Finance Director

Are you ready to join our team and create a legend together?

Arev is a people-based hospitality brand, creating beautiful, luxury places for guests to pause their busy lives and live the unexpected.

This role is critical to ensuring the financial health and sustainability of Arev St. Tropez, providing strategic financial insights and guidance to support our business objectives.

**Main responsibilities**:

- Oversee accounting, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, budgeting, forecasting and analysis, and fixed assets register
- Maintain accounting system and financial records for multiple entitles in France
- Monitor and supervise reconciliation of bank accounts, credit cards, and manage cash flows
- Manage accounts payable and process all payments in line with the Company’s approval and signatory matrix
- Complete month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close process by producing management and financial reports across all entities with budget vs. actual variance commentary
- Prepare management presentations and funding request documentation for all entities
- Prepare annual financial statements and liaise directly with external auditors
- Work with external tax advisors to complete and submit relevant tax returns
- Oversee annual audit
- Ensure all property tax assessments are correctly valued and paid on time for all properties
- Oversee preparation of annual budget and forecast for approval and track capital and operating budgets and spend across multiple construction & development projects
- Track and allocate intercompany charges across multiple entities, including appropriate invoicing records between relevant entities
- Track and maintain various debt schedules, including interest calculations and payments
- Prepare and submit VAT returns
- Ensure all payroll related reporting, social security and taxes are completed
- Monitor internal controls related to financial reporting
- Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
- Oversee and maintain all insurance policies, including regular review of values and limits
- Develop and document business_ processes _and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Monitor and ensure that all relevant government filings and reporting is completed on time across all entities and compliant with government regulations
- Maintain all corporate records and supervise statutory corporate and fiscal filings in accordance with French legislation requirements.
- Coordinate with the General Manager and Ownership in meeting strategic goals of the organization, including monitoring and improving hotel’s operational costs, profitability and managing business risks.

**Qualifications**:

- Chartered accountant or equivalent accounting experience with a degree in accounting
- 7+ years of experience in accounting, tax, and corporate management in a hospitality environment, preferably including projects in construction and opening stages
- Demonstrates the ability to run accounting, finance and tax function whilst preserving complex tax structure
- Hight IT proficiency with hospitality accounting point of sale, property management systems, preferably with NetSuite experience
- Exceptional time, task, and resource management skills
- Ability to plan for and keep track of multiple projects and deadlines
- Strong problem solving, critical thinking, excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High level of interpersonal skills, discretion, confidentiality and ability to interact effectively across all organizational levels
- Fluent in French and English