Assistant Director of Finance

Come join the lively, spirited family of MAMA Shelter! MAMA is a place for people of all ages, countries, cultures and ethnic backgrounds to come, gather and connect. 

As the Mama Family member and ambassador of the Mama brand, while representing the Company, you are expected to embody the Mama Spirit. Being genuine, kind, considerate, courteous, thoughtful, positive and respectful to ALL Mama Family Members, guests, vendors, contractors and anyone on the Mama Shelter premise is essential to you performing your position here at Mama Shelter satisfactory. This also includes being mindful of these characteristics while representing Mama Shelter at any time. Mama is like an urban kibbutz, providing our guests with a fun, friendly, personal human experience and Family with an exciting, enjoyable place to work and your attitude is vital to Mama’s success.

Job Description

• Oversee the financial day-to-day for the hotel, including processing and managing revenues, accounts payable, purchasing and payroll processing – all of this whilst working closely with Director of Finance and the team. Oversee our financial processes, keeping an eye on how we can improve ways of working.
• Play a vital role in the month end processes for the hotel, ensuring that the hotel closes the books on time and accurately each and every month.
• Participates in monthly reporting, taking on our month-end process that incorporates P&Ls, balance sheet (including reconciliation) and cashflow.
• Making sure that we keep on the right track with finance policies & procedures.
• Support your business partners in building accurate and timely their activities.
• Play a crucial role in making sure the hotel runs efficiently without compromising our overall goal of providing a fantastic guest experience.
• Reconcile revenues and expenses between systems and investigate any discrepancy.
• Manage procurement platform, advise on margin performance and load data into finance platform.
• Produce cashflow forecasts, ensuring through communication with the wider team that all income and outgoings are captured.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and balance sheets.
• Ensuring the external audit is completed on a timely basis and all information requested in presented in a timely manner.
• Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
• Develop, implement, and monitor budgets and forecasts.
• Perform financial analysis and reporting on operational performance.
• Coordinate with department heads to ensure accurate financial reporting and budget adherence.
• Participate in strategic planning and provide financial input for business development initiatives.
• In the absence of the Director of Finance, the Assistant Director of Finance will assume responsibilities of the department lead.
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Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience on the same or similar position
• Bachelor degree in Finance (hospitality sector preferred)
• Strong knowledge of financial systems as well as Food and Beverage procurement systems and software (e.g., Opera, Micros…).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• An understanding of daily, weekly, and monthly finance and operating procedures in a hotel or restaurant environment.
• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• A confident communicator, who can ‘translate’ financial information to non-finance people.
• You’re all about having a positive impact on the people you interact with, leaving them with a memorable experience.
• Comfortable interacting with lots of different people whether that’s our own teams or external partners.
• Passion for hospitality – whether that’s a drink, a meal, an event or a bed for the night.
• Not much escapes your attention even when working across multiple things at once.
• You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other, and has fun along the way.