

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Runaway Bay Jamaica

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