About the Role
The Director – Financial Planning will spearhead financial planning, consolidated reporting, and financial coordination for the Hospitality Business Unit’s development pipeline. As the central financial data resource, this position will deliver reliable portfolio insights that facilitate informed decisions regarding funding, development phasing, and financial performance.
The ideal candidate will possess a blend of robust financial planning and analysis expertise along with practical knowledge of large-scale hospitality development, encompassing hotel financial structures, hotel management agreements, multi-property and multi-category portfolios, hospitality market analysis, FF&E and OS&E budgeting, and pre-opening cost planning. They will collaborate with Development, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, Project Controls, Asset Management, Investment Management, and Hospitality Strategy to uphold a consistent financial source of truth, enhance forecasting discipline, and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and performance trends.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-range financial planning across the Hospitality Business Unit’s development pipeline.
- Own the consolidated financial view of the portfolio, ensuring project and business-unit data is complete, consistent, and current.
- Direct monthly reporting and provide senior leadership with clear variance commentary and forward-looking financial insights.
- Coordinate financial inputs across projects and corporate functions to align business plans, budgets, forecasts, and funding requirements.
- Maintain visibility of capital deployment and portfolio exposure, escalating material risks, opportunities, and funding pressures.
- Set financial data definitions, controls, and reporting standards that support a reliable single source of truth.
- Lead the Financial Management team and partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen planning discipline and informed decision-making.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field; a relevant master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in financial management or FP&A, including leadership responsibility in a complex development environment.
- Proven experience leading portfolio-wide budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and consolidated financial reporting.
- Strong record of coordinating financial inputs across projects and functions while maintaining a reliable central financial data resource.
- Hospitality or large-scale development experience, with an understanding of hotel financial structures and multi-asset portfolios.
- Strong commercial judgement with the ability to explain financial performance and advise senior leaders on funding and portfolio decisions.
- Demonstrated success leading teams, setting financial controls, and improving reporting consistency and forecasting discipline.
