Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You
Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! You are responsible for the overall management of accounting records and financial reports of Hilton Hotels in Sri Lanka, ensuring compliance with company, owner, statutory, and fiscal requirements and timetables. As the Country Director of Finance - Sri Lanka, you’re not just overseeing all hotel financial operations – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.
ResponsibilitiesHere’s what you’ll do during a typical day:
- Drive financial strategy: Oversee all financial operations across the hotel portfolio, ensuring alignment with the hotel’s strategic goals to optimize profitability and efficiency
- Oversee financial planning and analysis: Direct the preparation of annual plans, projections, and budgets, providing financial insights to support business decisions
- Advise leadership and key stakeholders: Act as the primary financial advisor to hotel management, Area/Cluster General Managers, Owners, and Asset Managers, offering data-driven recommendations to enhance financial performance
- Ensure financial compliance: Uphold adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and hotel policies, safeguarding hotel assets through strong financial controls while performing all finance activities within the policy, regulatory, and contractual framework
- Optimize financial reporting: Oversee systems and processes to drive accuracy, efficiency, and transparency in financial reporting.
- Monitor and approve financial transactions: Oversee and authorize hotel sales, purchases, salaries, and expenses to maintain fiscal responsibility and operational efficiency
- Cultivate a high-performing team: Drive engagement and retention through performance management, professional development, and recognition programs
At Hilton, our core values define what it takes to succeed here and guide the qualities we look for in every team member:
A passion for spreading the light and warmth of Hospitality. Acting with Integrity and always doing the right thing. Inspiring others through Leadership. A belief that Teamwork drives the best outcomes. A sense of Ownership and accountability. And a focus on the Now, bringing urgency and discipline to every moment, knowing it can make a lasting impact.
In addition, this role requires the following minimum qualifications:
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in hotel finance, including 3+ years in a leadership role
- Professional accounting qualification preferred
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Proficient in hotel systems such as OnQ, Check SCM, SUN, OPERA/OnQ PMS, MICROS, HRLINK
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Deep understanding of financial controls, compliance, and reporting standards
- Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate across departments
Skills Required
- University degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- At least 10 years of experience in hotel finance
- At least 3 years of experience in a finance leadership role
- Professional accounting qualification
- Fluent written and spoken English
- Proficiency in hotel systems including OnQ, Check SCM, SUN, OPERA/OnQ PMS, MICROS, and HRLINK
- Strong Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
- Deep understanding of financial controls, compliance, and reporting standards
- Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate across departments
Hilton Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Go Hilton provides heavily discounted hotel stays for team members and extends access to family and friends, with up to 110 discounted nights and rates as low as $40 in some cases. Additional wellbeing resources include an Employee Assistance Program, mental-health support, caregiving resources, and programs like Thrive and sabbaticals.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) is offered with a company match of 100% on the first 3% of eligible pay plus 50% on the next 2%. This structure provides meaningful employer support for long‑term savings.
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Parental & Family Support — New parents receive 4 weeks of fully paid parental leave, with birthing parents receiving an additional 8 weeks for a total of 12 weeks. Support extends to adoption assistance up to $10,000 per eligible child and resources for caregiving.
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Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 22 world-class brands comprising nearly 7,300 properties and more than 1.1 million rooms, in 123 countries and territories. Dedicated to fulfilling its founding vision to fill the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, Hilton has welcomed more than 3 billion guests in its more than 100-year history, earned a top spot on Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For list and been recognized as a global leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for six consecutive years. Hilton has introduced several industry-leading technology enhancements to improve the guest experience, including Digital Key Share, automated complimentary room upgrades and the ability to book confirmed connecting rooms. Through the award-winning guest loyalty program Hilton Honors, the more than 165 million members who book directly with Hilton can earn Points for hotel stays and experiences money can't buy. With the free Hilton Honors app, guests can book their stay, select their room, check in, unlock their door with a Digital Key and check out, all from their smartphone. Visit stories.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
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