Finance Manager - Shared Services

About the role

Anantara Hotels & Resorts is hiring a Finance Manager for its Banana Island Resort in Doha. The role maintains a strong accounting, financial reporting and operational control environment to safeguard assets, boost profitability and reduce business risk. It covers key shared service functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Income Audit, Night Audit, Credit Management, Bank Reconciliations, Fixed Assets and Intercompany Transactions, and leads the finance team.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end shared service operations, ensure daily transactions are processed, approved and recorded on time, and track cash, bank, revenue, receivables, payables and balance sheet activities.
• Ensure accurate month-end and year-end closing, including accruals, reconciliations and intercompany balances.
• Prepare and review variance analysis, management reports, weekly updates and monthly KPI presentations, and support statutory, regulatory, owner and corporate reporting.
• Use Advanced Excel, Power BI and financial modelling for forecasting and scenario analysis.
• Review daily revenue reports, oversee income audit, cash and bank reconciliations, and lead AR and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Oversee credit facilities, verify credit forms and approvals, run weekly credit reviews and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Maintain internal controls, support internal and external audits, prepare audit action plans and archive documents correctly.
• Improve processes through automation and standardisation across properties.
• Communicate regularly with property leadership, owners, auditors, customers and suppliers, and handle escalations with operations teams.
• Lead the finance team, hold weekly alignment meetings, train junior staff and escalate critical issues to the Director of Finance.

Required profile

• Experience in financial accounting, shared services operations and financial reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management, leadership and team development skills.
• Excellent communication skills and analytical thinking.

Required skills

• Budgeting and forecasting, internal controls and compliance
• Accounts payable and receivable, balance sheet reconciliations, credit management
• Advanced Excel, Power BI and financial modelling