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Don’t just function, flourish. With EVT Connect Hospitality. The EVT Connect Hospitality team is trusted for delivering best-in-class commercial insight, operational excellence, and revenue performance across a dynamic portfolio of hotels.

We exist to create experiences and properties that escape the ordinary, guided by our Vision, Purpose, and Values of Empowerment, Possibilities, and Community.

At EVT Connect Hospitality, we achieve success by growing revenue above market, maximising assets, and driving business transformation through strong commercial leadership and collaboration.

Position Overview:

The Hotel Financial Controller (FC) is accountable for managing the daily financial and accounting operations for a portfolio of hotels across Australia and/or New Zealand. There are a total of 23 hotels (and growing), ranging from limited and mid-scale to luxury and lifestyle sectors. Depending on the complexity, an FC typically manages 3 to 8 hotels. This role is pivotal in ensuring financial accuracy and efficiency, requiring a strong technology mindset and a focus on automating recurring tasks to streamline processes.

The FC reports directly to the Vice President Hotel Finance and collaborates closely with the Accounts Payable (AP) Manager and the Accounts Receivable (AR) Manager to ensure seamless collections and payments for the designated hotels. Additionally, the FC works with the Offshore Delivery Team to ensure the accurate recording of daily transactional activities, such as revenue journals and bank reconciliations.

The FC is focused on both the commercial side of the business as well as compliance and reporting. The FC will ensure the continued improvement of processes which will in turn deliver meaningful management reporting including accurate profit and loss, balance sheet integrity, surprise free audits, yearly budgeting process, monthly forecasting, working capital and cash control.

Key Responsibilities include:

General

· Working with the Vice President Hotel Finance to effectively manage, support and provide training to all employees in the Finance Department.

· To liaise with the hotel management teams to ensure cost effective measures are in place to enhance their respective profitability.

Financial Reporting & General Ledger

· Produce accurate monthly P&L and balance sheet within stipulated timeframes, reviewed with the General Manager / Hotel Manager and Vice President Hotel Finance.

· Maintain general ledger reconciliations and all required compliance documentation.

· Accountable for all EOM reporting (BS, P&L, Key metrics, Commentary) and ensure its timely, accurate and complete whether used internally or externally (owners).

· Check the daily revenue flash for accuracy and investigate unusual transaction with the appropriate department manager.

· Ensure the cashbook (bank reconciliation) is maintained accurately on a daily basis, with variances immediately investigated and resolved.

· Accountable for Food & Beverage outlet operating analysis and COS tracking with the Executive Chef and R&B Directors (if applicable).

· Accountable for monitoring and controlling the cashflow for the properties.

· Responsible to come up with strategies to improve the profitability of the hotels.

· Responsible for the preparation and review of the annual budgets and monthly forecasting.

· Responsible to represent the finance department for relevant hotels during monthly management meetings.

Payroll & Compliance

· Oversee payroll preparation, accuracy checks, and bank submission.

· Ensure compliance with applicable aware provisions, tax legislation, and HR regulations; advise department managers as required.

· Adhere to all payroll controls and wages disbursement procedures.

· Maintain accurate and complete employee files.

· Understand the rostering system and oversee that payroll costs are recorded in the correct department.

· Prepare and lodge all statutory returns (GST, FBT, and other compliance documentation) by required due dates.

Accounts Payable & Purchasing

· Collaborate closely with Accounts Payable (AP) Manger to ensure all invoices are authorised in accordance with hotel policy, correctly coded, and matched to goods received and purchase orders.

· Oversee reconciled creditor statements and authorise timely EFT and cheque payments.

· Oversee purchasing procedures, monthly stock takes, and accurate cost-of-sales calculations; address any variances promptly.

Accounts Receivable

· Collaborate with Accounts Receivable (AR) Manager to review guest ledger and delinquent debtors weekly, taking necessary action to ensure collection of outstanding balances.

· Collaborate with AR Manager to develop, implement, and administer appropriate credit policies and procedures.

Internal Controls & Risk Management

· Implement and maintain accounting controls across payroll, cashiering, accounts payable, and accounts receivable to safeguard hotel assets and ensure data integrity.

· Enforce a disciplined financial control environment throughout the hotel.

· Participate in risk management and ensure the hotel remains compliant with all current legal requirements.

· Support internal and external audits with timely and accurate documentation. Responsible for any audit findings and follow-up.

Business Partnering & Planning

· Provide General Manager / Hotel Manager with sound business advice on proposed activities, cash flow, break-even analysis and feasibilities.

· Support Vice President Hotel Finance optimising financial performance of the hotel portfolio.

· Build trust relations with key partners and stakeholders and act as the local point of contact for hotel staff on finance related matters.

· Lead budget preparation, forecasting, variance analysis, and daily/weekly/monthly management reporting.

· Monitor and control revenue, expenses, and working capital within the agreed budget framework.

· Develop and cross-train all accounting staff for career advancement.

· Act as a proactive member of the management team, contributing to the broader operations of the hotel as directed.

Off-shore delivery team

· Accountable for all transactions recorded by the offshore team

Process and Policy

· Actively involved and support the ongoing evaluation of finance Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and responsible to raise shortcomings in design and implementation of the SOP’s.

· Ensure all finance SOPs are operating effectively.

· Ensure breaches in finance SOPs are investigated, escalated and measures are put in place to rectify.

System & Procedures

· To effectively use and monitor all hotel financial systems (ERP, Procurement, Payroll and BI) with a view to improving and streamlining procedures.

· Ensures compliance with management contract and reporting requirements.

· Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures.

People & Culture

· Be part of a team that works together with trust and takes responsibility to meet the goals of the department and the hotel.

· Implement training initiatives with particular emphasis on coordinated and structured on the job training aligned with service standards and service procedures.

· Enforce and ensure adherence to legal guidelines, compliance protocols and in-house policies across Group to maintain the Group businesses’ legality and business ethics and to ensure the protection of the licence to operate the Group businesses.

The successful candidate will have:

· 5 + year plus experience within a similar role. Hotel experience is a must.

· The ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Experience in NetSuite (preferable).

· Self-motivation and a drive to succeed with the willingness to work as part of a high-performance team.

· A demonstrated sense of initiative, problem solving capability and ability to work with little supervision.

Qualifications

· CPA / CA qualification preferred or alternatively in the process of obtaining these