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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Hybrid
Pyramid Global Hospitality is a leading hospitality management company with a portfolio of more than 200 hotels and resorts and over 18,000 associates across the United States, Caribbean, and Europe. Our platform includes Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, a collection of distinctive independent properties; Axiom Hospitality, our European hotel management company; and PYRAMIDWORKS, which provides integrated workplace and facilities services. With corporate offices in Boston, The Woodlands, Texas, and London, Pyramid combines global scale with a hands-on approach focused on exceptional service, operational excellence, and long-term partnerships.
At Pyramid, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to creating an environment where associates are respected, supported, and empowered to grow their careers. Team members have the opportunity to collaborate directly with experienced leaders, take on meaningful stretch assignments, and gain exposure to a diverse portfolio of properties, brands, and markets. Whether you are beginning your hospitality career or bringing years of experience, you'll find opportunities to learn, develop, and make an impact.
Our commitment to associates, guests, owners, and the communities we serve has helped make Pyramid and our properties among the most recognized in hospitality. From being named among the best places to work by respected publications such as USA Today, The Boston Globe, and The Houston Chronicle to earning top travel accolades from Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Forbes Travel Guide, and U.S. News & World Report, these recognitions reflect the culture, service excellence, and commitment to people that define the Pyramid experience.
About our property:
Pyramid Global Hospitality (“Pyramid”) is a leading hotel management company, operating in the US, Caribbean, and Western Europe. With portfolio revenues exceeding $3 billion, Pyramid manages 230 hotels, resorts, and conference centers, both branded and independent. The firm maintains offices in Boston (Headquarters), Cincinnati, Houston, and London. Additional information about Pyramid can be found at www.pyramidglobal.com In 2021, Pyramid and Benchmark Resorts and Hotels merged to add an additional 59 Managed or Asset Managed Resorts and over 10,000 additional team members. The two companies share the same company culture, values and philosophies. We are growing and opportunities abound! What really sets Pyramid apart from our competitors is our reputation as an employer. Professional growth is not just possible throughout the company but planned and encouraged. The Leadership Team at Pyramid consider team member development its first priority, understanding that success is only achieved in a workplace where every contributor is respected and recognized. This is why we deliver superior results. There is opportunity to work directly with senior leaders, experience stretch assignments and learn hospitality management from industry giants. You will come to know a distinctive people centric culture that is at the core of all we do. The decisions we make and the paths we take are bound by a commitment to our Owners, Associates, Customers and the Communities where we work. We attract the most talented associates in the industry, and actively encourage candidates with a “hospitality spirit” who may be thinking about a career change to join our team.What you will have an opportunity to do:
Pyramid Global Hospitality is seeking an accomplished hospitality finance executive to lead our Finance Operations organization across our diverse portfolio of hotels and resorts.
The SVP of Finance Operations is responsible for leading Pyramid's regional and property-level finance organization and partnering with Operations to drive profitability and overall financial performance. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the SVP has primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, managing and continuously improving property-level financial reporting, analysis, forecasting, budgeting and fiscal management activities, while maintaining a strong cadence of accountability and effective internal controls. The SVP serves as a strategic advisor to regional, property and corporate leadership, as well as ownership groups, on financial performance, capital and return-on-investment opportunities and other escalated matters. The role also partners with Business Development to review and approve pro formas and underwriting assumptions and provides day-to-day leadership to Pyramid's regional finance structure.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Lead the regional finance function as a strategic business partner to Operations, providing actionable financial analysis, decision support and guidance to improve property and portfolio performance.
• Drive accountability for profitability throughout the income statement and evaluate strategic property-level improvements, capital investments and other return-on-investment opportunities.
• Oversee the delivery of timely and accurate property-level financial reporting, analysis, forecasting, annual budgeting and fiscal management activities consistent with the needs of owners, business units, lenders, franchisors, governmental authorities and other stakeholders.
• Work with ownership as needed on escalated financial matters, including return-on-investment opportunities, cash management, hotel management agreement matters and other significant performance issues.
• Work collaboratively with Business Development and its analyst group to build, review and approve pro formas and underwriting assumptions that appropriately showcase Pyramid's performance capabilities and support viable investment decisions.
• Oversee the recruiting, development, performance management, succession planning and retention of regional and property-level finance talent; support an organizational structure that is efficient, flexible and scalable as the portfolio evolves.
• Promote and maintain an effective system of internal controls and partner with the CFO, Corporate Accounting and property teams on year-end audits, audit requests, identified control deficiencies and corrective action plans.
• Support internal audit and compliance efforts for adherence to Finance and Accounting policies and procedures, working with corporate, regional and property teams to resolve findings and strengthen processes.
• Provide finance-operations leadership and coordination with Corporate Accounting and Shared Services on matters affecting managed hotels, including payroll, accounts payable, banking, income audit, tax compliance and other services necessary for efficient fiscal management.
• Advise regional and corporate leadership on enterprise-wide initiatives and emerging business issues, bringing a broad financial perspective to operating and strategic decisions.
• Consistently refine best practices, identify opportunities for process improvement and inspire leaders at all levels to develop new ways to improve future performance.
• Follow direction set by the Chief Financial Officer in collaboration with Pyramid Global Hospitality's Chief Operating Officer.
This position has direct supervisory responsibility for regional finance leadership and functional oversight of finance personnel supporting the managed hotel portfolio, as assigned.
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Compensation:
$245,000-
$300,000Pyramid Global Hospitality is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
