Controller-Cost

JOB SUMMARY

The position champions and implements property-wide strategies that deliver
products and services to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of
the brand’s target customer and property employees. 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.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

• 4-year bachelor's degree
in Finance and Accounting or related major; no work experience required.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Supporting Strategic Planning and Decision Making

•
Analyzes financial data and market trends.

• Assists in analyzing
information, forecasts sales against expenses and creates annual budget
plans.

• Compiles information, analyzes and monitors actual sales against
projected sales.

• Assists in developing means to improve profit,
including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities,
etc.

• Analyzes differences between actual budget wages and forecasted
wages for more efficient budget planning.

• Thinks creatively
and practically to develop, execute and implement new business plans

•
Protects and strengthens our competitive advantage by advocating and supporting
sound business and financial decision making.

• Implements a system
of appropriate controls to manage business risks.

Leading Accounting Teams

• Utilizes interpersonal
and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates
sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads
by example.

• Communicates the goals and the owner priorities
to subordinates in a clear and precise manner.

• Provides excellent
leadership by assigning team members and other departments managers' clear
accountability backed by appropriate authority.

• Holds staff accountable
for successful performance.

Developing and Maintaining
Finance and Accounting Goals

• Supports property strategy
from a finance and accounting perspective

• Submits reports in a timely
manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.

• Ensures Profits and Losses
are documented accurately.

• Achieves and exceeds goals including
performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.

• Ensures appropriate
corrections are made to audit results if necessary.

• Reviews audit
issues to ensure accuracy.

Managing Projects
and Policies

• Monitors all taxes that apply, ensuring
that taxes are current, collected and/or accrued.

• Generates
and providing accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations,
etc.

• Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures
(SOPs and LSOPs).

• Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit
processes.

• Ensures compliance with Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs).

• Ensures that the P&L is accurate (e.g., costs are properly
matched to revenue, costs are recorded in the proper accounts).

Anticipating and Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders

• Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders (owners,
corporate, guests, etc.).

• Understands the owners' perspective and ROI
expectations.

• Anticipates and addresses owner needs and involves
ownership in key decisions.

• Leverages strong functional leadership
and communication skills to influence the executive team, the property's
strategies and to lead own team.

• Advises the GM and executive committee
on existing and evolving operating/financial issues.

• Facilitates
critique meetings to review information with management team.

• Attends
owners meetings in order to provide context and explanation for financial
results.

• Attends meetings and communicates with the owners,
understanding the priorities and strategic focus.

• Demonstrates
a commitment to meeting the needs of all key stakeholders.

• Communicates
financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand
and drives desired behaviors.

Managing and Conducting
Human Resource Activities

• Ensures team members
are cross-trained to support successful daily operations.

• Ensures
property policies are administered fairly and consistently.

• Ensures new
hires participate in the department’s orientation program.

• Ensures new
hires receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their
job.

• Creates appropriate development plans which develop team members
based on their individual strengths, development needs, career aspirations
and abilities.