The Assistant Director of Finance (Pre-Opening) is in charge of running the Accounting Office for a new hotel every day before it officially opens.

 This job is very important for setting up the property's finances systems and team. The main duties include analyzing and reporting on finances making budgets and forecasts for the launch setting up audits and controls reconciling assets and liabilities and managing working capital and cash flow before the opening

Property: The JW Marriott Hotel Kampala is new Address: The official address would be confirmed upon application however it would usually be in a prominent business or cultural sector of Kampala

Marriott International is the biggest hotel corporation in the world and has the best portfolio in the hospitality industry JW Marriott is one of Marriott International's luxury brands It has more than 100 exquisite hotels in gateway cities and unique resort areas all around the world The brand thinks that our employees are the most important thing You will be part of a community and have real friendships at our hotels which is unlike any other place to work JW gives you chances to learn grow and most importantly a place to follow your passions in a luxurious setting that focuses on your overall health The JW Treatment™ is the name of this way of thinking

• Required: a bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or a similar field that lasts four years
• Preferred: an accounting certification (such CPA or CMA) is a big plus
• It is very important that you have worked in a hotel financial department before the hotel opened
• Having expertise in management is a bonus

• Good at using accounting software and Microsoft Office Suite especially Excel
• Good understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and local laws
• Great attention to detail and analytical skills
• Good communication interpersonal and leadership skills to put together and run a new team
• The ability to support good financial choices and set an example of honesty and integrity

• Uses interpersonal skills to lead influence and motivate a new team supports making good business and financial decisions
• Sets up the mechanisms for internal and external audits for the new property
• From the start it makes sure that staff have open cooperative connections with each other
• Helps with hiring training and evaluating the effectiveness of the new financial staff
• Makes sure that new property rules are enforced fairly and consistently

• Makes sure that pre-opening budgets forecasts and financial reports are correct and on schedule
• Looks at financial data and figures out the best ways to solve pre-opening problems
• Makes sure that the pre-opening P&L and balance sheet are kept up to date
• Sets up and makes sure that standard and local operating procedures (SOPs and LSOPs) are followed
• Makes sure that all new property permits licenses and vendor contracts are up to date and properly recorded
• Uses Marriott's centralized accounting systems and shared services from the very beginning

• Shows that they know about job-related difficulties goods systems and processes that are specific to hotel pre-openings
• Uses technology and information systems (like M3) well to build up financial reports and help with decision-making before the opening

• Keeps executives peers and subordinates up to date on important financial facts before the opening
• Gives the Director of Finance advice on current and changing operational and financial issues during the pre-opening phase
• Clearly explains financial ideas to help other departments plan and spend their money before launching

• Makes sure all pre-opening reports are sent on time meeting delivery dates
• Makes clear goals and strategies to help them prioritize organize and finish work before the opening
• Helps put up a robust accounting and operational control framework to protect assets from the start

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