• In the absence of your Manager, make necessary business decisions to ensure efficient running of the division and proper handling of service issues as they arise.
• Coordinate the tasks and operations of departments under your supervision.
• Assist with the development of annual budgets and targets for areas under your supervision.
• Prepare and produce detailed financial reports as required in a timely fashion.
• Use various financial management skills to analyse performance results to identify profitability shortfalls or opportunities to increase revenues, reduce costs, improve overall profitability and meet budget goals.
• Regularly monitor market performance, penetration, trends, practices and systems in the Hotel industry to help project future supply and demand, and identify business opportunities, promotions and areas where products and services can be improved.
• Develop a knowledge base of existing competitor strategies, and analyse their strengths and weaknesses to successfully direct marketing activities against each.
• Ensure departments under your supervision are managed to control costs, increase revenues and meet budget goals.
• Provide ongoing communication to all areas under your supervision regarding policies, programmes and procedures.
• Ensure all operating procedures are adhered to for areas under your supervision.
• Review and modify operating manuals for areas under your supervision as required.