Director of Finance & Business Support

Hotel: Corp Windsor, Windsor One, Arthur Road, IHG Hotels & Resorts, SL4 1RS

Fuel financial growth by partnering with Global Corporate Functions, providing bold financial leadership, and driving business success through strategic stewardship, support, and challenge.

Your day to day

• Provide financial insight and analysis in support of corporate functions and their respective strategies and objectives.
• Partner with the two corporate functions / EC members to prioritise financial resources (capital and operating) for deployment and support investment decisions via business case development and ad-hoc project-based financial analysis.
• Develop annual operating budget in coordination with the annual planning process to align to established financial targets.
• Support the achievement of operating budget targets and proactively highlight areas of risk and opportunity with recommendations to address, including tracking spend trends and run rates throughout the year.
• Support large-scale reviews of organisational structure and the associated cost implications.
• Support and lead projects to drive financial process and insight improvements across all Global Corporate Functions, working with Decision support / Global finance services and any other relevant IHG teams.

What we need from you

Experience is valuable, but mindset is everything. We're searching for someone with unwavering commitment and a natural talent for thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic, and global environment.

To excel in this role, you'll bring:

• Experienced leader with proven track record in Finance business partnering.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, driving change, and challenging & communicating with senior leadership in a complex matrix organisation.
• Strong relationship management.
• Verbal and written communication, and strategic thinking & analytical skills required.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and have courage/conviction to do the right thing.
• Ability to see the big picture, but strong analytical firepower and technical skills.

Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You'll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.