Assistant Manager

About the Role

The F&B Controller - Assistant Manager position champions and implements property-wide strategies to deliver products and services that meet or exceed the needs and expectations of the brand’s target customer and property employees. This role provides the financial expertise to enable the successful implementation of brand service strategy and initiatives, while maximizing the return on investment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting Strategic Planning and Decision Making
• Analyzes financial data and market trends.
• Assists in analyzing information, forecasting sales against expenses, and creating 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, and exploring new business opportunities.
• Analyzes differences between actual budget wages and forecasted wages for more efficient budget planning.
• Develops, executes, and implements new business plans creatively and practically.
• Protects and strengthens 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 goals and owner priorities to subordinates clearly and precisely.
• Provides excellent leadership by assigning team members and other department 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, and team goals.
• Ensures appropriate corrections are made to audit results if necessary.
• Reviews audit issues to ensure accuracy.
• Managing Projects and Policies
• Monitors all applicable taxes, ensuring they are current, collected, and/or accrued.
• Generates and provides 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 the Profit and Loss (P&L) statement 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, property strategies, and lead their own team.
• Advises the General Manager (GM) and executive committee on existing and evolving operating/financial issues.
• Facilitates critique meetings to review information with the management team.
• Attends owner meetings to provide context and explanation for financial results.
• Attends meetings and communicates with owners, understanding 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 appropriate new hire training to successfully perform their jobs.
• Creates appropriate development plans that develop team members based on their individual strengths, development needs, career aspirations, and abilities.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Finance and Accounting
• Market Trends Analysis
• Sales Forecasting
• Budget Planning
• Profit Improvement Strategies
• Financial Controls
• Business Decision Making
• Leadership and Communication Skills
• Human Resource Activities
• Reporting and Presentations
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
• Audit Processes
• Stakeholder Management
• General Manager (GM) Advisement

Qualifications

• Education: 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major.
• Experience: No work experience required.