At the hotel level, you will be responsible for ensuring the security of hotel assets, reporting & presenting the financial state of the hotels to the General managers of the hotels, management company & the owners. You will be overseeing the organization's financial operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll. This includes preparing budgets and forecasts, cost control and financial planning. What a day in the life looks like: As the business controller you will collaborate with the Hotel General Managers and the HQ team to oversee the financial operations of the properties in Ghent. Ensuring that balance sheet accounts for which the hotel is responsible for are correctly reconciled and fully detailed (included relevant backup) on a quarterly basis (minimum).Participate in the hotel forecasting process supporting the forecast of payroll and expenses as well as reviewing and challenging the revenue forecast as appropriate.

Provides direction to hotel employees on how decision-making impacts profits Ensures staff has the information, market data, tools and equipment to successfully carry out job duties. Educates and motivates hotel & cluster teams to achieve portfolio revenue goals.

Provides mentoring, coaching and regular feedback to help manage conflict, improves team member performance, and recognises good performance

Manages day-to-day accounting activities, plans and assigns work, and establishes performance and development goals for team members.

Maximises profitability of hotels through benchmarking/best practices and ensures sound controls and accounting standards are in place as per company Policy & Procedures to safeguard return to the owners, tested through ICQ completion.

Manage & Maximise cash flow performance of the hotels through controls on inventory (avoid excessive supply), credit and collection, disbursements, deposits and remittances.

Analyses ROI for capital projects prior to committing funds and, upon completion, determines if anticipated results were achieved.

Creates the annual operating budget for the portfolio and provides analytical support during budget reviews to identify cost saving and productivity opportunities for department heads.

Uses financial analysis, data trends and market information to anticipate needs, identifies operating/financial issues, and recommends actions to maximize financial return.

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