Finance & Business Support Assistant Manager ABOUT US Travel is a journey. At Holiday Inn, we help make it a joy. Starting with a warm, inviting welcome for all guests, whether traveling on business or for fun, enjoying a quick night, or relaxing for the week. We thrive on making our guests stays brighter, helping them create memories that will last a lifetime. Irresistible smiles are our specialty. We should know, we\xe2\x80\x99ve been on our journey since 1952. So, if you can help us spread the joy of travel to all, we\xe2\x80\x99d love to give you a warm welcome to the Holiday Inn\xc2\xae family. The Holiday Inn & Staybridge Suites Dubai Business Bay, a pre-opening cluster of hotels, is looking for an experienced Finance & Business Support Assistant Manager to join their extraordinary team!

Conveniently located in the heart of Dubai\xe2\x80\x99s Business Bay area, home of the Burj Khalifa! Minutes away from The Dubai mall, renowned Jumeirah Beach, and with convenient access to all of Dubai\xe2\x80\x99s world leading tourist attractions. The Holiday Inn & Staybridge Suites Dubai Business Bay will include 280 hotel rooms as well as 120 one- and two-bedroom apartments, convenient F&B offerings & meeting and events facilities. YOUR DAY TO DAY As Finance & Business Support Assistant Manager, under the guidance of Director of Finance, as part of preopening you will be responsible to assist implement and maintain the finance system of the Hotel. Setup of accounting practices as required by company policy and procedures .

• Prepare financial analysis of hotel operations including variance explanation and make recommendations to ensure the achievement of business goals
• Prepare hotel and department budgets and financial forecasts and reporting.
• Ensure all accounts are reconciled on a monthly basis and oversee the process of credit extension and collection of overdue accounts
• Assist the Director of Finance to eview rates and recommend rate strategy to the General Manager; participate in sales strategy meetings in absence of Director of Finance.
• Manage accounts payable to balance cash flow and reputation with suppliers
• Direct everyday financial activity, plan and assign work ensuring you always have the right staffing numbers .
• Develop your team and improve their performance through coaching and feedback, and create performance and development goals for colleagues
• Train colleagues to make sure they deliver with compliance and to the standards we expect and have the tools they need to work efficiently
• Recommend or initiate any HR elated actions where needed
• Keep connected with key contacts including owners, asset managers, guest, regulatory agencies, others as needed

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU It is not just about completing tasks and doing the work! We are looking for personality, originality, creativity, focus and a passion to deliver great results directly and via the whole team!

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree / higher education qualification / equivalent in Accounting or Finance
• Or three years in hotel accounting or internal audit with one year in a supervisory role
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience . Preopening knowledge is an added advantage
• Must speak fluent English .

WHAT WE OFFER We\'ll reward all your hard work with competitive salary and benefits. Join us and you\xe2\x80\x99ll become part of the global IHG family \xe2\x80\x93 and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together \xe2\x80\x93 we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care: that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.careers.ihg.com to find out more about us. Go on - show us how your passion and personality are the perfect fit to deliver memorable experiences to our guests.