Director of Finance – Luxury Hotel, Paris

Are you a strategic finance leader with a passion for luxury hospitality and operational excellence?

We are seeking a dynamic Director of Finance to join our client’s Executive Committee in Paris. This is a pivotal leadership role driving financial performance, labour productivity, and cost optimisation within a world-class luxury environment.

Your Impact:

As Director of Finance, you will lead Accounting, Controlling, Payroll, and Purchasing while acting as a strategic partner to the General Manager and Regional Vice President. You will play a critical role in aligning financial strategy with operational performance to deliver exceptional results.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive labour productivity and payroll efficiency across all departments
  • Deliver accurate financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting
  • Partner with operational leaders to optimise staffing and profitability
  • Oversee cost control, cash flow management, and compliance
  • Provide strategic financial insights to support executive decision-making

What We’re Looking For:

  • Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Hospitality Management
  • 5–10 years’ experience in a senior Finance role within luxury or upscale hospitality
  • Strong expertise in labour cost control, productivity analysis, and hotel financial standards
  • Analytical, commercially minded, and performance-driven
  • Fluent English with strong leadership and communication skills
  • Candidates should have the necessary visa requirements to work in EU

Why Join Apply:

Be part of a culture where financial rigor meets operational excellence. This is an opportunity to shape strategy, drive performance, and contribute to an iconic luxury hospitality environment in Paris.

If you are ready to elevate financial leadership in a prestigious setting, we would love to hear from you.

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Our client is an upscale/lifestyle branded property which offers a sleek contemporary design and modern interior. Along with over 100 rooms they offer meeting facilities, contemporary French restaurant, wellness area with a magnificent swimming pool and a panoramic bar which gives a breath-taking view of Paris and the runways of the private international airport of Le Bourget.

They are now seeking to hire a Financial Controller to join the hotel. Under the direction of the General Manager and member of the Executive Committee, the successful candidate will be responsible for achieving the quantitative and qualitative objectives of the finance department and in particular, they will be responsible for monitoring the accounts of all departments and complying with the company’s administrative and tax regulations.

Duties include:

  • Accounting Management
  • Cost control and forecast management
  • Cash management and bank relations
  • Responsible for internal controls, legal security (administrative and tax), cash and assets
  • Management of the Accounting Team

A full job description will be shared upon application.

Candidate Requirements:

  • Graduated from Accounting/Management school or Business school
  • Experience as a Financial Controller in a smaller property or Deputy Director of Finance for at least 3 to 5 years
  • Responsive, organised, rigorous, analytical, available and attentive, with hands-on management approach with active involvement in daily business
  • A master of financial analysis and be familiar with Opera, Oracle, Micros Symphony and Birchstreet software
  • Fluent in both French and English

For more information or to apply, please contact Tairona at fm@fmrecruitment.co.uk or call on +44 20 8600 1164

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