Job Description

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Picture yourself brightening someone's day. When you join our Hotels team, that's exactly what you'll do every time you come to work! As an Assistant Director of Finance, you're not just assisting in the direction and administration of all hotel financial operations - you're spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

The Signia by Hilton San Jose is looking for a Controller to join our team! Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, our hotel is across from Plaza de César Chávez Park and within walking distance of the San Jose Convention Center, providing a premier destination for guests and a rewarding workplace for hospitality professionals.

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Minimum 3 years of hotel finance management experience
• Experience in managing 300+ rooms hotel
• Union experience is highly preferred

Responsibilities

Here's what you'll do during a typical day:

• Support financial strategy execution: Assist in directing financial operations to ensure alignment with the hotel's strategic goals, optimizing profitability and efficiency
• Manage financial planning and budgeting: Support the development of annual plans, projections, and budgets while maintaining spending controls and preparing annual depreciation schedules for furniture, equipment, building supplies, revisions, and alterations
• Provide financial insights: Assist in reviewing financial performance, reconciling accounts, and preparing recommendations for hotel leadership and ownership
• Direct financial operations: Oversee Accounts Receivable, Credit, and Night Audit functions, ensuring adherence to internal controls and financial policies
• Oversee financial reporting: Lead the preparation and review of monthly financial statements, ensuring accuracy in cash receipt coding and supporting internal audits for transparency and compliance
• Monitor and approve financial transactions: Review and authorize ledger reconciliations, tax filings, and payroll, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance
• Inspire and develop the team: Supervise, coach, and mentor team members; conduct performance evaluations, provide professional development opportunities, and recognize achievements to build, retain, and engage a high-performing team

Qualifications

What It Takes to Make the Stay

At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:

A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.

*Benefits availability may vary depending on Team Member's location as well as terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of each specific program/plan.