Director of Finance/Controller (Hyde Opening)

As Controller, you’ll partner closely with the General Manager, Ownership and Leadership team to deliver exceptional financial performance, ensure compliance, and support sustainable growth. This role is perfect for a commercially minded finance professional who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments and brings a strategic yet hands-on approach.

Duties & Functions:

• Lead the finance function across all hotel operations (rooms, food & beverage, events, and more).
• Provide financial insights and recommendations to support commercial decision-making.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and monthly reporting.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, internal controls, and company policies.
• Manage and mentor the finance team, fostering a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with department heads to maximize revenue, manage costs, and drive profitability.
• Fully responsible for all activities of entire accounting staff who are responsible for Payroll, GL, AP, AR
• Responsible for all tax filings with regulatory agencies
• Ensures adequate coverage for the Financial Accounting teams; oversees the supervision of staff, including work allocation, scheduling, training and problem resolution
• On a monthly basis, reviews all expenditures, financial reports and other information provided to department heads to ensure accuracy including balance sheet and profit and loss reconciliations by account
• On a monthly basis, participates in the month end process of reviewing preliminary financial statements with department heads and resolves any unknown or unexplained items, acting as a liaison between accounting and departments heads
• Ensures company expenditure disbursements comply with company policies and have been authorized and classified correctly
• Liaisons with IT to resolve any system problems related to financial systems
• Coordinates activities with external and internal auditors
• Conducts internal audits of data to ensure accuracy and integrity
• Establishes, or recommends to management, major financial objectives and policies for the hotel. Keeps leadership and other departments informed of status of activities and of significant events and problems by attending meetings, submitting reports, and meeting individually as necessary
• Any other reasonable duties as assigned by the supervisor or manager
• We recognize we are in the hospitality industry and that may require us to provide lateral service. We will on occasion call for each individual in the team to on a routine basis perform various related tasks as needed in the spirit of providing exceptional guest service