Position Statement:
Through a comprehensive review process, identify and evaluateweaknesses in the hotel's internal control system, and provide training
and best practice sharing to support the hotel in fostering ahealthy financial control and compliance environment, while overseeing
and ensuring theeffective execution of all team tasks.
Position Summary:
Recruit/retain ICO teammembers and enhance team work among ICO members.
Take the buddy role for newICO members and guide new ICO members in skills to help them settle in quickly.
Conduct regular reviewsand motivate ICO members to achieve high levels of performance.
Support ICO members inachieving their career development plans and provide feedback to enhance theirprofessional growth.
Identify potential ICOcandidates from hotels and recommend them to the Director, Finance Control& Compliance, GCM.
Optimize resources byassessing the risk levels of the hotels and balancing team members' workload,enhancing the overall internal control level of GCM hotels.
Responsible for followingin ICO team projects and coordinating overall progress, including but notlimited to Quarterly ICO Findings & Best Practice Sharing to non - FinanceTMs, Buddy Plan, Big Data analysis, ICO Newsletter, catch up with APACCompliance, Gantt Chart, etc. Conduct internal sharing regularly with the team,optimize review methods, and drive improvement.
Organize ICO Workshopsto foster learning and exchange among team members, enhancing team cohesion andinfluence.
Take the role of abridge between ICO and hotels and keep communication with AGMs and RFDs.
Support GCM FinanceControls & Compliance projects if appropriately.
Focus on FinanceOperations related internal control, including but not limit to Revenue/ Cash/AR/ Online Sales management, Contract /Procurement/Cost management, HiltonHonors management, etc.
Ensure that the redflag/potential fraud is raised to the Regional Level if any serious controlweakness is identified in the hotels.
Regularly compilestatistics and report on the issues identified and the rectification rates forhotels within the responsible region, and assist in driving the improvement ofrectification rates.
Conduct online or on -site training, share cases and best practices with all covered hotelsregularly, and ensure hotel team members fully understand internal controlrequirements/knowledge and enhance the control environment.
Every year, update ICOchecklist to ensure all latest internal control requirements are included so asto meet the new compliance requirements.
Assist hotel financedepartment in reviewing internal control processes based on Hilton standardpolicies and individual property operations.
RequiredQualifications:
Minimum 3 years previous experience in a managerialoperational accounting role
More than 2-year previous experience in internalcontrol
Effective communication skills, with the ability toclearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing, includingability to interact at all levels of management.
Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitiveinformation.
Willingness to travel – as this role willrequire a fair degree of traveling around the region