Director of Finance & Accounting - Hands-On Finance & Accounting | Hospitality & Food & Beverage

Director of Finance & Accounting – Hands-On Finance & Accounting | Hospitality & Food & Beverage

Location: Miami, FL | On-site

Compensation: $90,000–$120,000/year, depending on experience; exceptional candidates slightly above the range may be considered

KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, has an immediate opening for a Director of Finance / Accounting – Hands-On Finance & Accounting | Hospitality & Food & Beverage.

Position Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced, hands-on finance and accounting professional to oversee the day-to-day financial operations of a multifaceted luxury hospitality and membership property in Miami. The operation includes a private members club, boutique hotel, multiple restaurants and food & beverage outlets, private events, membership and programming, and workplace/office spaces.

This individual will serve as the primary on-site finance resource in Miami and work closely with the company's CFO and established finance team in Dallas. This is a highly hands-on role requiring someone equally comfortable analyzing financial performance, partnering with operational leaders, and personally handling day-to-day accounting activities.

The ideal candidate brings strong hospitality finance experience, particularly within food & beverage operations, and understands the financial and accounting complexities associated with multiple revenue streams, hospitality inventory, COGS, and partnership entities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee day-to-day finance and accounting activities for the Miami operation.
• Perform hands-on accounting functions including journal entries, invoice processing, accounts payable and receivable, payment application, vendor invoice review, and monitoring outstanding balances.
• Monitor and analyze revenue, expenses, labor, COGS, and other key operating and financial results across multiple business lines.
• Provide financial analysis and operational insight to property leadership to support informed business decisions.
• Establish, strengthen, and maintain financial procedures and internal controls for the property.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities and collaborate with the Dallas finance team on month-end reporting and P&L preparation.
• Provide the Dallas finance team with accurate financial data, supporting documentation, files, and other information required for consolidated reporting.
• Partner with department leaders across hotel operations, food & beverage, events, membership, programming, marketing, and workplace operations to understand financial performance and support business needs.
• Work with department leaders on internal budgets, spend tracking, labor costs, event and activation costs, and identification of areas of over- or underspend.
• Support financial reporting across multiple revenue streams and entities, including partnership and royalty reporting.
• Oversee and monitor COGS and cost controls related to food & beverage and hospitality inventory.
• Serve as the finance liaison with the third-party vendor supporting inventory and COGS management.
• Retrieve payroll information and process payroll through Paycom or a comparable payroll system.
• Support audits and financial review or compliance activities as needed.
• Help improve and structure financial processes as the Miami operation and broader organization continue to grow.
• Occasional travel to Dallas to collaborate with the corporate finance team and visit company properties.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Hospitality finance/accounting experience required, including hands-on food & beverage experience.
• Food & beverage COGS, inventory accounting, and cost-control experience required.
• Experience supporting a multifaceted hospitality environment with multiple revenue streams such as hotels, restaurants/food & beverage, private clubs, events, or similar operations strongly preferred.
• Hands-on accounting experience including journal entries, invoice processing, accounts payable/receivable, payment application, and vendor invoice review.
• Strong experience with financial reporting and analysis, P&L management, budgeting and spend analysis, month-end/year-end close, accounting operations, and internal controls.
• Strong financial analysis skills with the ability to analyze revenue, expenses, labor, COGS, and operating performance and provide actionable financial insight to department leaders.
• Experience working with multiple entities or revenue streams; partnership and/or royalty reporting experience is a plus.
• Experience processing payroll and working with payroll systems such as Paycom or comparable platforms.
• Experience working with hospitality accounting, point-of-sale, inventory, and financial systems. Current systems include QuickBooks, Paycom, Shoebox, and POS platforms, with Restaurant365 being implemented; experience with these specific systems is not required.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with operational department heads, corporate finance, and senior leadership.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced hospitality environment.
• High level of integrity, discretion, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Hands-on, collaborative, and self-sufficient approach with the willingness to step outside a narrowly defined scope when needed to support the operation.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort serving as the primary on-site finance resource while collaborating closely with an established corporate finance team.
• CPA is not required.

Work Environment

This is an on-site position in Miami, Florida. Standard office hours are approximately 9:00 AM–6:00 PM, with schedule flexibility occasionally required for events, special projects, or operational needs.

The role will initially operate as the primary on-site finance resource in Miami with support from the established corporate finance team in Dallas. The company may consider adding local finance support as the operation continues to grow.