07 September, 2024

Finance and Business Support Manager

Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu

Location: 

Port Vila

 

Due Date: 

17-09-2024

 

Type: 

Full time

 

Organisation Description: 

The Holiday Inn Hotels & Resort brand belongs to the IHG® family of brands - a successful, global hospitality company with over 5,600 hotels and resorts in over 100 countries around the world. At Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu our job is to bring the joy of travel to everyone. That's where you come in! We're looking for people who are friendly, welcoming and full of life; people who are always finding ways to make every guest's experience an enjoyable one. When you're part of the Holiday Inn Resort Vanuatu you're more than just a job title.

 

Job Desctiption:

- Direct the financial operations of the hotel to ensure the security of hotel assets.  Report to GM and Owners on financial state of the hotel and make recommendations to improve the hotel profitability.  Serve as primary contact for all hotel financial and accounting-related issues with owners, auditors (internal and external) and regulatory agencies.
- Use financial analysis, data trends and market information to anticipate needs, identify operating/financial issues and recommend actions to maximize financial return.
- Create the annual operating budget for the property and provide analytical support during budget reviews to identify cost-saving and productivity opportunities for department heads.
- Analyze ROI for capital projects prior to committing funds and, upon completion, determine if anticipated results were achieved.
- Maximize cash flow performance of the hotel through controls on inventory (avoid excessive supply), credit and collection, disbursements, deposits and remittances.
- Review rates and recommend rate strategy to the General Manager; participates in sales strategy meetings.
- Manage day-to-day activities, plan and assign work and establish performance and development goals for team members.  Provide mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict, improve team member performance and recognize good performance.
- Educate, train and motivate finance and accounting teams to achieve hotel revenue goals.  Ensure staff has the information, market data, tools and equipment to successfully carry out job duties.  Provide direction to hotel employees on how decision-making impacts profits.
- Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with key department heads.
- Implement and maintain acceptable accounting practices as required by company policy and procedures.
- Develop and implement financial control procedures and systems; maintain records for internal and external audits; ensure compliance with government regulations and contractual agreements.
- Participate in local, recognized professional and industry organizations.
- Manage hotel contracts (example:  vendor leases and/or service contracts).

 

Selection Criteria:

- Bachelor's degree/higher education qualification/equivalent in Accounting, Finance and 4-8 years in hotel accounting or audit with at least one year in an Assistant Controller or similar supervisory role, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.  Knowledge of accounting management duties such as negotiating hotels space and tenant leases; processing payroll; performing asset management duties; providing business projections, displacement analysis, preparing government reports, filing tax returns, etc. as needed or requested.  Professional accounting or finance designation or certification preferred.

 

Salary:

 

How to Apply

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Contact Person:

Emmeline Lulu

 

Contact Phone:

 

Email to send applications to:

emmeline.lulu@ihg.com

 

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