Director of Finance- Hotel Emma
Perlen House•San Antonio, TX
About The Position
The Director of Finance is accountable for ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of financial reporting in strict adherence to GAAP. The role drives a disciplined and streamlined close process while promoting transparency, consistency, and reliability of financial data. The Director oversees accounting staff, maintains accounting policies and internal controls, improves close processes and financial data flows, and leads external audits and internal reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Knowledge of hotel accounting functions and systems.
- 5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory or leadership experience.
- Expertise in GAAP, financial reporting, and internal control frameworks.
- Experience managing and improving month-end close processes in a complex environment.
- Understanding of data flows between sub-ledgers and the general ledger, and ability to ensure data integrity and transparency.
- Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools, and ability to use systems for automation and process efficiency.
- Experience supporting external audits and interacting with auditors.
Nice To Haves
- Branded and independent hotel experience.
Responsibilities
- Ensure GAAP compliance across accounting activities, including oversight of journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.
- Maintain and enforce accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
- Supervise and review accounting staff to ensure adherence to policies, deadlines, and quality standards.
- Lead and continuously improve month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes.
- Identify, investigate, and resolve financial data discrepancies, with clear documentation and timely correction.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to improve the quality, consistency, and transparency of financial data inputs.
- Establish and monitor controls over data flows between sub-ledgers and the general ledger.
- Drive automation, standardization, and process optimization within the accounting function.
- Maintain documentation and audit trails for financial transactions and reporting processes.
- Lead external audits and internal reviews, providing documentation and responding to inquiries in a timely manner.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
