The Stanley Hotel located in beautiful Estes Park, CO is looking for a Director of Finance. As a Director of Finance, you’ll be responsible for all finance activities related to budgeting, forecasting, profit and loss reporting and balancing ledgers for operating and balance sheet accounts. In addition, the Director of Finance completes all accounting activities related to income auditing, cashiering, accounts payable processing, accounts receivable collection, tax compliance, payroll and month end processing so as to ensure financial controls, accurate reporting and hotel profitability.
Known for its old world charm, The Stanley Hotel boasts spectacular views in every direction and is less than six miles from Rocky Mountain National Park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and member of Historic Hotels of America, the 202-room Stanley Hotel continues its rich tradition of offering the finest service and amenities in beautiful Estes Park, CO.
Responsibilities:
Key responsibilities of the Director of Finance include:
• Providing direction and training to hotel operational team in areas related to finance, financial reports, internal controls, labor management, payroll, etc.
• Providing direction to the night audit team so as to ensure proper revenue reporting
• Reviewing ledger details daily for guest, city and deposit ledgers to validate proper payment and revenue postings
• Processing timely and accurate bi-weekly payroll, including time edits, tip declaration, gratuity distributions and incentive disbursements in compliance with state and federal labor laws
• Reconciling cash and credit card deposits
• Preparing assumptions and goals for controllable expenses, labor expenses by position and all revenue departments (except room revenue)
• Maintaining checkbook accounting system for all departments to determine purchase approvals and manage spending limits
• Reviewing general ledger details bi-monthly for operating and balance sheet accounts for accuracy
• Completing month end close to include ensuring that adjusted journal entries and accruals are posted by the fifth of the month and reviewing preliminary P & Ls for additional adjusting entries in order to ensure financial results are available n the sixth of the month
• Managing hotel’s capital expense budget and reconciling expenditures
Job Requirements:
The minimum qualifications for this position are:
• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a Hotel Controller Accounting Manager (or similar) at a property of similar size and quality with a background that includes forecasting and/or budgeting
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, profit and loss reporting and balancing ledgers for operating and balance sheet accounts
• Aptitude for performing numerical analysis of data and formulating conclusions and/or solutions
• Ability to use logic to define a problem, collect information, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret information and deal with abstract variables for unique or unfamiliar situations
• Ability to clearly and concisely present technical subjects
• Must possess strong communication and listening skills, excellent speaking, reading and writing skills
• Ability to comprehend and use technical or professional language, either written or spoken, to communicate complex ideas
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office and strong Excel skills)
An Equal Opportunity Employer