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Director of Finance

Compensation: $160,000–$175,000 Base Salary + Bonus + Relocation Assistance

Position Overview

A premier luxury destination resort on Florida's Gulf Coast is seeking an accomplished Director of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership for one of the larger and most complex hospitality operations in the region.

This Executive Committee position oversees the financial performance of a fully decentralized resort generating more than $85 million in annual revenue. The operation encompasses nearly 800 guestrooms, 15 distinct food and beverage concepts, an expansive food hall, championship golf, luxury spa facilities, multiple resort pools, and a broad collection of amenities that create a highly sophisticated operating environment.

Partnering closely with the General Manager and Executive Committee, the Director of Finance will play a critical role in driving profitability, operational excellence, long-range planning, and strategic decision-making while leading a high-performing finance organization.

This opportunity offers exceptional long-term career potential with a hospitality company that has aggressively expanded its portfolio over the past several years and continues to invest in premier hotels and resorts throughout the United States.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic financial leadership for a large-scale luxury resort operating within a fully decentralized accounting environment.
• Lead all accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and reporting functions.
• Deliver accurate monthly financial reporting while maintaining an industry-leading five-day month-end close.
• Partner closely with resort leadership to maximize profitability and identify opportunities to improve operational performance.
• Lead annual operating budgets, capital planning, cash flow management, forecasting, and long-range financial strategy.
• Maintain strong internal controls while ensuring compliance with corporate policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations, audit preparation, banking relationships, and financial risk management.
• Analyze business trends and provide actionable recommendations that support ownership objectives and operational excellence.
• Build collaborative relationships across every operating division, serving as a trusted strategic advisor to resort leadership.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team while fostering accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.

Finance Team

The Director of Finance provides leadership for a team of eight professionals, including:

• Assistant Director of Finance
• Payroll Manager
• Two Accounts Payable Associates
• Two Accounts Receivable Associates
• Staff Accountant

Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate is a strategic hospitality finance leader who enjoys partnering with operations and has experience leading complex, high-volume hotel or resort environments.

Qualifications include:

• Previous Director of Finance or Assistant Director of Finance experience within a large full-service hotel or destination resort.
• Proven success leading finance within a big-box hospitality operation.
• Experience supporting $85M+ annual revenue operations or similarly complex hospitality environments.
• Strong understanding of decentralized hotel accounting structures.
• Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, internal controls, capital planning, and cash management.
• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing finance teams.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and business partnering skills.
• Experience consistently achieving aggressive month-end reporting deadlines.
• Experience with Hilton financial systems is preferred.

Preferred Background

• Luxury, upper-upscale, or destination resort experience.
• Multi-outlet food and beverage operations.
• Large convention hotel or integrated resort environment.
• Experience working within sophisticated institutional ownership structures or professionally managed hospitality investment platforms.

Why This Opportunity?

• Executive Committee leadership position with significant influence on resort strategy and financial performance.
• Lead finance for one of Florida's largest luxury destination resort operations.
• Oversee a fully decentralized operation featuring:
• Nearly 800 guestrooms
• 15 restaurants, bars, and culinary concepts
• Expansive food hall
• Championship golf
• Luxury spa and wellness facilities
• Multiple resort pools and extensive recreational amenities
• Join a rapidly growing hospitality organization with a diverse portfolio of hotels and resorts, creating outstanding long-term career advancement opportunities.
• Competitive compensation package up to $175k base salary, annual bonus opportunity, and relocation assistance.