Opportunity brief
Marriott International is hiring for the role of Assistant Financial Controller!
Responsibilities of the Candidate:
- Analyzes financial data and market trends. - Assists in analyzing information, forecasts sales against expenses and creates annual budget plans. - Compiles information, analyzes and monitors actual sales against projected sales. - Assists in developing means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities, etc. - Analyzes differences between actual budget wages and forecasted wages for more efficient budget planning. - Thinks creatively and practically to develop, execute and implement new business plans - Protects and strengthens our competitive advantage by advocating and supporting sound business and financial decision making. - Implements a system of appropriate controls to manage business risks. - Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example. - Communicates the goals and the owner priorities to subordinates in a clear and precise manner. - Provides excellent leadership by assigning team members and other departments managers' clear accountability backed by appropriate authority. - Holds staff accountable for successful performance. - Supports property strategy from a finance and accounting perspective - Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines. - Ensures Profits and Losses are documented accurately. - Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc. - Ensures appropriate corrections are made to audit results if necessary. - Reviews audit issues to ensure accuracy. - Monitors all taxes that apply, ensuring that taxes are current, collected and/or accrued. - Generates and providing accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc. - Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures (SOPs and LSOPs). - Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit processes. - Ensures compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). - Ensures that the P&L is accurate (e.g., costs are properly matched to revenue, costs are recorded in the proper accounts). - Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders (owners, corporate, guests, etc.). - Understands the owners' perspective and ROI expectations. - Anticipates and addresses owner needs and involves ownership in key decisions. - Leverages strong functional leadership and communication skills to influence the executive team, the property's strategies and to lead own team. - Advises the GM and executive committee on existing and evolving operating/financial issues. - Facilitates critique meetings to review information with management team. - Attends owners meetings in order to provide context and explanation for financial results. - Attends meetings and communicates with the owners, understanding the priorities and strategic focus. - Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the needs of all key stakeholders. - Communicates financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors. - Ensures team members are cross-trained to support successful daily operations. - Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently. - Ensures new hires participate in the department's orientation program. - Ensures new hires receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their job. - Creates appropriate development plans which develop team members based on their individual strengths, development needs, career aspirations and abilities.
Requirements:
Education and Experience:
- 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major - No work experience required.