Finance Specialist

at  Hilton

Finance Specialist
The role aims to be recognized as trusted advisors in the hotel / hotels. This role supports the finance lead to attract and retains best-in-class finance professionals. This role assists in developing their finance team and enables them to Thrive. The role communicates with impact, ensures a robust control and compliance environment and supports to enable the EMEA finance management company value proposition, which is attractive to existing and new owners. The role partners within the hotel / hotels to maximize profit for our shareholders and owners and executes EMEA Operations Finance innovations and projects to deliver an industry leading efficient finance organization.
What will I be doing?

The Finance Specialist will support all activities performed by the Finance Manasger, to include but not limited to, understanding and driving financial performance, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting and month-end closing activities, co-ordinating and reviewing monthly financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Uniform System of Accounts and Hilton policies and procedures. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Ensure a smooth operation of all hotel finance activities in full compliance with the policy, regulatory and contractual framework.
• Business partner with all hotel finance team members and the Hotel Management team, and supports the Finance Manager in developing excellent working relationships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including Commercial, IT, Procurement, Operations, Shared Service Centers (where applicable), Owners and Asset Managers as well as Regional Operations Finance.
• In absence of the Finance Manager, the Finance Specilaist will assume responsibilities of the department lead.
• Support the Finance Manager to develop best-in-class hotel Finance teams, including participation in all relevant Finance development programs.

• Ensure a smooth operation of all hotel finance activities in full compliance with the policy, regulatory and contractual framework.
• Business partner with all hotel finance team members and the Hotel Management team, and supports the Finance Manager in developing excellent working relationships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including Commercial, IT, Procurement, Operations, Shared Service Centers (where applicable), Owners and Asset Managers as well as Regional Operations Finance.
• In absence of the Finance Manager, the Finance Specilaist will assume responsibilities of the department lead.
• Support the Finance Manager to develop best-in-class hotel Finance teams, including participation in all relevant Finance development programs