Director of Finance

Calamos Investments • Naperville, IL

31d • $130,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Hospitality Director of Finance directs and supervises the activities of the hospitality accounting team, the month-end closing process, the annual budget process, monthly reforecasts, tax return preparation, and bank/general ledger account reconciliations. The candidate will be directly responsible for all aspects of hospitality accounting operations as detailed below.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting is required.
• At least 5 years of hotel and accounting experience.
• Solid background in the implementation of integration of financial systems and related policies and procedures (NetSuite, Power BI, Symphony, Opera, Delphi)
• Exceptional technical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organization, multi-tasking, prioritizing, and teamwork skills
• Strong communications skills, both oral and written
• Ability to motivate, direct and develop staff members
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Access and Excel

Responsibilities

• Prepare, review, and distribute monthly / annual financial statements and dashboards
• Plan, direct and coordinate the accounting operations of Hotel Arista and the hospitality outlets at CityGate Centre
• Supervise accounting team
• Oversee Daily Revenue / Income Audit
• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and analysis including the development and maintenance of reporting dashboards and related budget and forecast models
• Oversee cash handling procedures and financial controls
• Oversee check book accounting and related controls
• Oversee monthly F&B physical inventories
• Monthly Inventory Analysis
• Prepare custom reports and analysis, respond quickly to questions or requests and attend / participate in meetings as a Business Team Member
• Oversee the preparation and issuance of daily revenue and labor reports to hotel managers
• Oversee the preparation of all reconciliations and work papers
• Prepare monthly / quarterly / annual sales and use tax, F&B / Hotel Operators tax and Telecommunications tax returns
• Safeguarding of company assets / ensure strong internal controls are always in place
• Hold managers accountable to maintaining staffing in accordance with staffing guide so that labor is in line with revenue
• Hold Managers accountable to achieving departmental expense budgets
• Complete Departmental P&L / Operating Statement Reviews by the 20th of each month
• Issue daily, weekly, and monthly trend reports and operating statement and dashboards to managers and ownership
• Conduct periodic training in the departmental stand-up / pre-shift meetings
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and employer-paid short and long-term disability)
• retirement benefits (401(k) and profit sharing)
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• other wellness benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director