COST CONTROLLER

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

•   Supporting Strategic Planning and Decision Making
•   Analyzes financial data and market trends.
•   Assists in analyzing information forecasts sales against expenses and creates annual budget  plans.
•    Compiles information, analyzes and monitors actual sales against projected sales.
•   Assists in developing means to improve profit, including estimating cost and benefit, exploring new business opportunities, etc.
•   Analyzes differences between actual budget wages and forecasted wages for more efficient budget planning.
•    Thinks creatively and practically to develop, execute and implement new business plans
•    Protects and strengthens our competitive advantage by advocating and supporting sound business and financial decision making.
•    Implements a system of appropriate controls to manage business risks. Leading Accounting Teams
•   Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example.
•   Communicates the goals and the owner priorities to subordinates in a clear and precise manner.
•   Provides excellent leadership by assigning team members and other departments managers' clear accountability backed by appropriate authority.
•   Holds staff accountable for successful performance. Developing and Maintaining Finance and Accounting Goals
•  Supports property strategy from a finance and accounting perspective
•  Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
•   Ensures Profits and Losses are documented accurately.
•  Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
•  Ensures appropriate corrections are made to audit results if necessary.
•   Reviews audit issues to ensure accuracy. Managing Projects and Policies
•   Monitors all taxes that apply, ensuring that taxes are current, collected and/or accrued.
•  Generates and providing accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
•   Ensures compliance with standard and local operating procedures (SOPs and LSOPs).
•   Oversees internal, external and regulatory audit processes.
•   Ensures compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
•   Ensures that the P&L is accurate (e.g., costs are properly matched to revenue, costs are recorded in the proper accounts). Anticipating and Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders
•   Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders (owners, corporate, guests, etc.).
•   Understands the owners' perspective and ROI expectations.
•   Anticipates and addresses owner needs and involves ownership in key decisions.
•  Leverages strong functional leadership and communication skills to influence the executive team, the property's strategies and to lead own team.
•  Advises the GM and executive committee on existing and evolving operating/financial issues.
•  Facilitates critique meetings to review information with management team.
•   Attends owners meetings in order to provide context and explanation for financial results.
•   Attends meetings and communicates with the owners, understanding the priorities and strategic focus.
•   Demonstrates a commitment to meeting the needs of all key stakeholders.
•   Communicates financial concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand and drives desired behaviors. Managing and Conducting Human Resource Activities
•   Ensures team members are cross-trained to support successful daily operations.
•   Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently.
•    Ensures new hires participate in the department’s orientation program.
•   Ensures new hires receive the appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their job.
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