Director of Finance

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The beautiful and historic Renaissance Des Moines Savery hotel is seeking an experienced and strategic Director of Finance to join our leadership Team. This role is vital in overseeing, directing, and administering all financial operations of the hotel. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in hospitality finance, a collaborative spirit, and the ability to drive financial performance while supporting operational excellence.

• Hotel or hospitality industry experience strongly preferred
• Supervise the financial department, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, auditing, payroll, general accounting, and cashiers.
• Plan and implement financial procedures and systems.
• Prepare financial analysis of hotel operations.
• Prepare reports outlining hotel’s financial position in areas of income, expense, and earnings based on past, present, and future operations.
• Direct preparation of budgets and financial forecasts.
• Prepare governmental reports and handle all inquiries from governmental agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service.
• Maintain file of all contracts, insurance policies, tax reports, expenses, payroll, etc.
• Develop short- and long-term financial plans for the hotel that support overall StepStone objectives.
• Prepare annual hotel budget.
• Monitor the performance of the hotel through verification and analysis of monthly financial reports.
• Participate in the Executive committee including sharing and communicating knowledge and by attending weekly or monthly meetings.

Requirements :

Software Experience Preferred :

M3 Accounting Core - for Accounts Payable functions & General Ledger entries

Profitsword - for Income Journal, Forecasting, & Budgeting

Lightspeed - mainly used for Accounts Receivable

Microsoft Excel - general use

Paylocity - payroll functions

Stepstone Hospitality and the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel are Equal Opportunity Employers EOE / M / F / D / V