About this role
Conscious Group is looking for an experienced Director of Finance to take ownership of the financial engine of our growing hospitality group. Conscious Group is a multi-brand hospitality group consisting of Conscious Hotels, Hotel V and several food and beverage concepts, including The Lobby, Stadscafé and Sticky Fingers. With approximately €39 million in revenue, multiple legal entities and locations in Amsterdam and Utrecht, we are in an active phase of restructuring and expansion. As our Director of Finance, you will play a key role in building a strong financial foundation for our next phase of growth. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead our finance and administration team and take end-to-end responsibility for financial reporting, planning, control, cash management and corporate finance. This is a broad and influential role. You will operate at director level within the management team, while remaining close to both the numbers and the people behind them. Your main responsibilities include: Finance operations and team leadership • Lead, coach and develop the finance and administration team, including financial controllers, administrators, payroll colleagues and interns. • Set clear expectations, plan workloads and manage team performance without micromanaging. • Own the monthly closing and reporting cycle across all entities. • Ensure accurate and timely management reporting in USALI format. • Oversee payroll processing and compliance, working with external payroll and HR providers where required. • Maintain strong internal controls, clear segregation of duties and documented, audit-ready processes. • Act as the first point of escalation for operational finance and reporting matters. • Monitor capital expenditure and renovation projects against budget in cooperation with Operations. • Retain overall responsibility for our finance internship programme, supported by the Supervisor Operational Finance. Financial planning and business