Director of Finance

Description

Director of Finance

South Bay/Los Angeles Area, CA (On-Site)

Lead Finance for a Premier Hospitality & Real Estate Organization

An established luxury hospitality and real estate organization is seeking a strategic Director of Finance to lead financial operations, planning, reporting, and business performance initiatives for a large-scale destination property. This is a highly visible leadership role partnering closely with executive leadership, ownership groups, and operational teams to drive profitability, financial excellence, and long-term growth.

The ideal candidate combines strong hospitality finance expertise with executive-level business acumen and a hands-on leadership style.

What You'll Do

• Lead all accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and financial planning activities.

• Partner with senior executives to develop and execute financial strategies that support growth and profitability objectives.

• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

• Provide meaningful financial analysis, KPI reporting, and recommendations to improve operational performance and margins.

• Manage annual budgeting and long-range planning processes, including operating and capital budgets.

• Direct year-end audits and coordinate with external auditors.

• Monitor cash flow, working capital, and liquidity requirements.

• Review capital projects and expenditures, ensuring appropriate controls, approvals, and reporting.

• Support ownership, investor, lender, and partnership reporting requirements.

• Collaborate with operational leaders to analyze results, investigate variances, and identify opportunities for increased profitability.

• Ensure strong internal controls, accounting policies, and financial governance standards are maintained.

• Mentor, develop, and lead a high-performing finance and accounting team.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• High-impact leadership position with significant visibility across the organization.

• Opportunity to influence financial strategy and business performance.

• Collaborative executive team environment.

• Complex business model offering exposure to hospitality, real estate, development, and ownership reporting.

• Competitive compensation package including base salary, performance bonus potential, comprehensive benefits, and retirement plan with company match.

Compensation: $145,000 - $165,000 base salary plus bonus potential.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

• 10+ years of progressive finance and accounting experience within hospitality, resorts, hotels, mixed-use real estate, or similar environments.

• 5+ years of executive or senior finance leadership experience.

• Proven success leading finance operations in complex, multi-department hospitality organizations.

• Deep knowledge of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, audits, and cash management.

• Experience presenting financial information to executive leadership, investors, lenders, or ownership groups.

• Strong leadership, communication, and business partnership skills.

• Ability to balance strategic decision-making with hands-on execution.

Preferred

• ERP experience, preferably NetSuite.

• Experience supporting HOA, residential, or owner-related financial reporting.

• Background with development projects, capital improvements, or expansion initiatives.

• Experience with complex ownership, partnership, and financing structures.

• CPA, MBA, or other advanced credentials are a plus.

For confidential consideration, please email your Robert Half recruiter. If you're not currently working with anyone at Robert Half, please click "Apply" or call (562) 800-3913 and ask for Preston Doran. Please reference job order number 00460-0013528155 and email resume to [email protected]

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