Corporate Director, Accounting & Finance

Coury Hospitality•Grapevine, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Corporate Director of Accounting & Finance who believes strong financial leadership shapes smart business decisions, sustainable growth, and long-term success. The position involves leading corporate accounting functions, financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-support. The ideal candidate will partner closely with senior leadership to drive profitability through reporting, planning, forecasting, and analysis. Key responsibilities include owning annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range financial planning aligned with business strategies. The role also requires performing in-depth financial statement analysis, providing clear cash position and receivables reporting, ensuring accuracy in management fees and intercompany billing, reviewing various agreements, building financial models for performance evaluation, preparing board-level financial reporting, and supporting strategic projects like M&A and capital expenditures.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required.
Strong financial acumen with demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret corporate financial statements, identify trends, and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
Deep understanding of GAAP and hospitality management company economics, including fee structures, shared services costs, and intercompany billing.
Strong grasp of hotel and hospitality KPIs, including RevPAR, GOP, NOI, and the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, or USALI.
Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills required.
Proven experience managing and growing talent.
Excellent communication skills for board-level and executive-level presentations.
Ability to work in a professional corporate office environment.
Ability to sit for extended periods while working on financial models, reporting, presentations, and systems.
Ability to use a computer, phone, financial systems, Microsoft Office, Excel, FP&A tools, and reporting platforms for extended periods.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, reporting cycles, and strategic projects in a fast-paced corporate environment.
Ability to attend meetings, presentations, and leadership discussions as needed.

Nice To Haves

MBA or CFA preferred.
8–10+ years of progressive finance experience preferred.
Hospitality, REIT, or multi-unit management company background preferred.
Experience with FP&A platforms and AI modeling preferred.

Responsibilities

Leading corporate accounting functions, financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-support.
Partnering closely with senior leadership to drive profitability through reporting, planning, forecasting, and analysis.
Owning annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range financial planning aligned with business strategies.
Performing in-depth financial statement analysis, including balance sheet, profit and loss, and cash flow.
Providing clear weekly cash position, receivable aging, collections, and accounts payable reporting with meaningful commentary.
Ensuring management fees, shared services, allocations, intercompany billing, and corporate rebills are accurate, timely, and aligned with contract terms.
Reviewing agreements, including Technical Service Agreements, Development Agreements, Procurement Agreements, MSAs, and other management company contracts.
Building and maintaining financial models that help senior leadership evaluate performance, priorities, and opportunities.
Preparing board-level financial reporting, presentations, and variance analysis between budgeted and actual performance.
Supporting capital expenditure decisions, lease evaluations, M&A analysis, acquisitions, refinancing, dispositions, and other strategic projects.
Leading, supervising, and developing the Corporate Accounting Manager and third-party accounting support.
Communicating clearly and confidently with executive leadership, board-level audiences, finance partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.