Assistant Director of Finance & Business Support

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Job Description For Assistant Director of Finance & Business Support

Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square

World Class Hotels & French Elegance Sofitel offers contemporary hotels and resorts adapted to today's more demanding and more versatile consumers who expect and appreciate beauty, quality and excellence. Whether situated in the heart of a major city like Paris, London, New York or Beijing, or nestled away in a country landscape in Morocco, Egypt, Fiji Islands or Thailand, each Sofitel property offers a genuine experience of the French " art de vivre".Sofitel and its Ambassadors link the world with French Elegance across a collection of unique addresses offering their guests and partners a personalized service enriched with emotion, performance and a passion for Excellence

Assistant Director, Finance & Business Support

At Sofitel Washington D.C. Lafayette Square, our financial operations thrive with the commitment of Ambassadors and Leaders who model our values of Guest Passion, Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Spirit of Conquest and Sustainable Performance. Showcase your leadership and numerical strengths as Assistant Director of Finance & Business Support, where your accuracy and attention to detail will inspire the same qualities in your team members.

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Director of Finance & Business Support, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Oversee day to day operations of Finance Department
• Develop an engaged, enthusiastic and service driven team of finance professions
• Recruit, develop and motivate to ensure the Finance Department is comprised of top talent
• Assist in the preparation of financial operating statements and reports in accordance with Corporate Policy/Procedure and SOX regulations
• Assist departments in the interpretation, orientation, training and analysis of revenue, payroll and expense matters
• Maintain system of accounts and controls, providing accurate data necessary for all required accounting reports and statements
• Actively involved in ensuring clean internal and external audit reports
• Prepare and post journal entries, ensuring efficient completion of all month end functions for review with Director of Finance & Business Support
• Monitor, supervise and prepare month-end balance sheet account reconciliation and analysis
• Participate in the creation of the Annual Operating & Capital Budgets, Strategic Plan and Monthly Operating Forecasts
• Coordinate and ensure that all daily, semi-monthly and monthly management reports are issued on a timely and accurate basis
• Assist in the effective utilization and integration of hotel and financial technology systems, including software applications, current and future
• Participate in Senior Duty Manager schedule, rotating with other senior managers of the hotel throughout the year
• Actively contribute to hotel overall leadership and direction
• Other tasks as assigned

Your experience and skills include:

• Professional designation or acceptable university degree with an appropriate specialization in Finance or enrolled in a recognized accounting program with progression to 4 th or 5 th level
• Minimum of 3 years hotel finance experience and previous finance experience at a management level
• Proven leadership and coaching skills with a track record of developing highly motivated and cross-trained group of progressive financial professionals
• Familiarity with hotel operating systems and software, including GFS/SUN, Hyperion, Microsoft Office, Genesis Cal Accounting, POS, Opera and Sales & Catering
• Excellent administrative, interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills

Visa Requirements: Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Your team and working environment:

• Opportunity to work with a diverse group, representative of over 20 countries worldwide
• Experienced group of individuals to train and hone innate skills and abilities

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We are 280,000 women and men placing people at the heart of what we do, and nurturing real passion for service and achievement Joining Accor means embarking on a unique life journey to imagine tomorrow's hospitality.
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