Director of Finance - Kauai Beach Resort & Spa
Job description
Join the 30-year-old company turned start-up that is making waves in Hospitality! Sign-On Bonus & Referral Bonus opportunity! (Details below)
With forty hotels and resorts and home offices in Los Angeles and Waikiki, Springboard Hospitality has reinvented itself from a successful thirty-year legacy in small-scale hospitality management. Join us as we launch our next thirty years (and beyond) as the leader in independent and soft-branded lifestyle hotels.
Be a part of a team that values innovative thinkers from diverse backgrounds to help define a new intersection of bold ideas and problem solvers.
With properties in ten U.S. states, were known for seamlessly navigating vital asset operations, from revenue management and human resources to marketing, food and beverage, and more. At Springboard, we emphasize the importance of progressive innovation as an integral component to our success.
Springboard has undergone a process of identifying five key words that define our essential characteristics. It is our belief that others who also identify with these key words as mirror images of themselves, have untapped potential to help create an innovative hotel management company while being their best selves each and every day. Those five words are...
PERSONALIZED > INDEPENDENT > DYNAMIC > CONNECTED > COLLABORATIVE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE - KAUAI BEACH RESORT
You have a strong knowledge of GAAP. And Yes, you should know what this stands for.
Your financial and technical skills are impeccable as well as your people skills. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are respected by your colleagues.
Besides having an eye for detail and considering yourself being highly organized, you have previous experience in Condotel Accounting.
These are some of the qualities that we are looking for in a Director of Finance, at the KAUAI BEACH RESORT. Are you that person?
Here is what the job would look like:
As the Director of Finance, you are the financial manager in this condotel (condominium and hotel) property. You are responsible for short and long term planning and the daily operations of the Accounting department. You will develop and recommend the department's budget and objectives and manages within those approved plans. You will participate in total hotel management as a member of the hotel's Executive Committee and is responsible for providing the timely dissemination of reports to management to assist in achieving bottom line results. You consult and clear with the Vice President and Corporate Controller any accounting transactions or control procedures which are not specifically addressed in the Springboard Hospitality's Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual, or which requires interpretation.
Additionally, you will establish, coordinate and administer all financial systems, internal controls and the property's capital plan. You will prepare and review budgets, forecasts, operating results, financial reports and tax returns in compliance with government regulations and ownership requirements.
Here are your responsibilities:
1. Establish, coordinate and administer an adequate plan for the control of operations. This plan would provide profit planning, sales forecasts, expense budgets, capital requirement/needs, cost standards and the necessary procedures for an effective plan.
2. Formulate local accounting policy, coordinate systems and procedures and prepare operating data and special reports as required to compare performance with operating plans and standards and to report and interpret the results of operations to all levels of management and ownership (where applicable) to ensure timely information is provided in order to maximize profits.
3. Act as a financial consultant; provide information on the financial impact of business decisions for all segments of management responsible for policy or action concerning any phase of the business that relates to attainment of objectives, effectiveness of policies and organization structure and procedures.
4. Establish and administer all tax filing and government reporting procedures to ensure accurate, timely information is provided in compliance with laws and regulations.
5. Monitor compliance with hotel and accounting policies and procedures, legal requirements and contractual obligations (including obligations under a management agreement) utilizing internal controls, auditing and security procedures to ensure deviations are brought to the attention of the General Manager and appropriate regional management and to protect the hotel's assets.
6. Manage the installation and maintenance of accounting computer systems and equipment to ensure optimum performance.
7. Has a fiduciary responsibility to Springboard Hospitality and management.
You may be assigned this:
Perform special projects and other responsibilities as assigned.
These are what the job requires:
Education: A four-year college degree (accounting preferred) or equivalent education/experience
Experience:
- Experience required by position is five to ten years of employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s)
- Accounting experience in a condotel setting highly preferred.
Skills and Abilities:
- Advanced knowledge of the accounting, finance and hospitality profession; requires working knowledge of the major areas and the skill to integrate and communicate that information; requires professional certification (e.g. CPA) or the equivalent level of experience;
- Ability to study, analyze and interpret complex activities or information in order to improve known practices or develop new approaches; ability to make decisions based on only general policies and procedures;
- Must possess effective communication skills, verbal and written, being able to articulate and present yourself in a professional demeanor as you deal with colleagues, owners, guests and management.
Our expectations from you:
- Abide by payroll policies, procedures, Meals and Rest Period policy and Springboard Hospitality's Rules of Conduct.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of all hotel safety and security procedures as required maintaining a secure and safe environment for associates as well as guests.
- Report any unusual occurrences and/or request to the General Manager.
- Read and abide by all the regulations and rules of conduct stated in the Team Member Handbook.
No. of associates supervised: One to Five Associates
Travel required: May travel to other Springboard properties and corporate, for meetings, trainings and task force assignments.
Hours Required: Forty to fifty hours over a five-day period; scheduled days and times may vary based on need
Sign-On Bonus: $8,000.00
Retention Bonus opportunity with more details to follow
Referral Bonus: $5,000.00
Springboard is proud EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $130,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Lihue, HI 96766: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (Preferred)
Experience:
- Finance: 5 years (Required)
- Hospitality: 3 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
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