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Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself brightening someone's day. When you join our Hotels team, that's exactly what you'll do every time you come to work! As a Temporary Assistant Director of Finance, you're not just assisting in the direction and administration of all hotel financial operations - you're spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Jose is looking for a Temporary Assistant Director of Finance to join the team. Please note that this is an on-property position.
The 505 rooms hotel is less than five minutes from San Jose International Airport and ten minutes from downtown San Jose.
We are proud to be ranked #1 on Great Places to Work and on Fortune's World's Best Workplaces list! Here our Team Members love being a part of our award-winning culture that includes a friendly workplace environment, best-in-class benefits package, career growth opportunities, free meal during shift, PLUS Hilton room discounts for you and your family worldwide through our Go Hilton Travel discount program!
Ideal candidates for this role will possess:
- 3 to 5 years of hotel finance management experience
- experience with A/P, A/R, General Ledger and payroll
- experience with forecasting and budgeting are highly preferred
Classification: Temporary for approximately 6 months
Shift Pattern: morning shifts, weekends and holidays are occasionally required
Salary Range: $95,000/USD/Annually to $101,400/USD/Annually
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Our award-winning culture has earned us repeated recognition on the World's Best Workplaces list by Great Place to Work and Fortune. With our suite of world-class brands, and a company-wide commitment to providing the best stay for every guest, we're setting new standards for the future of travel.
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What It Takes to Make the Stay
At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
Here''s what you''ll do during a typical day:
- Support financial strategy execution: Assist in directing financial operations to ensure alignment with the hotel's strategic goals, optimizing profitability and efficiency
- Manage financial planning and budgeting: Support the development of annual plans, projections, and budgets while maintaining spending controls and preparing annual depreciation schedules for furniture, equipment, building supplies, revisions, and alterations
- Provide financial insights: Assist in reviewing financial performance, reconciling accounts, and preparing recommendations for hotel leadership and ownership
- Direct financial operations: Oversee Accounts Receivable, Credit, and Night Audit functions, ensuring adherence to internal controls and financial policies
- Oversee financial reporting: Lead the preparation and review of monthly financial statements, ensuring accuracy in cash receipt coding and supporting internal audits for transparency and compliance
- Monitor and approve financial transactions: Review and authorize ledger reconciliations, tax filings, and payroll, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance
- Inspire and develop the team: Supervise, coach, and mentor team members; conduct performance evaluations, provide professional development opportunities, and recognize achievements to build, retain, and engage a high-performing team
Here''s what you''ll do during a typical day:
- Support financial strategy execution: Assist in directing financial operations to ensure alignment with the hotel's strategic goals, optimizing profitability and efficiency
- Manage financial planning and budgeting: Support the development of annual plans, projections, and budgets while maintaining spending controls and preparing annual depreciation schedules for furniture, equipment, building supplies, revisions, and alterations
- Provide financial insights: Assist in reviewing financial performance, reconciling accounts, and preparing recommendations for hotel leadership and ownership
- Direct financial operations: Oversee Accounts Receivable, Credit, and Night Audit functions, ensuring adherence to internal controls and financial policies
- Oversee financial reporting: Lead the preparation and review of monthly financial statements, ensuring accuracy in cash receipt coding and supporting internal audits for transparency and compliance
- Monitor and approve financial transactions: Review and authorize ledger reconciliations, tax filings, and payroll, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance
- Inspire and develop the team: Supervise, coach, and mentor team members; conduct performance evaluations, provide professional development opportunities, and recognize achievements to build, retain, and engage a high-performing team