Senior Director, Finance

Job Description

Job Description

COMPANY PROFILE: EQUINOX HOTELS

Equinox Hotels is a luxury lifestyle hospitality brand built on the evolution of Equinox and its experience-defining approach. Adapting Equinox’s founding principles to hospitality, the brand has envisioned and introduced a new category of modern luxury - purposeful, performance-driven, and restorative.

Equinox Hotels is designed to amplify each guest’s stay at the intersection of work, play, movement, nourishment, and regeneration. These pillars are woven into every touchpoint, expressed through meticulous attention to detail and elevated service standards, the on-site fitness Club, Food & Beverage, The Spa by Equinox Hotels, and the in-room experience. Born from an esteemed global fitness platform with a loyal following in major cities worldwide, Equinox Hotels occupies a category of its own - where hospitality, wellness, and lifestyle converge for a guest who values design, discretion, performance, and personalization over traditional luxury formality.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the financial infrastructure of a growing luxury hospitality brand at a formative stage. As Senior Director of Finance, you will serve as the senior corporate finance leader for Equinox Hotels, supporting the President and leadership team as the portfolio expands from its current flagship operation to multiple properties.

The Senior Director of Finance is responsible for corporate and portfolio financial planning, accounting oversight, reporting, internal controls, owner and lender reporting, and finance systems. The role also provides direct leadership and support to property Directors of Finance (DOFs), establishing consistent standards and scalable processes across the portfolio.

You will report directly to the President and operate as a trusted financial partner to leadership, ownership, and hotel teams, balancing hands-on execution with forward-looking analysis. The right person will be equally comfortable reviewing a hotel P&L, improving an accounting process, guiding a DOF, presenting to ownership, and building the tools required to support growth.

ROLE SCOPE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as the senior corporate finance partner to the President and leadership team, providing insight and recommendations on financial planning, budgeting, capital allocation, cash flow, and business performance.
• Develop and maintain multi-year forecasts, scenario analyses, annual budgets, and portfolio performance models that support operating and growth decisions.
• Develop and continuously refine the financial reporting infrastructure, ensuring leadership and ownership receive timely, accurate, and actionable insight into performance, trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Partner with functional and hotel leaders to define and track KPIs, translating operational activity into financial outcomes and identifying opportunities to improve profitability and productivity.

Property Finance Leadership & Performance Management

• Directly lead, mentor, and develop property Directors of Finance, establishing clear expectations for financial performance, reporting quality, controls, and partnership with General Managers and operating leaders.
• Establish and maintain standardized accounting policies, reporting frameworks, chart-of-accounts standards, and internal control requirements across corporate and property finance teams.
• Conduct regular property financial and operational reviews, including GOP, EBITDA, NOI, forecast accuracy, cost controls, productivity, working capital, and other relevant performance measures.
• Support property DOFs in budgeting, forecasting, audits, owner reporting, corrective action plans, and the resolution of significant accounting or control matters.
• Ensure property Directors of Finance comply with HMA terms, including but not limited to fee calculations, allocations, and reporting requirements.

Ownership, Asset Management & Lender Relations

• Serve as a key financial interface with ownership and investment partners, managing reporting cadences, responding to financial inquiries, and supporting alignment between ownership objectives and operational execution.
• Review annual business plans and capital expenditure programs and provide recommendations to leadership and ownership; monitor property performance against approved plans and investment objectives.
• Serve as the day-to-day finance contact for lenders across reporting, covenant compliance, appraisals, and site visits; support refinancing and new financing initiatives.
• Monitor financial obligations under leases, hotel management agreements, loan documents, and other material agreements, coordinating with leadership and legal counsel when interpretation or amendments are required.
• Support the negotiation of amendments to hotel management agreements, loan documents, and partnership or shareholder agreements, working with leadership and outside counsel.
• Support ongoing asset reviews and value-creation initiatives focused on revenue growth, margin improvement, cash flow, NOI, and long-term asset performance.

Accounting, SOP Governance & Internal Controls

• Oversee corporate and portfolio accounting processes, treasury and cash management reporting, consolidations, and close/reporting disciplines, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Establish, implement, and continuously refine finance and accounting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across corporate and property teams.
• Maintain a robust internal control framework to safeguard assets and promote financial integrity; conduct periodic control and process reviews, identify gaps, and coordinate corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP (IFRS Internationally) and applicable accounting standards, federal, state, and local tax requirements, management agreements, lender requirements, and ownership reporting standards. 

