Director - Financial Planning

The successful candidate will combine strong financial planning and analysis expertise with practical knowledge of large-scale hospitality development, including 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 work across Development, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, Project Controls, Asset Management, Investment Management, and Hospitality Strategy to maintain a consistent financial source of truth, strengthen forecasting discipline, and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and performance trends 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. • 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.