Director of Finance AEMEA / New Hotel Openings Raffles and Fairmont

• Provide day-to-day finance support and guidance to hotel Directors of Finance in response to business and corporate requirements. • Act as a subject-matter expert on hotel finance processes, systems and USALI, including Sun and Opera. • Provide flexible on-site support across the region based on hotel, business and corporate priorities. • Support new hotel openings, takeovers and integrations, ensuring finance readiness and effective transition. • Oversee the quality and accuracy of hotel budgeting, forecasting, accrual and reporting processes. • Drive consistent onboarding of hotel Finance Directors/Managers through structured tools, SOPs and training. • Provide interim finance leadership and support during periods of hotel Finance Director absence. • Deliver targeted individual and group training on financial, operational and reporting topics. • Review hotel financial performance, challenge key assumptions and identify actions to improve results. • Support hotel Finance Directors in reviewing Management and Hotel Agreements and related financial obligations. • Support the implementation and closure of Internal Audit remediation actions. • Contribute to regional and global finance projects and the rollout of Raffles, Fairmont and Accor policies and procedures. • Lead consistent trading reviews using KPIs, benchmarking and robust challenge to improve the quality and accuracy of budgets and forecasts. • Prepare regional financial analysis, reporting and presentations, and respond to ad-hoc business requests. • Monitor compliance with Management Agreements and the control environment, while coaching hotel finance teams and strengthening stakeholder relationships. • Monitor hotel and Accor receivables, ensuring timely collection, appropriate escalation and follow-up of delinquent balances. • pressure while managing multiple priorities. • Strong analytical and numerical capability, with sound understanding of financial valuation/ business performance. • Excellent written, verbal and presentation communication skills. • Knowledge of BI platforms such as Tableau/Power BI. • Fluent English; French and/or Arabic language skills are desirable. • Strong interpersonal, influencing & negotiation skills. • Proven problem-solving and decision-making capability. • Willingness and ability to travel across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. • Experience supporting new hotel openings is desirable.Company Description To join our Group, please visit • Minimum 10 years of relevant business experience, including team leadership. • Significant experience as a hotel Finance Director / Area Finance Director in an international hospitality environment. • Proven project management experience within a matrix organisation and across multiple business units. • Experience working within an international or global organisation. • Strong knowledge of the leisure and hospitality industry, hotel operations and corporate finance. • Strong financial, analytical and commercial acumen. • Qualifications: Degree Qualified or equivalent in Economics, Accounting/Business or MBA. • Minimum 10 years of relevant business experience, including team leadership. • Significant experience as a hotel Finance Director / Area Finance Director in an international hospitality environment. • Proven project management experience within a matrix organisation and across multiple business units. • Experience working within an international or global organisation. • Strong knowledge of the leisure and hospitality industry, hotel operations and corporate finance. • Strong financial, analytical and commercial acumen. • Qualifications: Degree Qualified or equivalent in Economics, Accounting/Business or MBA.