Director of Finance

**Our Company and Our Property***:
Our mission is to be the best-loved operator of one-of-a-kind luxury properties and experiences. We are best loved because we are intimate, stylish, soulful and deeply personal.

**Role Summary**:
Become one of the authors of our story. Join our team as Director of Finance at Collegio alla Querce in Florence Italy, reporting to the General Manager with a dotted reporting line to SVP, Finance Operations. You will be responsible for leading and building our finance discipline by deepening ownership trust and confidence, building the team, setting up protocols, oversight of multiple budgets and post opening, driving strong financial performance. We look to the person in this position to deliver superior financial performance, ensure operational efficiencies, implement effective financial controls, and put in place practical, non-bureaucratic policies and procedures.

**Core Responsibilities**:
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of everything that needs to be done Within this, the key responsibilities for this position are:
Lead the financial input into the formulation and implementation of the Hotel Strategic Plan and Budget, and any other key strategic planning exercises

Maximize cash flow performance of the hotel

Establish and maintain adequate controls for all revenues and expenses and protection of assets

Deal honestly and fairly with clients, customers, suppliers, and financial partners

Maintain accurate and timely financial information and provide analysis interpretations and projections

Take responsibility for the professional development of all team members by identifying training needs and supporting the funding of necessary training

Maintain an awareness of and adherence to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations

Ensure safe and proper storage and tracking for all contracts, leases and other financial records

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or a related discipline

Prior experience as a property finance leader

Excellent understanding of the Uniform System of Accounts

Total proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and accounting software

Deep experience with hotel financial reporting systems, policies and procedures, and management agreements and collective bargaining agreements

Experience with operating and financial agreements; demonstrated success in evaluating risks and developing proactive strategies and plans to mitigate business issues

Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills; ability to take large volumes of complex information and present in a clear and concise manner to senior management and owners

Ability to develop and implement strategic plans to grow our revenue streams

Ability to understand business issues and operations in terms of revenue, costs, profit, customer and service expectations

Ability to create Proformas and ROI’s to build the business and improve YOY revenue growth

Experience in assessing the ROI on high capex investments/refurbishments

Ability to build, maintain, and proactively communicate cash flow statements

Experience working with lenders and managing loan compliance and due diligence on servicing the debt facility. Prior experience with re-financing would be welcome but not necessary

Pragmatic, “problem-solving” approach when dealing with challenges, coupled with the ability to evolve thinking

Demonstrates guest centric/market focus and the capacity to create and lead the implementation of strategic, creative and fiscally sound programs that drive business results through performance marketing and positioning

Strong stakeholder management skills at a senior level

Ability to manage sizable teams and budgets and is relentlessly focused on results

Deep and broad understanding of local and national accounting standards, tax jurisdictions and labor laws and codes

Experience leading change and preferably integration in entrepreneurial, brand-led hospitality businesses; able to bring alignment behind an initiative, keep it on track and lead it through to successful execution

A proven leader of multi-channel teams, with experience of managing through multiple time zones and across geographies and putting in place rigorous KPIs and processes to generate measurable business results and driving revenues

Passionate about building, developing and mentoring highly successful teams in a high pressure, fast moving environment

Ability to influence and communicate in a succinct manner

Bi-lingual and fluency in both Italian and English

Tax & Audit Related Matters

Monthly preparation and filing of all the taxes of the Hotel in line with local tax regulations

Maintain understanding of any tax changes and other legislations

Maintain close communication with the public auditors and communicate instructions for the preparation of internal and external audits, preparing all necessary data and documents

Comprehensive knowledge of the fiscal package to ensur