Assistant Financial Controller - Hotel Cipriani Venezia

Assistant Financial Controller - Hotel Cipriani
Venezia
Veneto, Venezia

At Cipriani, a Belmond Hotel, Venice, we are looking for an Assistant Financial Controller, who is able to;

- Ensure strong Financial Management within a robust control environment

- Assist the Financial Controller in keeping accurate accounting records and provide financial reports for the Hotel.

- Manage the Finance relationship with Operations and Finance at hotel and head office ensuring that an excellent service is provided through quality input

- Lead all elements related to balance sheets, P&L, cash management, capital, amongst others

- Contribute towards focused, innovative and value-adding Management Reporting and Analysis

- Deliver high quality management information and performance measurement that is accurate and relevant.

- Ensure reporting that incorporates benchmarking, identification and measurement of key performance indicators and use of balanced scorecard.

- Optimise and develop Systems to improve efficiency and information

- Ensure training takes place for users; challenge processes to eliminate non-value adding tasks

- Work with colleagues to ensure that errors are corrected at source and processes amended as required, eliminating rather than correcting errors.

- Lead the Planning and Forecasting process for Cipriani and ensure that financial plans are consistent with the strategic objectives

- Pro-actively support the Financial Controller and lead the Finance team in hotel strategic planning, focussing on value opportunities.

- Actively contribute to develop effectiveness of the Finance function through continuous training and development of the team.

Lead and motivate the team to high levels of performance.

**Requirements**:

- 5 plus years of hotel finance experience, ideally already in a Chief Accountant/Asst.

Financial Controller role.

- Fluent Italian and English are required.

- Strong knowledge and experience of operating requirements from a financial and legal perspective.

- Technical skill, with a strong understanding of compliance requirements, best practice hotel operations, finance function set up and standard systems.

- A balance between a methodical and process-driven approach and flexibility and creativity when it comes to meeting deadlines and finding solutions.

- A Qualified accountant would be an advantage.

- You're looking for a place where you can be you!

- You're not precious.

We leave our egos at the door and help get things done.

You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun along the way.