Director of Finance - Sofitel Jabal Omar Makkah

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Reporting to the General Manager, you are part of the executive committee and bring your expertise to 
support the executive department and all operational departments in their choices, decisions and their 
search for quality and results. Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to 
the following:
• Lead and manage the Finance departments (Accounting, FP&A, Payroll, IT, Purchasing, Cost 
control) and ensure that all accounting, legal and group standards are respected
• Act as the guardian of hotel performance, informing and challenging other departments in order to 
achieve owner’s expectation of asset performance
• Control capital expenditure and manage cash flow
• Ensure a good communication of finance information & maintain excellent relationship and 
partnership with all the different stakeholders (Owners, Accor operations teams, Accor finance 
teams etc, external auditors etc…)
• Ensure the accuracy and efficiency of monthly, quarterly and annual accounts closures within the 
deadlines set and using the tools defined by Accor
• Strengthen & analyse the accounting information to prepare the monthly, quarterly and annual 
reports 
• Update the accounting and intern control process
• Responsible for all internal and external reporting (daily, weekly, monthly, annual) 
• Supervise the preparation of the financial audit and coordinate the audit process
• Establish and lead the Strategic 5Y plan, the annual budget and the monthly forecast in 
collaboration with the different departments 
• Support the operational departments, provide advises, recommendations and solutions in order to 
improve the global performance (Income, cost...)
• In collaboration with the Sales and Marketing Department and the Revenue Management 
Department, analyse the commercial operations and competitive trends to establish tactical 
recommendations and strategies for the short, medium and long term 
• Ensure accounting migration and implementation of new tools such as dematerialized flow 
management, etc if relevant and needed.
• Respect all the safety policies linked to the GDPR regulations 
• Supervision of purchasing and IT matters (“buy better”, IT compliance, GDPR,…)

• Previous experience in a similar position in Hospitality Industry, Luxury hotels is a plus
• Knowledge of USALI accounting standards
• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications and other relevant applications 
• University degree in a related area of study
• Excellent communication and organizational skills 
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills 
• Particularly responsible and reliable and demonstrating leadership skills
• Ability to work in a team environment

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