Financial Controller

Slowness is a collective of People, Places and Projects that reframe the way we live, work and interact. Drawing insights from regenerative agriculture, adaptive reuse and the slow movement, we are currently developing places around the world that offer a deeper, more conscious and collaborative form of hospitality.

As part of the Finance team, the Financial Controller will assume a strategic role in the overall management of the company. The Individual will have primary day-to-day responsibility for planning, implementing, managing, and controlling all financial-related activities of the company. This will include direct responsibility for accounting, finance, forecasting, strategic planning, job costing, deal analysis and negotiations, investor relationships and partnership compliance, and private and institutional financing, as well as administrative tasks.

• Manage the processes for financial forecasting and budgets, overseeing the preparation of all financial reporting, long-term strategic plans, annual operating plans, and valuations of potential projects
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities
• Monitor & control the entire accounting function as per accounting standards
• Preparation of Financial Analysis as and when required
• Preparation of budget/actual comparisons
• Conduct reviews & evaluations for cost-reduction opportunities
• Assist in the preparation of board & shareholder reporting
• Assist in the preparation of ad-hoc analyses
• Dealing & Liaising with banks and finance institutions for existing credit facilities and further credit facilities for the day-to-day operations of the group

Skills & Qualifications:

• Advanced financial modeling skills
• Advanced skills with Excel
• Solid understanding of accounting
• Minimum 3 years of work experience, preferably 5 or more
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English; Portuguese is a plus
• Experience in hospitality required

Competencies:

• Strong problem solving resulting in sound decisions based on accurate and timely analyses
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency
• Results-and goal-orientated while maintaining high standards for self and others
• An experienced professional who moves from theory to real-time application of knowledge in the business domain - a strategist and thinker, but also a catalyst and doer
• Strong personality with an ability to communicate, negotiate and manage across all levels of the organization
• Affinity towards hospitality, finance and technology