Director Of Finance & Business Support - Maynooth, County Kildare

Director of Finance & Business Support - Maynooth, County Kildare

Company Description

Your future, our commitment.

There has never been a more exciting time to embark on a career with us. Carton House has re-opened as the first and only member of the Fairmont Hotel and Resorts brand in Ireland, one of the worlds most storied hotel brands.

We invite you to join us in writing the next chapter of the Carton House story. We want to meet people with a passion for service, innovation and going the extra mile for both our guests and colleagues. In doing so, we offer a workplace that puts excellence and innovation at the forefront while championing a diverse and inclusive team.

Begin writing your story here...

Job Description

An exceptional opportunity presents itself for a Director of Finance and Business Support to be part of the Carton House Resort Executive team. As Director of Finance and Business Support you will drive the finance function of the hotel.

Reporting into the Resort General Manager, and working closely with Fairmont Corporate Finance team, you are part of the executive committee and bring your expertise to support the executive department and all operational departments in their choices, decisions and their search for quality and results, and optimising operating costs and capitalising on cross pollination of business opportunities

Responsibilities

• Managing the finance function, finance team and purchasing.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts including Profit and Loss Account, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, and weekly financial reports including forecasting of profits, cash and payroll.
• Preparation for audit, VAT and payroll taxes, including compliance with payment deadlines.
• Management of Income Audit, Payroll, Cash/Bank Control, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable but also contracts management.
• Ensure compliance with all departmental/company procedures and highlighting issues if necessary.  Work closely with Accor Procurement and IT teams to optimize and leverage existing platform and infrastructure.
• Ensure the accuracy and efficiency of monthly, quarterly and annual accounts closures within the deadlines set and using the tools defined by Accor.
• Work closely with wider hotel team to ensure a functional understanding of departmental financial reporting and other metrics including wage %, key drivers and P&Ls.
• Supervise the preparation of the financial audit and coordinate the audit process.

Business Strategy

• Participate in the development of business strategy in line with the resorts vision, mission and business objectives and develop a strategy for growth across the all areas targeted within the resorts 5-year business plan. Establish and lead the Strategic 5Y plan.
• Business Plans, Budgets & forecast.
• Oversee and challenge the annual budget and monthly forecast in order to monitor progress and present financial metrics both internally and externally.

Commercial insight

• In collaboration with the Sales and Marketing Department and the Revenue Management Department, analyse the commercial operations and competitive trends to establish tactical recommendations and strategies for the short, medium and long term
• Provide local management and the management company/owners with objective analysis of business performance, highlighting key issues and opportunities.

Specific Business Proposals

Assess the benefits of all prospective spends and contracts and advise the general manager and Owners on programme design and implementation matters. To the extent such proposals involve CapEX activity, legal, financial and other advisors as appropriate.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Strong problem solving abilities
• Highly responsible & reliable
• Ability to work cohesively as part of a team
• Ability to focus attention on both guest needs, while balancing colleague needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times
• Gracious and charming, delivering emotional experience with each individual guests
• Empathetic leader, you are keen to build emotional connection with your colleagues, help them develop their strength and provide regular and constructive feedback.
• You understand the meaning and importance of discretion. 
• You provide effective leadership to the finance function including identifying key financial drivers in order to enhance the value creation capability of the resort.
• Effectively lead team in the development of the financial component of strategy

You will have 5 years of experience in finance and be able to illustrate previous successes in a comparable luxury environment.

You must have a graduate degree in business or equivalent together with a professional accounting qualification e.g. ACCA , CPA, with a strategic knowledge of the hospitality business and financial management.

Previous Flag/Management company experience is a necessity – reporting in a corporate environment etc previous experience in running a Common Property Management company P&L

You ensure a good communication of the Finance information and maintain excellent relationship and partnership with all the different hotel stakeholders (Owners, Fairmiont Luxury Division, Banks etc.)

Previous experience in Ireland is preferable.

Qualifications

Graduate degree in business or equivalent together with a professional accounting qualification e.g. ACCA , CPA, with a strategic knowledge of the hospitality business and financial management.

Additional Information

At Carton House, a Fairmont Managed Hotel, we put culture at the center of everything we do.

We do this because we believe that happier employees mean a more successful business; because we value all team members of all levels of seniority; because we recognise that it is our people who fuel our long-term growth and future success.

Our people are our lifeblood.

"Diversity & Inclusion for Accor means welcoming each and everyone and respecting their differences by giving priority only to qualities and skills in extending employment and development opportunities.

Our ambition is to provide meaningful employment, a warm  and welcoming culture, excellent working conditions and to promote the development of all people, including those with disabilities.

Do not hesitate to let us know of any specific needs you may have so that we can take them into consideration."