Our team needs you as our new

Cluster Director of Finance (m/w/d)

Every day is different, but you’ll primarily be:

• Serving as an active member of the Executive Committee, contributing to overall hotel strategy, performance management and business planning
• Acting as a strategic business partner to the General Manager and department heads to drive revenue growth, cost efficiency, and GOP optimization
• Leading all aspects of financial strategy, forecasting, budgeting, capital planning, and long-term financial modeling
• Providing sophisticated financial analysis, performance insights, and data-driven recommendations to improve profitability and market competitiveness
• Ensuring robust financial governance, internal controls, compliance, and risk management aligned with brand, ownership, and regulatory standards
• Overseeing cash flow, working capital, asset protection, and capital expenditure planning
• Building, mentoring, and developing a high-performing finance team, ensuring succession planning and strong internal capability
• Ensure all accounts are reconciled monthly and oversee the process of credit extension and collection of overdue accounts
• Managing relationships with owners, auditors, banks, tax authorities, and regulatory agencies with confidence and credibility
• Elevating financial awareness across the hotel by translating financial data into clear business insights for operational leaders
• Accountable & Responsible for the preparation & review of the Hotel balance sheet & compliance with policies and procedures and local GAAP for all Departments
• Assesses & Support internal audits (CSA, Sox, etc.) results, reviews internal audit reports and action plans progress through hotel to ensure maximum internal controls

What We Need from You:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher education qualification in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline

• Significant progressive leadership experience in hotel finance, with proven success as a Director of Finance, Financial Controller, or equivalent senior-level role

• Demonstrated experience as a strategic partner within an Executive Committee or senior leadership team

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence business decisions beyond the finance function

• Deep expertise in financial planning & analysis, compliance, asset management, tax, payroll, government reporting, and owner relations

• Experience negotiating leases, managing capital expenditure, performing displacement analysis, and delivering complex financial projections

• Professional accounting or finance designation (e.g., CPA, ACCA, or equivalent) strongly preferred

• Fluent in English and German

• Executive presence, high integrity, and the ability to lead with confidence in a dynamic hospitality environment

What we offer you:

• Permanent employment contract

• Above-average remuneration

• Vacation pay in accordance with the collective agreement

• Annual bonus

• Corporate benefits

• Intensive orientation and training

• Extensive training tools

• Transfer opportunities within IHG

• Cleaning of work clothes

• Regular team events

• A well-balanced and varied buffet and free hot and soft drinks in the staff restaurant

We’re looking for a strategic, commercially driven senior finance leader to join the Hotel Executive Committee as Director of Finance & Business Support. This is not just a technical accounting role — it is a key leadership position responsible for shaping the hotel’s financial strategy, driving sustainable profitability, safeguarding assets, and partnering closely with ownership and the General Manager to deliver long-term value.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to the General Manager and ownership, bringing financial insight, operational acumen, and executive presence to every major decision. In return, we’ll place our financial performance, compliance, and asset stewardship in your expert hands.

The InterContinental Berlin offers the Luxury of Space: 558 rooms and suites and, with 55 event rooms and an event capacity for up to 3, 000 people, it is one of the leading and highest-grossing conference and event hotels in Europe.

At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?

Apply now at careers.ihg.com.

InterContinental Berlin

Budapester Strasse 2, 10787 Berlin, Germany

Contact: Thomas Peh

Tel. 030 2602 1566

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