Director of Finance & Accounting

Open to candidates to willing to relocate in Aruba

About the Role

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on finance leader to oversee the financial operations and performance of a portfolio of hotels within the Caribbean region. Based in Aruba, this role offers a unique opportunity to partner closely with hotel leadership and ownership groups while driving financial performance, operational excellence, and long-term business strategy across multiple properties.

The Director of Finance will play a critical role in supporting profitability, optimizing business performance, leading finance teams, and ensuring strong financial governance across the assigned portfolio. This position is ideal for a finance professional with strong hospitality experience who enjoys working in a dynamic, multi-property environment with regional exposure and executive-level visibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the financial performance, forecasting, budgeting, and business planning processes for a portfolio of hotel properties.

• Partner closely with hotel leadership teams and ownership groups to drive profitability, operational efficiency, and strategic decision-making.

• Analyze financial results, identify trends and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to improve business performance.

• Oversee hotel accounting operations, financial reporting, audits, internal controls, and compliance processes across the assigned portfolio.

• Ensure compliance with local regulations, company policies, SOX requirements, and hotel accounting standards.

• Monitor cash flow, working capital, receivables, and capital expenditure planning to maximize financial performance and returns.

• Support and lead finance-related initiatives, process improvements, and operational standardization efforts across the region.

• Lead, coach, and develop finance and accounting teams while fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.

• Act as a trusted business partner to hotel leadership by providing strategic financial guidance and operational support.
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.

• 6–10 years of progressive experience in hospitality finance, accounting, financial planning, or hotel operations finance.

• Previous experience as a Hotel Controller or in a senior finance leadership role within the hospitality industry strongly preferred.

• Strong understanding of hotel financial operations, budgeting, forecasting, P&L management, and financial analysis.

• Experience managing multi-property or regional hotel finance operations preferred.

• Knowledge of US GAAP, IFRS, internal controls, and SOX compliance standards.

• Strong leadership and people management experience with the ability to coach and develop teams.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at multiple levels of the organization.

• Experience with financial systems such as PeopleSoft, Hyperion, or similar platforms preferred.

• CPA certification preferred.

• Bilingual English and Spanish required.

• Ability to travel up to 40%.