Audit, Tax & Compliance

• Coordinate and oversee external audit processes at corporate and property levels, including audit schedules, financial statements, supporting documentation, and timely resolution of findings.
• Serve as a primary finance contact for external auditors, tax advisors, ownership representatives, and other financial stakeholders.
• Coordinate tax compliance and reporting with internal and external resources, ensuring required filings and support are complete and timely. (US)
• Stay current on labor policies, regulations, and collective bargaining requirements that affect the operating portfolio, partnering with Operations and People teams on financial and compliance implications. (US)

Financial Systems & Reporting Infrastructure

• Own the functional roadmap and administration of finance and reporting systems, including accounting platforms, consolidation and reporting tools, and integrations with PMS, POS, and other operating systems.
• Partner with internal resources, external vendors, and consultants to select, implement, integrate, maintain, and improve financial systems and reporting tools appropriate for a scalable multi-property operation.
• Maintain data integrity, reporting structures, and standardized financial master data; identify opportunities to automate recurring processes and improve efficiency and control.
• Coordinate troubleshooting, upgrades, and finance-system enhancements, ensuring business continuity and appropriate documentation.

Growth & Expansion

• Assist Development Team as needed to build and present pro forma financial models for new properties, development opportunities, and potential acquisitions, including market assumptions, scenario modeling, and investment-return analysis.
• Partner with Development, Operations, PropCo, and ownership groups on financial diligence, underwriting support, pre-opening planning, and evaluation of new opportunities.
• Support market and competitive analyses and assess the operating and capital implications of proposed growth initiatives.
• Maintain short- and long-term cash flow and capital forecasts to support liquidity planning and portfolio growth.

Team & Culture

• Build and develop a high-performing finance organization as the portfolio grows, creating clear accountability, strong technical standards, and consistent development opportunities for finance leaders.
• Communicate financial complexity clearly to non-finance audiences, helping leaders understand performance drivers, tradeoffs, and actions required.
• Promote a culture of precision, discipline, transparency, continuous improvement, and high performance aligned with the Equinox Hotels brand.

 

 

WHO YOU ARE

• You are a seasoned hospitality finance leader who is equally comfortable working with ownership and senior leadership and operating in the details of hotel financial performance. You thrive in a lean, entrepreneurial environment where the finance leader is expected to be hands-on, resourceful, commercially minded, and accountable for execution.
• You think and act like a partner, not just a function head.
• You combine strategic perspective with strong accounting and operational finance discipline, and you know when to move from analysis to action.
• You communicate financial complexity clearly to ownership groups, hotel operators, executive teams, and non-finance partners, earning trust through accuracy, consistency, and sound judgment.
• You are forward-looking: you do not simply report what happened; you identify what is changing, why it matters, and what should happen next.
• You are comfortable building and improving processes in an evolving organization without sacrificing control, accuracy, or accountability.
• You are a strong coach and team builder who can elevate property finance leaders while maintaining clear standards across the portfolio.
• You are a multiplier — people grow professionally around you, and you create the conditions for that intentionally.
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and growth, and you understand that scaling from one hotel to a multi-property portfolio requires stronger systems, governance, and consistency at every stage.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Required

• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including significant leadership experience in the hospitality industry.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing hotel financial operations across portfolio of properties, with direct exposure to property Directors of Finance or comparable finance leaders.
• Strong command of hotel financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, internal controls, audits, cash flow, and owner reporting.
• Meaningful experience with asset management, ownership structures, management agreements, and lender or financing requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to build or improve scalable financial processes, reporting infrastructure, and SOPs in a lean or growing organization.
• Strong relationship-management and communication skills with ownership, operators, auditors, lenders, vendors, and senior leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Preferred

• CPA, MBA, or other relevant advanced credentials.
• Experience in luxury or lifestyle hospitality brands and multi-property environments.
• Background in real estate finance, asset management, development, or other asset-intensive businesses.
• Experience evaluating, implementing, integrating, and administering hotel finance and reporting systems.

COMPENSATION PACKAGE

• Base Salary: $240,000.00 to $250,000.00 (commensurate with experience)
• Annual Incentive Bonus: 30% target bonus opportunity
• Benefits/Perquisites: Complimentary Equinox Club “All Access” Membership for one (1)

 

Equinox Hotels is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.