Director of Finance & Accounting – Hands-On Finance & Accounting | Hospitality & Food & Beverage — Miami, FL

Director of Finance & Accounting – Hands-On Finance & Accounting | Hospitality & Food & Beverage

Location: Miami, FL | On-site

Compensation: $90,000–$120,000/year, depending on experience; exceptional candidates slightly above the range may be considered

KORE1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, has an immediate opening for a Director of Finance / Accounting – Hands-On Finance & Accounting | Hospitality & Food & Beverage.

Position Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced, hands-on finance and accounting professional to oversee the day-to-day financial operations of a multifaceted luxury hospitality and membership property in Miami. The operation includes a private members club, boutique hotel, multiple restaurants and food & beverage outlets, private events, membership and programming, and workplace/office spaces.

This individual will serve as the primary on-site finance resource in Miami and work closely with the company's CFO and established finance team in Dallas. This is a highly hands-on role requiring someone equally comfortable analyzing financial performance, partnering with operational leaders, and personally handling day-to-day accounting activities.

The ideal candidate brings strong hospitality finance experience, particularly within food & beverage operations, and understands the financial and accounting complexities associated with multiple revenue streams, hospitality inventory, COGS, and partnership entities.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and oversee day-to-day finance and accounting activities for the Miami operation.

Perform hands-on accounting functions including journal entries, invoice processing, accounts payable and receivable, payment application, vendor invoice review, and monitoring outstanding balances.

Monitor and analyze revenue, expenses, labor, COGS, and other key operating and financial results across multiple business lines.

Provide financial analysis and operational insight to property leadership to support informed business decisions.

Establish, strengthen, and maintain financial procedures and internal controls for the property.

Support month-end and year-end close activities and collaborate with the Dallas finance team on month-end reporting and P&L preparation.

Provide the Dallas finance team with accurate financial data, supporting documentation, files, and other information required for consolidated reporting.

Partner with department leaders across hotel operations, food & beverage, events, membership, programming, marketing, and workplace operations to understand financial performance and support business needs.

Work with department leaders on internal budgets, spend tracking, labor costs, event and activation costs, and identification of areas of over- or underspend.

Support financial reporting across multiple revenue streams and entities, including partnership and royalty reporting.

Oversee and monitor COGS and cost controls related to food & beverage and hospitality inventory.

Serve as the finance liaison with the third-party vendor supporting inventory and COGS management.

Retrieve payroll information and process payroll through Paycom or a comparable payroll system.

Support audits and financial review or compliance activities as needed.

Help improve and structure financial processes as the Miami operation and broader organization continue to grow.

Occasional travel to Dallas to collaborate with the corporate finance team and visit company properties.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.

7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.

Hospitality finance/accounting experience required, including hands-on food & beverage experience.

Food & beverage COGS, inventory accounting, and cost-control experience required.

Experience supporting a multifaceted hospitality environment with multiple revenue streams such as hotels, restaurants/food & beverage, private clubs, events, or similar operations strongly preferred.

Hands-on accounting experience including journal entries, invoice processing, accounts payable/receivable, payment application, and vendor invoice review.

Strong experience with financial reporting and analysis, P&L management, budgeting and spend analysis, month-end/year-end close, accounting operations, and internal controls.

Strong financial analysis skills with the ability to analyze revenue, expenses, labor, COGS, and operating performance and provide actionable financial insight to department leaders.

Experience working with multiple entities or revenue streams; partnership and/or royalty reporting experience is a plus.

Experience processing payroll and working with payroll systems such as Paycom or comparable platforms.

Experience working with hospitality accounting, point-of-sale, inventory, and financial systems. Current systems include QuickBooks, Paycom, Shoebox, and POS platforms, with Restaurant365 being implemented; experience with these specific systems is not required.

Strong Excel skills.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively with operational department heads, corporate finance, and senior leadership.

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced hospitality environment.

High level of integrity, discretion, accuracy, and attention to detail.

Hands-on, collaborative, and self-sufficient approach with the willingness to step outside a narrowly defined scope when needed to support the operation.<