Being head of finances means being in charge of an organization's finances and ensuring the company is as profitable as possible. Some of the duties of a head of finance include conducting risk management, approving or rejecting budgets, forecasting financial results, and assessing risks in financial transactions.

 Oversee the operations functions of the hotel, as per the Organizational chart. Hold regular briefings and meetings with all head of departments. Ensure full compliance to Hotel operating controls, SOP’s, policies, procedures and service standards. Lead all key property issues including capital projects, customer service and refurbishment. Handling complaints, and oversee the service recovery procedures. Responsible for the preparation, presentation and subsequent achievement of the hotel's annual Operating Budget, Marketing & Sales Plan and Capital Budget. Manage on-going profitability of the hotel, ensuring revenue and guest satisfaction targets are met and exceeded. Ensure all decisions are made in the best interest of the hotels and management. Deliver hotel budget goals and set other short and long term strategic goals for the property. Developing improvement actions, carry out costs savings. A strong understanding of P&L statements and the ability to react with impactful strategies. Closely monitor the hotels business reports on a daily basis and take decisions accordingly. Ensure that monthly financial outlooks for Rooms, Food & Beverage, Admin & General, on target and accurate. Prepare a monthly financial reporting for the owners and stake holders. Draw up plans and budget (revenues, costs, etc.) for the owners. Helping in the procurement of operating supplies and equipment, and contracting with third-party vendors for essential equipment and services. Act as a final decision maker in hiring a key staffs. Coordination with HOD's for the execution of all activities and functions. Overseeing and managing all departments and working closely with department heads on a daily basis. Manage and develop the Hotel Executive team to ensure career progression and development. Be accountable for responsibilities of department heads and take ownership of all guest complaints. Provide effective leadership to hotel team members.

• Assisting the general manager in the direction of the accounting functions of an organization.• Assisting him in ensuring timeliness and accuracy of the financial statements.• Preparation of budgets and financial reports and overseeing their evaluation.• Presenting the various accounting reports to the top management and making suitable observations and recommendations.• Monitoring investment policies and operations of the company.• Managing operational data and maintaining data accuracy and integrity.• Preventing inaccuracies in financial statements by setting up internal control systems and adopting proper policies for financial reporting.• Reviewing financial data periodically to ensure fairness and completeness of the data.• Developing system controls for ensuring data integrity.• Developing proper operational, data documentation and troubleshooting procedures.• Liaisoning with accounting software, system vendors, consultants and sale points.• Conducting account reconciliations and analysis.• Assisting in the company’s monthly and yearly closing.• Assisting in special projects whenever asked.• Managing hardware as well as software applications of the system.• Implementation and upgrading of the system.

 Supervised and managed all financial and day to day operation of the company. Prepared monthly management accounts with a full supporting balance sheet and P&L reconciliation within group deadlines; report performance against budget and document reasons for significant variation from the budget; ensure that accounts and reports forwarded to DOF in a timely and efficient manner. Designed and implemented budget, forecasting and cash management processes. Prepared financial statements maintained cash flow and supervised annual internal and external financial audits. Conduct detailed reviews and analysis of financial statements and management reports, including variances analysis and drives change proposals for improvement. Supported the business by providing timely and accurate management information. Supervised the continuation of daily finance operations and ensured the adequacy of accounts, controls, P&L, balance sheet reporting and reconciliation by overseeing and guiding the local finance team. Implements and provides appropriate financial and internal controls in compliance with group finance policies and procedures. Managed and supervised that all control procedures and processes are maintained i.e., segregation of duties, account reconciliations, Sarbanes Oxley, internal and external audit relationships. Ensure all tax payments are made within legally-stipulated deadlines. Restructured and recommended a new financial strategy for my organization in the area of receivable, reducing the collection period from 60 days to 30 days. Overhauled expenses control reporting, including identifying data integrity issues and redesigning report creation procedures. Verifying general cashier’s report, daily Income JV’s, supplier invoices, and coding of general ledger expenses. Validating the expense reimbursement with supporting documents ensuring all documents are in accordance with policies and procedures. Performing follow up on renewal AMC.