About Four Seasons:

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

About the location:

Welcome to wine country luxury. In the food and wine capital of North America, Four Seasons welcomes you to a one-of-a-kind wine country resort set within a world-class vineyard. Discover innovative and seasonal cuisine at Michelin-starred Auro, holistic spa rituals at Spa Talisa and thoughtfully personalized Four Seasons service. Raise a glass to all the best in life as you soak in magnificent views of Napa Valley from this Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star resort.

About the role:

The Director of Finance forms part of the Hotel Leadership team who collectively make key strategic and operational decisions for the Hotel or Resort. The Director is responsible for safeguarding the hotel assets and financial resources contributing towards maximizing hotel profitability. Provides timely and accurate financial information and counsel to hotel senior management (and ownership) and ensures that the hotel operates within all related local and corporate policies and procedures and under the terms of the management agreement and any other applicable agreements (e.g. loan agreements). The Director is also responsible for the development of Finance staff to aid the future growth of the company.

What you will do:

Support, mentor and develop finance employees for today and the future.

Maintain harmonious and professional relationship with all departments and finance team.

Maintain close relations with hotel’s/resort’s ownership and internal/external auditors and ensure effective action necessary on all agreed upon recommendations.

Deal with all disciplinary and grievance matters in a consistent manner and ensure each issue is appropriately documented.

Conduct effective department meetings; appropriately communicate and complete any action items.

Assist General Manager in establishing policies, rules, internal controls and safeguards.

Actively network within the community to attract potential candidates for recruitment purposes and understanding the competitive market.

Continuously deliver the highest level of product with respect to financial reporting and analysis, internal control compliance and business management.  Ensure this is done with both integrity and accuracy.

Ensure that bank accounts are opened in consultation with owners with a bank of strong financial standing and if local rating services are available, they should be utilized for verification of financial strength.

Ensure all checks are signed only by authorized parties and that positive pay and positive payee is in place on all bank accounts (where available) and that source documents are approved by one member of Group B.

Ensure the preparation of a comprehensive monthly report of the entire financial results of the hotel in established corporate formats and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Effectively advocate Finance Department programs and policies to Planning Committee, Department Heads and employee groups.

Monitor the status of Accounts Receivable aging and billing collections to achieve company standards.

Maintain files on all contracts, leases and agreements and ensure compliance with their requirements; ensure proper authorization has been obtained for all hotel specific contracts (including Engineering), leases and other agreements and competitive bids are on file where applicable and reviewed prior to execution of contract.

As applicable, ensure compliance with all loan covenants and the balance of long-term debt is accurate and agrees to all supporting documentation and verified when payments are made.

As appropriate, based on the hotel's accounting on behalf of owners, interest accruals on long-term debt may be recorded on the hotel's books; the Director of Finance should ensure accuracy of the unpaid balance and applicable interest rate, and accrue the expense to the Interest Expense line item and record the corresponding liability in the Accrued Interest liability account.

Ensure that monthly reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts are prepared and signed off on in accordance with policy.

Review and sign off on all bank reconciliations monthly, paying special attention to reconciling items.

Monitor, control and record all sales, purchases, salaries and expenses of the hotel.

Closely monitor and effectively manage labor costs; plan vacations effectively and ensure proper service levels are provided with the labor standards, while minimizing OT. Comply with applicable Employment Laws.

Prepare forecasts and budgets as required locally, by corporate office or Management Agreement.

Review the cash position of the hotel on a daily basis in order to optimize the use of funds.

Ensure gains/losses on the sale/disposal of fixed assets are properly disclosed and recorded on the Statement of Changes in financial position (SR-25 where applicable) and on the P&L statement.

For locations that maintain full balance sheets including fixed assets, ensure accumulated depreciation accounts are accurate and properly recorded. Always search out and drive new business opportunities that benefit the hotel.

What you bring:

Previous Director of Finance experience at a Hotel/Resort.

Bachelors Degree – major in accounting or finance preferred.

Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills to work with cross-functional teams, to negotiate for resources and influence stakeholders and to gain acceptance of and commitment to plans, ideas, initiatives, etc.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare and deliver reports, effective presentations and to facilitate meetings.

Promote a continuous learning environment that creates an atmosphere for professional development opportunities.

What we offer:

Salary Range: $180,000- $195,000, depending on experience

Competitive Salary & Benefits

Cigna medical and dental benefit options

8 weeks of New Parental Leave Pay after 1 year of employment

Excellent Training and Development opportunities

Complimentary accommodation at other Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Complimentary Employee Meals

401k Retirement Plans

Schedule & Hours:

Full Time availability

Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to accomplish all major responsibilities and be willing to accept assignments on as need basis, in order to promote teamwork. This may include some evenings, weekends, and holidays. 

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or disabled veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, please contact our People + Culture Office at jobs.napavalley@fourseasons.com.

Four Seasons is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. To access the 'EEOC is The Law' Information poster please visit this website: EEOC is The Law.

Four Seasons is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To access the 'EEOC is The Law' Information poster please visit this website - https://eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf