Position Statement:
Through a comprehensive review process, identify and evaluate weaknesses in the hotel's internal control system, and provide training and best practice sharing to support the hotel in fostering a healthy financial control and compliance environment, while overseeing and ensuring the effective execution of all team tasks.
Position Summary:
1. Recruit/retain ICO team members and enhance team work among ICO members.
2. Take the buddy role for new ICO members and guide new ICO members in skills to help them settle in quickly.
3. Conduct regular reviews and motivate ICO members to achieve high levels of performance.
4. Support ICO members in achieving their career development plans and provide feedback to enhance their professional growth.
5. Identify potential ICO candidates from hotels and recommend them to the Director, Finance Control & Compliance, GCM.
6. Optimize resources by assessing the risk levels of the hotels and balancing team members' workload, enhancing the overall internal control level of GCM hotels.
7. Responsible for following in ICO team projects and coordinating overall progress, including but not limited to Quarterly ICO Findings & Best Practice Sharing to non - Finance TMs, Buddy Plan, Big Data analysis, ICO Newsletter, catch up with APAC Compliance, Gantt Chart, etc. Conduct internal sharing regularly with the team, optimize review methods, and drive improvement.
8. Organize ICO Workshops to foster learning and exchange among team members, enhancing team cohesion and influence.
9. Take the role of a bridge between ICO and hotels and keep communication with AGMs and RFDs.
10. Support GCM Finance Controls & Compliance projects if appropriately.
11. Focus on Finance Operations related internal control, including but not limit to Revenue/ Cash/ AR/ Online Sales management, Contract /Procurement/Cost management, Hilton Honors management, etc.
12. Ensure that the red flag/potential fraud is raised to the Regional Level if any serious control weakness is identified in the hotels.
13. Regularly compile statistics and report on the issues identified and the rectification rates for hotels within the responsible region, and assist in driving the improvement of rectification rates.
14. Conduct online or on - site training, share cases and best practices with all covered hotels regularly, and ensure hotel team members fully understand internal control requirements/knowledge and enhance the control environment.
15. Every year, update ICO checklist to ensure all latest internal control requirements are included so as to meet the new compliance requirements.
16. Assist hotel finance department in reviewing internal control processes based on Hilton standard policies and individual property operations.
17. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.
Required Qualifications：
1. Minimum 3 years previous experience in a managerial operational accounting role
2. More than 2-year previous experience in internal control
3. Effective communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely express ideas both verbally and in writing, including ability to interact at all levels of management.
4. Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information.
5. Willingness to travel – as this role will require a fair degree of traveling around the region
