Senior Manager, Finance & Business Support – IHG Military Hotels

IHG•Atlanta, GA

5h•$120,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Finance & Business Support serves as a senior finance business partner for the IHG Army Hotels portfolio. The role works closely with Operations, General Managers, Accounting Managers, ownership, and corporate Finance teams to improve hotel performance, strengthen financial planning and controls, and turn financial results into practical business actions. The Senior Manager leads budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and financial reporting while supporting compliance with IHG policies, government contract and LMA requirements, and established accounting standards. The role reports to the Director, Finance & Business Support, IHG Army Hotels, and leads a team of hotel-based Accounting Managers. The position follows a hybrid work structure with an expectation of three days per week in the Atlanta office, which may change with business needs, and requires travel up to 25%.

Requirements

Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, performance reporting, and operational finance business partnering.
Demonstrated ability to analyze financial results, challenge assumptions, identify risks and opportunities, and communicate recommendations to operational and senior leaders.
Experience leading and developing finance professionals, establishing consistent processes, and working effectively within a matrix organization.
Strong knowledge of internal controls, audit readiness, financial governance, and accounting policies.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including analyzing complex financial information and presenting decision-focused insights.
Experience using Essbase or a comparable enterprise financial planning and reporting tool.
Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Copilot, AI tools, automation, or similar technology to improve financial analysis, reporting, and recurring processes.
Strong business judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities and recurring deadlines.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence influencing stakeholders and constructively challenging decisions when appropriate.
Collaborative, practical, and improvement-focused approach.

Nice To Haves

Experience with government contracts or LMAs.
Familiarity with FairPlanner, BirchStreet, DocMX, and Opera.

Responsibilities

Lead annual operating and capital budget processes, including developing assumptions, reviewing hotel submissions, challenging plans, and coordinating final delivery with stakeholders.
Lead recurring forecasts and longer-term planning, ensuring submissions are accurate, supportable, and aligned with business conditions and operational priorities.
Review hotel and portfolio financial performance, including actual and forecast P&Ls, to identify risks, opportunities, unusual trends, and actions to improve AIBFC, margin, cash flow, and forecast accuracy.
Prepare decision-focused financial reporting and performance updates for Operations, senior leadership, ownership, and other stakeholders.
Partner with Regional Directors of Operations and General Managers to translate operational priorities into financial insight, evaluate business decisions, and develop actions to improve performance.
Lead and develop hotel-based Accounting Managers by setting expectations, coaching, providing technical guidance, promoting consistent practices, and supporting succession planning.
Strengthen compliance with IHG accounting policies, internal controls, Delegation of Authority requirements, Control Self Assessment standards, government contract requirements, and applicable LMAs; support audit readiness and timely issue resolution.
Oversee and support cash management, receivables, working capital, procure-to-pay processes, and other activities affecting financial performance and control.
Lead or support improvements to financial planning, reporting, systems, and recurring processes, using automation and AI tools where appropriate to improve accuracy, reduce manual work, and provide better insight.
Represent Finance in recurring Army Hotels, ownership, Operations, and cross-functional discussions; share best practices and support broader Finance initiatives and organizational changes.