Director of Finance

Hyatt is seeking an agile, strategic minded Director of Finance to who transforms financial insight into action. This position reports to the General Manager, the Director of Finance will provide financial leadership, business insight, and operational support to drive sustainable profitability and achieve key business priorities for hotel ownership, management, colleagues, and guests.

Hyatt is seeking an agile, strategic minded Director of Finance to who transforms financial insight into action. This position reports to the General Manager, the Director of Finance will provide financial leadership, business insight, and operational support to drive sustainable profitability and achieve key business priorities for hotel ownership, management, colleagues, and guests.

This role is responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the hotel, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, regulatory compliance, and adherence to Hyatt standards. The Director of Finance will guide strategic decision-making, lead financial planning and analysis, strengthen internal controls, and collaborate closely with leaders across the property to translate financial insights into meaningful business results.

• Lead the hotel’s financial strategy, planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management processes.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive annual business plan aligned with hotel, ownership, and organizational objectives.
• Prepare, review, and present accurate monthly and annual financial statements and operational reports.
• Analyze financial results, identify trends and risks, and provide clear variance explanations and recommendations to hotel leadership.
• Engage department leaders in understanding financial performance, accountability, and corrective action planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, enhance operational efficiency, control costs, and increase revenue.
• Oversee hotel and off-site accounting functions to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient financial reporting.
• Manage month-end and year-end closing processes, including reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and reporting deliverables.
• Oversee cash management, working capital, capital planning, and financial resource allocation.
• Provide financial analysis and decision support for capital investments, business initiatives, contracts, and operational strategies.

• Ensure compliance with the Hotel Management Agreement and all related financial reporting obligations.
• Maintain effective internal controls, segregation of duties, and adherence to Hyatt policies, procedures, and financial standards.
• Lead and monitor SOX compliance activities, ensuring that controls are properly designed, documented, tested, and sustained.
• Monitor accounting standards, industry practices, and market conditions and ensure proper business operating responses.
• Coordinate external audits and serve as the primary liaison with auditors.
• Review and approve reconciliations, audit schedules, work papers, proposed adjustments, and final audit deliverables.
• Complete the year-end financial process and reconcile audited results to the hotel’s financial records.

• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team through clear direction, coaching, training, and performance feedback.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
• Support the development of future leaders across all areas of the hotel by strengthening financial understanding and business acumen.
• Empower colleagues and department leaders with timely, relevant, and actionable financial insights.
• Supervise and…