Accounting - Financial Controller

Halekulani , Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM

LEGACY is a core value that Halekulani lives by to celebrate our cultural history. For over 100 years, the hotel has welcomed visitors to Waikiki Beach, sharing our gracious hospitality, impeccable service, and unparalleled cuisine. Halekulani and Halepuna Waikiki employees live the legacy through the "art of service."

POSITION SUMMARY

As a key member of the hotel’s Leadership Committee, the Financial Controller is a strategic leader responsible for all financial operations of the hotel including accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, compliance and internal controls. The Financial Controller also oversees other areas of the hotel including Purchasing, Boutique, Information Technology (IT) and the Print Shop. This position also involves close collaboration with other key departments to support the hotel’s financial performance and achieve qualitative goals, including maintaining or improving prestigious ratings such as Forbes Travel Guide and AAA.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership & Financial Planning & Analysis

• Leads the preparation and management of the hotel’s annual budget, monthly forecasts and capital expenditure plans.
• Analyzes financial performance, identifies trends and provides actionable insights to the Leadership Committee on existing and evolving operating/financial issues, potential or existing risks, challenges, and opportunities, both strategic and transactionally-based.
• Proactively advises and supports the General Manager and Corporate with a variety of ongoing business matters in the interest of the assets’ financial sustainability and solvency, reputation, ethics, qualitative and quantitative goals and standards, policies, and procedures.
• Provides financial and accounting support by analyzing performance with a focus on both revenue growth (top line) and cost efficiency (bottom line), while ensuring alignment with brand standards, qualitative goals, and overall reputation.
• Applies the integration of data with actionable interpretative analyses, deductions, developed into tactile, strategic, and specific business initiatives. Includes but is not limited to, analyses of new projects, renovations, new business plans and investments.
• Anticipates and proactively addresses corporate needs and involves corporate in key decisions, with high transparency. Participates in owner/corporate meetings to provide context and explanation for financial results as needed.

Accounting Operations

• Oversees the operations of Accounting, Print Shop, IT, Purchasing and Storeroom.
• Ensures timely and accurate month-end and year-end close processes.
• Leads and directs the preparation of annual budgets, reviews budget proposals, and prepares necessary supporting documentation and justification.
• Maintains the integrity of financial systems and records. Ensures financial data is maintained, organized and archived in a responsible, accessible and highly-organized manner.
• Analyzes competitors, evaluates demographics, prices, distribution channels, and marketing outlets to increase profitability
• Advises management on desirable operational adjustments due to tax code revisions.
• Oversees the financial aspects of inventory, including valuation, costing, and reconciliation with physical counts.
• Oversees the Purchasing Department on data analysis relating to inventory levels, supplier performance, and other metrics to identify areas of improvement.

Compliance and Internal Controls

• Ensures compliance with local, state and federal regulations, tax laws, and financial reporting standards.
• Reviews financial journal entries to ensure appropriate compliance with Standard Operating Procedures, GAPP, and J-SOX.
• Reviews applicable government, federal, or required reports (i.e. excise tax, 1099, state liquor, census files, 8027).
• Establishes and enforces robust internal controls to safeguard hotel assets, minimizes risk and maintains the integrity of financial systems and records.
• Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit processes (year-end audits, 401K and budget forecasts).
• Reviews…