Cluster Financial Controller - Sardinia, Italy
Belmond · Porto Cervo
We’re Hiring | Cluster Finance Controller
An exceptional career opportunity for a senior hospitality finance leader to join two ultra-luxury resort hotels in Sardinia in a cluster leadership role.
We are seeking a strategic, commercially minded Cluster Finance Controller to lead financial operations, controls, and business performance across two flagship luxury properties.
Key Responsabilities:
Financial Control:
- Overseeing all sales, purchasing, salaries and expenses
- Implementing and reviewing Financial policies
- Audit compliance including actioning recommendations and liaising with internal stakeholders
Financial Reporting:
- Production of monthly financial reporting GAAP
- Overseeing budgeting & forecasting process and long term planning
- Monthly and annual reporting
Financial Performance:
- Responsible for monitoring budgets and for reporting major deviations of over-expenditure, under-budgeting or non-compliance to the approved budget
- Business partner with two General Managers implementing controls, solutions, and action plans
- Assist the General Managers in establishing local policies, rules, internal controls and safeguards that ensure profitability and control of operations
- Advise and provide counsel to the General Managers, HODs and finance teams on all financial matters
Treasury & Tax
- Treasury management, cash planning, reviewing the cash position in order to optimize the use of funds and minimize the volume of cash being held in the business
- Review all changes of tax laws and accounting policies, assess their implications on the business and ensure the finance team implements appropriate changes
Other
- Support the financial function of any opening of new products.
- Assist with the accounting related to any hotel or other asset sales, product closure and ownership changes
- Together with the General Managers, manage the relations with third party, owners and/or partners
- Facilitate the best communication and reporting between the Belmond regional office in Milan and the Cheval Blanc corporate offices in Paris
- Communicate relevant information to the Divisional Financial Controllers and the General Managers
Requirements
- Proven experience as Director of Finance / Financial Controller in luxury or ultra-luxury hotels or resorts
- Strong cluster / multi-property exposure preferred
- Solid leadership skills with commercial mindset and hands-on approach
- Fluent in English and Italian
Benefits
· Permanent employment contract in accordance to C.C.N.L. Settore Turismo (Confindustria)
· Accommodation
· Company Car
· Ongoing learning and career development opportunities
· Complimentary staff meals