Financial Controller

**JOB SUMMARY**

Reporting to the Amsterdam Inn & Suites CEO, the Controller is responsible for all aspects of financial operations by leading, coaching and mentoring all finance and accounting employees, supervisors, and managers. Ensuring the maximization of Hotel, F&B, and Management revenues, market share, guest satisfaction, employee engagement and supplier relations through the development of a strong culture, data, and financial management.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**

The following is a list of the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. The tasks and time spent performing each task may vary as business needs require. The management of Amsterdam Inn & Suites maintains the right to modify job duties and responsibilities at its discretion.

**DUTIES**
- Create annual financial plans and help departments accomplish their set goals
- Communicate direction clearly across the organization to ensure alignment and transparency.
- Create and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements,
- Create internal financial reports and implement written documentation on financial operational
procedures, and policies for the hotel and restaurant.
- Analyze historical data, cost review, and financial metric analysis,
- Manage contract renewals,
- Set up financial KPI's
- Financial benchmarking with other similar businesses
- Analyze purchasing economies and current market trends
- Gradually assume responsibilities for banking, insurance, employee benefit management and
relationships.
- Lead meetings as needed to ensure a smooth flow of overall information
- Perform additional duties as assigned by the CEO

**QUALIFICATIONS**

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed above satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Employees who do not possess the requirements for a job at the time of hire are expected to attain the skills, knowledge and abilities required within a specified period of time as agreed upon, in writing, with the Corporate Manager. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

**Characteristic and Ability Requirements**
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Hands-on management style
- Ability to manage the staff of all levels and work in a close team environment
- Ability motivate and problem solve
- Computer literate
- Superb oral and written English skills are key
- Second Language a definite asset

**Educational Requirements**
- Education Required: University/College graduate
- CPA or Equivalent
- Other Education/Certification/Training preferred

**Work Experience Requirements**
- Work experience required: Minimum 3 years in a financial leadership/management role
- Job related experience considered an asset: Minimum 3 years of senior leadership in a financial
hospitality unit environment

**Other Requirements**
- Must be able to work in Canada
- Hotel or hospitality unit environment

**Technical Requirements**
- Equipment:

- Software: MS Office skills (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint), financial management software
- Other: Strong knowledge in overall operations, food & beverage, sales and catering

**Competencies**
- **Customer Focus** - Efficiently and effectively addressing the needs of our customers by asking questions to identify and understand their needs, interests, and goals. Provide prompt, efficient, and personalized assistance to meet the requirements, requests, and concerns of customers. Ensuring accurate and timely information is provided to our customers and inform them of commitment times or performance guarantees. Follow up with customers following service delivery to ensure issues/concerns are resolved, adjust services based on customer feedback and anticipate the future needs of the customer. Project a professional image of oneself and the organization.
- **Teamwork **- Willing to work as a team by understanding one’s role in a team, choosing the right behaviours and developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others to achieve the team’s objectives. Effectively communicating within the team to encourage others to express their ideas and opinions, as well as, offer constructive criticism in a supportive and positive manner. Working tactfully and diplomatically to handle conflicts and build consensus among the team members in order to achieve positive results for all parties involved and to provide high levels of customer service.
- **Problem Solving and Decision-Making** - Demonstrating an ability to anticipate or identify the existence of a problem and understand its true nature by recalling the information learned previously or seeking additional information relevant to solving the problem. Developing and weighing a variety of high-quality alternative approaches in order to choose the best solution to the problem. Implementin