Director of Finance

Director Of Finance

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.

Position Responsibilities/Duties:

• 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

Combination of Education and Experience will be considered. Sunseeker Resorts performs criminal background checks on all candidates. Candidates will need to be authorized to work in the US as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986. Sunseeker Resorts uses E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. For more details on E-Verify visit e-verify.gov.

Education & Experience:

• 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 working knowledge of hotel financial systems, forecasting, budgeting, and cost controls.
• Proficiency with Hilton systems and tools (e.g., OnQ) preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft F&O and Profitswordaccounting software and/or Craftable procurement software preferred
• Experience with payroll systems (Workday) preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Ability to work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent customer service skills
• Ability to function well under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and meet established deadlines
• Must possess mature personal discretion and sound judgment
• Strong leadership abilities, sound judgment, superior problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical and project management skills, with particular attention to quality and detail
• Interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all business contacts
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to communicate with multiple levels of management
• Must have advanced computer capabilities

Compensation: $150,000 - $150,000

Pyramid Global Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Actual compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years & depth of experience, certifications and specific office location. This may differ in other locations due to cost of labor considerations.