About Gewan Hotel Cairo

Gewan Hotels & Resorts is bringing contemporary luxury and precise, guest-centric service to Cairo. We’re hiring a Financial Controller to lead the hotel’s finance function, safeguard controls, and drive profitable growth.

Role Overview

Reporting to the General Manager, the Financial Controller owns the full finance cycle for the property—monthly close, reporting, budgeting/forecasting, cash & working-capital management, tax/statutory compliance, and a robust internal-control environment. You are the hotel’s financial co-pilot and a key business partner to all departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial reporting & close: Deliver timely monthly P&L, balance sheet, cash-flow, and variance analyses; ensure accurate accruals, reconciliations, and provisions.
• Budgeting & forecasting: Lead annual budgets and rolling forecasts; challenge assumptions, model scenarios, and track performance to targets.
• Controls & compliance: Maintain strong internal controls, SOPs, and segregation of duties across purchasing, receiving, stores, and payables; oversee revenue audit and night audit integrity.
• Tax & statutory: Ensure compliance with Egyptian accounting standards and tax requirements (e-invoicing/e-receipt, VAT, withholding, stamp duty, and payroll/social-insurance filings); manage external audits.
• Operations finance: Partner with Culinary/F&B on recipe costing, inventory, and cost of sales; support Rooms on pricing/leakage controls; drive margin improvement projects.
• Treasury & working capital: Manage banking, cash-flow forecasting, collections/credit control, supplier terms, and payment runs.
• Systems & data: Own finance systems and the chart of accounts; ensure clean interfaces between PMS/POS, inventory, and ERP; elevate reporting quality and KPI dashboards.
• Leadership: Coach a high-performing finance team; provide clear guidance to HODs; present insights and recommendations at EXCOM/owner reviews.

Requirements

• 7+ years’ progressive hotel finance experience, with 2+ years as Financial Controller or Assistant/Deputy FC in an upscale/luxury property.
• Strong command of Egyptian Accounting Standards (aligned to IFRS) and local tax/regulatory frameworks, including e-invoicing.
• Hands-on with hotel systems: Opera PMS, POS/back-office, inventory/costing (e.g., MC/Adaco/FBM), and ERP (e.g., Sun/Oracle/Infor).
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling; rigorous attention to detail and deadlines.
• Proven track record improving controls, reducing cost of sales, and optimizing working capital.
• Collaborative business partner with clear communication and stakeholder influence.
• Excellent command of English (spoken & written).