Vice President of Investments and Finance
Overview:
An inspiring career awaits you!
The Kessler Collection is a portfolio of luxury boutique hotels, unique restaurants and experiences with a Bohemian twist. The collection's captivating hotels feature curated art, original music, unique architecture and stories around every corner, all located in destinations people want to be.Our mission of inspiring places, intuitive service, and exuberant guests means we are committed to our Grand Performers learning, development, and well-being. We believe people want to be inspired!
Grand Performers may enjoy a range of benefits, including:
- Marriott Employee Discounts Worldwide
- Competitive Wage & Discretionary Bonus Program
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- Company-Sponsored Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- 401(K) with Discretionary Company Matching Contributions
- Employee Assistance Program
Responsibilities:
Areas of Responsibility (AOR)
Primary areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to the following:
- Serves in an advisory capacity to the CFO in the organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency.
- Coordinates and directs communication with all lenders, investors and in-house financial sources including asset reporting.
- Oversees and asset manages all real estate investments, management services, insurance, real estate taxes, reserve distribution and profitability of investment properties.
- Coordinates and prepares all the financial projections and analyses of the existing properties, prospective acquisitions and new development projections, investment return analyses, budgeting, and project structuring.
- Coordination and collaboration with construction accounting on monthly job cost details including review and approval of construction draws.
- Works closely with construction department on monthly construction budget vs actuals
- Establish networking and relationship building with key lender contacts, investor partners, brokers, and hotel consultant/appraisers. Attend periodic industry functions/conferences as appropriate.
- Collaborate closely with other team leaders specifically but not limited to: CEO, President & COO, CFO, President of Hotel Operations, and Kessler Investments Savannah in the strategic planning, growth, and profitability of the company
Qualifications:
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities (KSA)
To perform this role successfully, an individual must have experience achieving desired result(s) in their areas of responsibility. The requirements listed below are representative of observable behaviors and essential knowledge, skill, and abilities required of a successful applicant.
- Strategic business leader - Works strategically to devise plans in alignment with organizational goals.
- Cultivates engagement - Builds loyalty to the company and not to themselves. Proven ability to host/facilitate effective meetings, motivate teams to produce results with tight timeframes while simultaneously managing several projects.
- Generates alignment - Ensures proper time and effort is spent to build high level performance and consistency throughout collection.
- Leads with courage - Provides a culture of accountability.
- Execution of plans - Utilizes our systems, tools and resources to accomplish results and achieve goals
- Possess excellent communication and negotiation skills; both oral and written.
- Self-motivated, well-organized results driven professional who leads by example.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Supervisory and leadership responsibilities include achieving results through providing direction and accountability of the following Grand Performers within the culture and policies established by the Kessler Collection.- Corporate Financial Analyst
Minimum Qualifications
Education, License, Certifications, Experience- The candidate must have an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 7-10 years of relevant experience in addition to extensive knowledge and experience of the broader real estate, development, and hospitality industry.
- Knowledge of market, feasibility, underwriting, financial analysis.
Work Environment
The work environment/conditions described herein are representative of those that an incumbent may experience.- Must be comfortable working in shared spaces, with constant noise, without the use of a private office
- Ability to cope with frequent changing priorities and deadlines with a high degree of optimism and professionalism
- Schedules may vary from week to week based on business demands in excess of 50 hours with or without notice
Physical Demands
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an applicant to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. *Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions & physical demands of this role:
- While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to move 10lbs on a daily basis.
- Push, pull, and lift up to 50lbs on a weekly basis.
- While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to travel by foot, car, bus, airplane or other means of transportation which require sitting, waiting, and standing for long and short periods of time
The Kessler Collection is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.