Director of Finance

Overview

Sunseeker Resort Florida Gulf Coast, by Curio is a stunning waterfront destination located in Southwest Florida, offering the perfect blend of luxury and leisure. With 785 guest rooms and more than 60,000 square feet of event and meeting space, the resort is designed to accommodate both upscale leisure getaways and dynamic business gatherings. Guests can indulge in an impressive collection of 18 food and beverage outlets, from fine dining to casual coastal fare, showcasing flavors from around the world.

The resort also features a luxurious pool scene, including the largest rooftop pool in Florida, providing sweeping views of Charlotte Harbor and an elevated, resort-style experience. Sunseeker is where elevated hospitality meets sun-soaked relaxation.

The Director of Finance is a strategic financial leader, and member of the hotel’s Executive Committee, responsible for overseeing all accounting and financial operations for the resort. This role ensures the integrity of financial reporting, maximizes profitability, maintains strong internal controls, oversees payroll and supports the resort’s leaders with insightful financial analysis and guidance. In addition, the Director is responsible for accurate financial statement reporting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

All duties are performed in accordance with department and Sunseeker Resorts policies, practices, and procedures.

• Serve as a trusted financial advisor to the Executive Committee, resort, and ownership.
• Lead the development and execution of annual budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans.
• Analyze financial performance, identify trends, and recommend strategies to improve profitability, labor, and cost controls.
• Support revenue optimization efforts in partnership with Revenue Management and Sales.
• Oversee all accounting functions including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash management, and fixed assets.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements in accordance with GAAP, Hilton standards, and ownership requirements.
• Ensure hotels’ compliance on all regulatory licenses and permits, leases, contracts, legal agreements, and the proper execution of all operational taxes.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes.
• Maintain strong internal controls to safeguard hotel assets and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, tax requirements, and audit standards.
• Act as primary liaison for internal and external audits.
• Collaborates with resort management team to ensure accuracy and understanding of financial statements so that they can more effectively manage their departments.
• Develop and maintain effective client, vendor, and customer rapport for mutually beneficial business relationships.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment when evaluating new programs, new services and new ideas.
• Stay abreast of property goals in order to create, support and present departmental goals to executive leadership.
• Continue to learn and be on the forefront of new technology for the hotel industry.
• Proactively liaise with other departments when opportunities present themselves.
• Develop collaborative relationships and synergy with all support departments such as Convention Sales & Services, Facilities, Security, Front Services, Front Office, F&B, Golf Course and Executive Offices.
• Foster a management team that possesses and delivers on key strategies of guest service, Team Member relations, team cooperation, financial responsibility and asset management.
• Ensure all accounting and Team Member relations matters are handled in compliance with company policy.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of progressively responsible hotel finance or accounting experience, including leadership responsibility at the property level.
• Strong…