Hilton Sydney is seeking an exceptional Director of Finance to join our Executive Leadership Team. This is a critical leadership role for a commercially astute finance professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-performing environment and is passionate about driving business success through strategic financial leadership.
As Director of Finance, you will be more than the hotel’s financial leader. You will serve as a trusted advisor to the General Manager, executive team, and ownership group, translating financial data into actionable insights that drive profitability, operational excellence, and long-term growth.
What You'll Do
- Lead the hotel’s overall financial strategy, planning, forecasting, budgeting, and performance analysis.
- Provide clear financial insights and recommendations to support strategic and operational decision-making.
- Drive profitability, cost management, cash flow performance, and operational efficiency.
- Ensure compliance with Hilton standards, GAAP, statutory requirements, and internal controls.
- Oversee all accounting, purchasing, and information systems functions.
- Partner with Commercial, Operations, and Human Resources teams to improve business performance.
- Champion financial systems, automation, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making.
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing Finance team focused on accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.
About You
You are a strategic, hands-on finance leader with strong commercial acumen and a proven track record in large international hotels. You enjoy being deeply involved in the business, balancing high-level strategy with operational execution.
To be successful, you will have:
- A degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualifications preferred.
- Minimum 10 years' hotel finance experience, including 3+ years in a senior leadership role.
- Proven expertise in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and financial controls.
- Strong commercial experience driving profitability, cash flow, and business performance.
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
- Advanced analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, Experience with hotel systems such as PEP, BirchStreet, Navision, Agilysys, and advanced Microsoft Office capabilities.
Fluency in English (written and spoken)
Why Hilton?
At Hilton, our purpose is to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality. For more than 100 years, we have welcomed guests around the world while creating exceptional career opportunities for our Team Members.
Recognized consistently among the World's Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work and Fortune, Hilton offers a culture built on our core values of Hospitality, Integrity, Leadership, Teamwork, Ownership, and Now.
If you are ready to make a measurable impact, influence strategy at the highest level, and be part of a world-class hospitality brand, we would love to hear from you.
Join Hilton Sydney and help shape the future of one of Australia's leading hotels.