Finance Manager - Shared Service

About Anantara Hotels & Resorts

Banana Island Resort Doha By Anantara is part of a global luxury hospitality brand rooted in Thai culture that values authentic hospitality. Since its inception in 2001, the brand has expanded worldwide, offering unforgettable experiences in stunning locations including pristine beaches, private islands, and vibrant cities. Driven by a spirit symbolizing freedom and harmony, Anantara fosters a workplace committed to generosity and warm hospitality.

Job Purpose

The Finance Manager role involves overseeing a robust accounting and financial reporting system and ensuring operational controls to protect assets, boost profitability, and minimize risks. This role leads key shared service finance functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Income and Night Audits, Credit Management, Bank Reconciliations, and Fixed Assets including intercompany transactions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full-cycle finance shared services including transaction processing, audits, reconciliations, and credit management ensuring compliance with policies and timelines.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies in daily cash, bank, revenue, receivables, payables, and balance sheet activities, escalating urgent matters when needed.
• Lead accurate and timely month-end and year-end closings encompassing accruals and intercompany balances.
• Monitor financial metrics, cash flows, and payment behaviors to highlight risks and opportunities to management.
• Review and prepare financial reports, variance analyses, management updates, and KPI presentations for stakeholders.
• Utilize advanced analytical tools including Excel, Power BI and financial modeling to support forecasting and decision-making.
• Supervise income auditing, revenue controls, daily cash and bank reconciliations ensuring accuracy and timely resolution of issues.
• Manage credit facilities, compliance, risk exposure, and aging balances while maintaining customer relationships.
• Maintain strong internal controls, ensuring audit readiness and compliance with statutory and corporate policies.
• Drive process improvements and automation initiatives to enhance financial operations efficiency and accuracy.
• Communicate regularly with leadership, owners, auditors, and internal departments to support and resolve finance-related matters.
• Lead, mentor and develop the finance team to foster accountability, excellence, and collaboration.
• Support the Director of Finance in financial planning, audits, reporting, and stakeholder communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Preferred professional qualifications: ACCA, CPA, CMA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Between 5 and 7 years of finance experience, ideally within hospitality, shared services or managing multi-property operations.
• In-depth understanding of accounting standards, financial reporting, internal control systems, and hotel finance operations.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel; experience with Power BI, ERP systems, hotel PMS, and accounting software is advantageous.
• Excellent leadership, communication, analytical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.
• Capability to manage pressure, meet deadlines, and balance multiple priorities across departments.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timeliness and accuracy in month-end closings.
• Quality and integrity of financial reports and reconciliations.
• Reduction in aged receivables and credit risk exposure.
• Compliance with internal controls, policies, and statutory requirements.
• Resolution and closure of audit findings and action plans promptly.
• Efficiency and accuracy in income auditing and revenue control.
• Improvement in cash flow visibility and reporting.
• Implementation of finance process improvements and automation.
• Team development and effective stakeholder communication.

Working Location

The position is based onsite at Banana Island Resort Doha By Anantara, Qatar.