Join our team as Task Force Director of Finance. You will provide hands-on financial leadership and continuity across Auberge Collection properties during leadership transitions, openings, conversions, operational challenges, and other special assignments. Working remotely between assignments and traveling to properties as business needs require, you will quickly assess each property's finance operation, strengthen accounting processes and internal controls, and partner with property and corporate leaders to deliver accurate reporting, disciplined balance-sheet management, and sound business decisions.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESServe as the senior property finance leader during task force assignments, establishing immediate priorities and maintaining continuity across the accounting and finance function.Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely, accurate financial statements and complete, well-supported balance-sheet reconciliations.Review balance-sheet accounts, identify aging or unsupported items, develop practical remediation plans, and work with property and corporate teams to resolve issues promptly.Oversee core hotel accounting activities, including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, income audit, payroll coordination, purchasing, cash management, credit, and banking controls.Evaluate the property's control environment and accounting processes; implement sustainable improvements consistent with company policies, management agreements, accounting standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.Prepare and review budgets, forecasts, cash-flow projections, variance analyses, and other financial reporting that supports property performance and informed decision-making.Partner with the General Manager, Executive Committee, department leaders, and corporate Finance to analyze financial results, labor, operating expenses, working capital, and opportunities to improve profitability and flow-through.Support owner reporting, internal and external audits, tax and licensing requirements, capital planning, and other property or corporate requests.Build clear, repeatable processes and documentation; identify opportunities to simplify work, improve accuracy, reduce risk, and strengthen accountability.Lead, coach, and develop property Finance team members, clarify roles and expectations, and provide effective training and knowledge transfer.Support onboarding and transition to permanent Finance leadership, including a disciplined handoff of open items, risks, deadlines, processes, and stakeholder commitments.When not assigned on property, support portfolio balance-sheet reviews, reconciliations, cash-flow reviews, pre-opening budgets, process-improvement initiatives, and other Finance Operations projects.
