Vice President - Finance - Hospitality

Primary Responsibilities :

- Direct financial planning and budget management functions.

- Recommend benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating performance.

- Monitor and analyse monthly operating results against budget.

- Oversee daily operations of the finance and accounting department.

- Manage the preparation of all financial reports.

- Manage the preparation of financial outlooks and financial forecasts.

- Manage and ensure timely filing of statutory returns, viz., TDS, VAT, PF, ESI, etc.

- Prepare financial analysis for contract negotiations and product investment decisions.

- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal budgetary reporting requirements.

- Work with department managers to develop business plans.

- Assist in establishing short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.

- Design, establish, and maintain an organizational structure to effectively accomplish the departments goals and objectives.

- Serve on planning and policy-making committees.

- Serve as primary government liaison relative to financial issues.

- Coordinate financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements.

Additional Responsibilities :

- Represent the company externally to government agencies, auditors, and the stake holders.

- Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate department staff.

- Provide accounting policy orientation for new staff.

- Coordinate with the management of the MIS department to ensure company objectives are met.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements :

- Masters Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business with strong Accounting experience.

- Five (5) to Ten (10) years work experience in a mid to senior level finance or accounting position, preferably in a hospitality industry.

- Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

- Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems.

- Knowledge of federal and state financial regulations.

- Ability to analyse financial data and prepare financial reports, statements and projections.

- Working knowledge of short and long term budgeting and forecasting, rolling budgets, and product-line profitability analysis.

- Small and large project/program orientation.

- Good communication and negotiation skills.

- Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight time frames and simultaneously manage several projects.