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Lotte Hotels and Resorts

Hospitality · 615 people

Director of Finance

Posted 19 Oct

What’s this role about? The Director of Finance serves as the senior financial leader responsible for the integrity of financial operations, reporting, and strategic planning for the hotel. They act as a business partner to the General Manager while overseeing accounting functions, internal controls, and the development of the finance team.

Chicago, Illinois
On-site
Full-time
10+ years exp
Bachelor degree or Postgraduate degree

Skills required

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Company

About Lotte Hotels and Resorts LOTTE HOTELS & RESORTS, the largest hotel group in Korea, is expanding beyond Asia to become a global brand. We aim to be a brand that deeply moves the hearts of our guests with consistent quality of services and facilities in all LOTTE chain hotels across the world. For our guests who pursue a balanced lifestyle and know the value of refinement, LOTTE HOTELS & RESORTS provides caring services and stylish, modern and comfortable rooms. Haute cuisine and state-of-the-art hotel facilities also offer the guests truly unique experiences. We hope our guests will find balance in their lives through sublime relaxation at our hotels and resorts.

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LLotte Hotels and Resorts logo
5,001-10,000 employees
Hospitality
Public Company

Responsibilities

  • The Director of Finance is the hotel’s senior financial leader, responsible
  • for the integrity, accuracy, and effectiveness of financial operations,
  • reporting, controls, planning, and analysis. The position serves as a
  • strategic business partner to the General Manager and works closely with the
  • LOTTE Headquarters Expatriate to provide timely financial information,
  • support hotel performance, and maintain alignment with company and
  • headquarters requirements. The role provides financial leadership to
  • department heads while safeguarding hotel assets and ensuring sound fiscal
  • stewardship.
  • Reports to: General Manager; Collaborative/dotted-line relationship through the
  • General Manager and Expatriate to LOTTE HQ in South Korea.
  • Direct Reports: Assistant Director of Finance and two Accounting Clerks
  • Serve as the primary financial advisor to hotel leadership, providing clear
  • analysis and recommendations that support operational and strategic
  • decision-making.
  • Partner closely with the General Manager on financial performance, operating
  • priorities, cost management, capital planning, risks, and business
  • opportunities.
  • Work collaboratively with the LOTTE Headquarters Expatriate to support
  • communication, reporting, financial analysis, and alignment with LOTTE
  • headquarters expectations.
  • Maintain effective communication with headquarters regarding financial
  • performance, forecasts, budgets, material variances, risks, and other
  • required financial matters.
  • Lead preparation of the annual operating budget, capital expenditure budget,
  • forecasts, projections, and other financial plans.
  • Monitor actual results against budget and forecast; identify material
  • variances, explain business drivers, and develop appropriate recommendations
  • with hotel leadership.
  • Oversee preparation and timely distribution of accurate financial statements,
  • management reports, key performance indicators, cash reporting, and other
  • required schedules.
  • Provide financial insight to department leaders to strengthen revenue
  • performance, labor and expense management, and overall profitability.
  • Oversee all hotel accounting functions, including general ledger, accounts
  • receivable, accounts payable, cash management, income audit, payroll-related
  • accounting, reconciliations, and financial close processes.
  • Ensure financial activities and records are completed within established
  • deadlines and in accordance with hotel and company policies, Generally
  • Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform System of Accounts for the
  • Lodging Industry (USALI), and applicable federal, state, and local
  • requirements.
  • Establish, maintain, and monitor internal financial controls designed to
  • protect hotel assets and support accurate, complete, and transparent
  • financial reporting.
  • Review and approve financial transactions within assigned authority,
  • including expenditures, payment activity, journal entries, reconciliations,
  • and related financial documentation.
  • Oversee applicable tax reconciliations, filings, payment processes, audit
  • support, and required financial record retention.
  • Review leases, contracts, management arrangements, and applicable collective
  • bargaining agreements for financial obligations and accounting impact.
  • cash-flow monitoring.
  • Support responsible stewardship of hotel assets through inventory controls,
  • capital planning, fixed-asset oversight, and appropriate financial review of
  • asset-related activity.
  • Coordinate year-end and other internal or external financial audits and
  • ensure timely response to audit requests and findings.
  • Directly supervise, coach, train, and develop the Finance and Accounting
  • team, consisting of the Assistant Director of Finance and two Accounting
  • Clerks.
  • Establish clear expectations, promote accountability, and support a
  • professional, collaborative, and service-oriented work environment.
  • Partner with Human Resources and hotel leadership on recruitment, performance
  • management, development, and succession planning for the Finance and
  • Accounting function, including direct reports.
  • Provide appropriate financial guidance and training to operational leaders to
  • strengthen financial acumen across the hotel.
  • Collaborate with hotel departments on weekly forecasting, staffing and cost
  • planning, purchasing, contracts, and other activities with financial impact.
  • Support cross-functional initiatives that strengthen the performance of the
  • overall LOTTE property and guest experience while maintaining appropriate
  • financial controls.
  • Perform other responsibilities consistent with the position as assigned by
  • hotel leadership.

Qualification

Finance & AccountingManagement & LeadershipHospitality
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a
  • related field strongly preferred; advanced degree preferred.
  • Progressive accounting or finance leadership experience, including
  • significant management responsibility; hotel or hospitality finance
  • experience strongly preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of GAAP, USALI, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting,
  • internal controls, audit processes, and hotel accounting operations.
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex financial information, identify
  • business drivers, and communicate practical recommendations to senior leaders
  • and department heads.
  • Strong leadership, organizational, judgment, and communication skills with
  • high attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and working knowledge of Microsoft
  • Office applications.
  • Working knowledge of hotel and enterprise accounting systems, including
  • property management systems (PMS), point-of-sale systems (POS), enterprise
  • resource planning systems (ERP), enterprise performance management systems
  • (EPM), and human capital management systems (HCM). Experience with systems
  • such as Opera Cloud, Toast, Oracle Fusion, SAP, and ADP is preferred.
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive
  • (CHAE), or comparable professional credential is preferred but not required.
  • .

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and performance-based incentive opportunities.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and retirement
  • savings plans.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement within
  • LOTTE Hotels & Resorts.

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