Finance Business Partner Malta

MISSION

Analyses the P&L of the business units to optimise results and achieve objectives. Performs control functions within the business unit.

Proposes and supports improvements in their area and other areas of the business unit thanks to their knowledge about the business unit.

Directly supervises the Administration and Dry Storage areas of business unit, ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.

• Consolidate and analyse feedback received from hotels in their area of responsibility about needs and opportunities
• Advises the business, providing an overall vision to the different departments, supporting them in the decision‑making process and identifying opportunities for improvement
• Analyses relevant information (financial or otherwise) from operational departments in order to maximise results
• Proactively aims to improve profitability in the business unit, detecting synergies and maximising results
• Ensures the correct opening or disaffiliation of business unit the point of view of the Administration and Dry Storage functions
• For new hotel openings, implements procedures, manages duties specified in the contract and controls the pre‑opening budget

• Transfers specific local needs regarding the budget to the business unit
• Prepare the cost and revenue budgets following the guidelines received
• Ensures compliance with the budget, detects the causes of any deviations, defines the corrective measures required to minimise the impact and monitors those measures
• Implements the local close of accounts and reviews the correct implementation of the centralised monthly closure process, ensuring that the results reflect the reality of the business
• Implements the forecasting and reforecasting process with the rest of the executive committee, analysing the evolution of the actual data and future trends as well as developing different scenarios
• Analyses the reason for deviations and supports the implementation of corrective actions in business unit

• Applies the Hotel Management and Accounting rules, processes and procedures
• Safeguards supplier contracts, insurance policies and legal documents for the business unit
• Assists with internal audits, defining action plans to resolve any incidents reported
• Assists in external audit processes
• Supervises and ensures proper internal control
• Receive a monthly copy of cash control reports for hotel and reports on any relevant incident. This is received through MHS or the hotel administration team, depending on whether the hotel is served by MHS
• Supervises and ensures the optimisation of cost items that affect the results of each hotel
• Supervises warehouse management in the business unit
• Directly supervises the team that carries out tasks that require a local presence, ensuring the correct delivery of administration and dry storage services in the business unit

• Analyses investment requests from business units, preparing Business Cases to determine their viability
• Supervises the progress of works with regard to their cost compared to budget
• Monitors the projects carried out and investments made within their business units to ensure that the commitments that were made are met

• Is responsible for an entire country, prepares the annual accounts for the companies and coordinates the external audit process
• In managed hotels or joint ventures, provides support in the relationship and in preparing reports for the hotel owners
• Assists in the preparation and monitoring of the cash budget for the business units under their responsibility
• Has joint power of account management together

• In hotels that receive a centralised Credit Management service from Hotel Services, monitors the amount pending payment, the service received and compliance with SLAs
• In other hotels, monitors the payment collection process implemented in the Operations Centre to ensure request for payment and collection within the defined deadlines in order to reduce the average collection period and avoid non‑payments
• In hotels that receive a centralised service from MHS, monitors the service received and compliance with SLAs
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