Director of Finance

Location: On Site - Santa Monica, California, United States Salary: $160,000-$170,000 + 25% bonus Skills: Hotel Accounting, USALI, Budgeting, Forecasting, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Financial Modeling, GAAP, Multi-Property, Month-End Close, M3, CPA, BI About the Hospitality Company / The Opportunity: Join a hospitality organization overseeing a portfolio of three hotels, where accurate financial management and thoughtful operational improvements support strong guest experiences and long-term performance. As Director of Finance, you will partner with executive leadership and ownership, shape portfolio-wide financial strategy, and lead a hands‑on finance team. This is an opportunity to modernize processes, strengthen controls, and deliver measurable results across multiple properties. Responsibilities: Lead finance and accounting operations across three hotel properties, ensuring accurate, consistent reporting and effective financial controls. Advise executive leadership and ownership on financial performance, portfolio strategy, investments, and operational decisions. Direct budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, working capital management, and analysis of financial results and variances. Assess capital expenditures and business opportunities through financial modeling, feasibility analysis, scenario planning, and ROI evaluations. Oversee general ledger, payables, receivables, reconciliations, cash management, and month‑end and year‑end close. Lead cost‑control programs and process improvements, tracking initiatives through implementation and validating realized savings and operational benefits. Improve shared‑services workflows and lead financial technology initiatives, including reporting tools, integrations, and automation. Manage audits and compliance activities while developing a high‑performing finance and accounting team. Must-Have Skills: At least 5 years of progressive hospitality finance and accounting experience, including 3 years in a senior financial leadership role. Strong knowledge of hotel accounting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, cash flow management, and internal controls. Expertise in GAAP and the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI). Experience leading cost‑reduction or process‑redesign initiatives through implementation and measurable results. Advanced Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, data analysis, and financial reporting capabilities. Demonstrated ability to lead and develop accounting teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver projects independently. Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and business judgment skills. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Nice-to-Have Skills: Multi‑property or portfolio‑level hospitality finance experience, including shared accounting and consolidated reporting. CPA or MBA. Experience with M3, OPERA, and business intelligence platforms. Experience implementing or optimizing financial systems, software integrations, workflow automation, or reporting tools. Familiarity with AI‑enabled financial tools, data safeguards, and appropriate human review. #J-18808-Ljbffr Talently