Finance Controller

Responsibilities:
• Prepare and present return on investment evaluation for capital development projects when needed.
• Work closely with the Managing Director and Executive committee of the property and act as an SBU advisor and risk advocate.
• Direct preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasts; establish and/or recommend to management major economic objectives and policies for SBU.
• Generate and discuss with relevant parties’ special operation analysis reports with a strategic objective of minimizing the variance: performance versus budget and versus prior year, flow-through analysis, outlet menu engineering, profit margin analysis, manning structure and payroll cost, etc.
• Develops SBU finance strategies by contributing financial and accounting information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic direction, establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives.
• Establish and recommend to management major financial objectives for SBU.
• Draft and maintain accurate yearly financial statements, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Ensure all capital purchases/disposals are in accordance with policies and procedures and review all management and depreciation reports.
• Manage cash requirements and coordinate with Corporate on the funds.
• To ensure that the books, records, and accounts are maintained accurately and fairly to reflect the transactions and administration of the assets of the SBU.
• Maximizes return on invested funds by identifying investment opportunities and maintaining relationships with asset management.
• Strategic Planning and Business Support
• Work closely with regional team and corporate on any specific requirement.
• Managing the accounting records, and financial reports and overseeing the issuance of SBU’s financial reporting.
• Ensure all balance sheet accounts are fully reconciled monthly and discrepancies are immediately identified and corrected.
• Report monthly to regional, corporate and asset management groups on the property’s financial performance.
• To maintain close communication with third parties such as the public auditors, external auditors, SBU partners and local authorities.
• Prepare a 5-year capital budget plan and 5-year operation projections.
• Establish strong cash management controls, prepare monthly cash flow forecast, and recommend actions accordingly.