Senior Director, Managed Hotels Finance - Choice Hotels International : Job Details

Overview

Choice Hotels, one of the world's largest hotel companies, has an exciting opportunity as our Senior Director, Managed Hotels Finance. As a key leader of our Managed Hotel Team, you will drive strategic objectives and deliver results by leading the FP&A team that supports the managed hotel portfolio of 13 properties across the Americas. This role provides comprehensive oversight of procurement, planning, forecasting, and analysis essential to the success of the portfolio. As a financial leader, the Senior Director is responsible for identifying opportunities, addressing challenges, and implementing innovative solutions to enhance performance and operational efficiency. You will oversee the proforma process to support portfolio growth through the execution of new managed agreements while ensuring compliance with GAAP and Choice Audit standards.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously own all FP&A processes & solutions necessary for developing comprehensive annual operating and capital expenditure plans, forecasts, budgets, and internal audit controls.
• Provide strategic oversight across all facets of managed hotel finance.
• Leverage your expertise and lead your team to identify opportunities for operational efficiencies and implement best practices that align with organizational goals, driving the business forward.
• Foster strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring that financial strategies are clearly communicated and effectively executed to enable the managed hotel portfolio to thrive in a competitive landscape. Navigate complex financial environments, to move the business forward.
• Provide senior management and external business partners, owners, and authorities with timely and accurate financial reporting and communication according to management agreements, lease agreements, US GAAP, local laws and regulations, and other instructions.
• Lead, coach, and develop your team to mentor hotel-based / operational finance teams, ensuring their effectiveness and productivity align with business objectives and the strategic vision of the managed hotel portfolio.
• Foster a high-performance culture that emphasizes professional growth and retention of top talent.

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor\'s degree in Accounting or Finance; Master\'s degree preferred
• 10+ years of progressive experience in financial planning, strategic analysis, prior experience as a hotel Director of Finance strongly preferred
• Proven experience in managing ownership relations and reporting to an executive board of directors and / or senior vice president executives
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate to business partners, customers, and executive management succinctly and effectively
• Ability to collaborate cross functionally to identify areas of opportunity or concern
• Strong financial acumen capable of evaluating financial statements to tell the story of a hotel\'s performance
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, drive results, and hold others accountable
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, collect appropriate information, synthesize, analyze, and sell recommendations to key stakeholders
• Experience with project management or oversight especially as it relates to implementing new technology solutions to improve the hotel\'s operating environment
• Strong understanding of a hotel\'s control environment and compliance with GAAP, the Uniform System of Accounts, and Sarbanes-Oxley
• Ability to travel domestically (up to 40%)

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $185,000 to $217,000 annually, plus variable, performance-based commission. Offers take into account the candidate's background, education, and experience. In addition to the annual salary and commission, this role is eligible for annual awards of Choice Hotels International common stock through Choice's Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTI Plan).

• This role is not eligible for sponsorship

Your Team

This leadership role reports to the Head of Managed Hotels Division. You will have direct reports and collaborate with cross-functional departments on a regular basis.

Your Work Location

You will be remote-based, working from a home office. You will connect virtually with Choice team members and leadership on video via Zoom, with periodic travel to our 13 hotel properties and to Choice offices in North Bethesda, MD; Scottsdale, AZ; or St. Louis Park, MN.

Benefits

Choice prioritizes associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is competitive and flexible to help you achieve your wellbeing goals. Examples include :

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
• Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
• Employee recognition programs
• Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE : CHH), is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With 7,500 hotels in 45+ countries, we offer a range of high-quality lodging options in the upper upscale, upper midscale, midscale, extended stay, and economy segments. We\'re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves—the striver, the dreamer, the entrepreneur—because that\'s who we are, too.

At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be better than today—for associates, our company, and our franchisees. Our corporate offices are in North Bethesda, Maryland; Scottsdale, Arizona; Minneapolis, MN; and Field / Remote. We support the entrepreneurial dreams of our thousands of franchise owners, which propels us forward.

Choice\'s Values and Leadership Principles

Choice\'s Cultural Values : Welcome and Respect Everyone | Be Bold | Be Quick | Listen | Be Curious | Show Integrity.

Choice\'s Leadership Principles : Act with Intention | Lead with Authenticity | Grow & Deliver.

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