**Director, Finance (Corporate Functions)** **The role** Fuel financial growth by partnering with Global Corporate Functions, providing bold financial leadership, and driving business success through strategic stewardship, support, and challenge. **Your day to day** + Provide financial insight and analysis in support of corporate functions and their respective strategies and objectives​. + Partner with the two corporate functions / EC members to prioritise financial resources (capital and operating) for deployment and support investment decisions via business case development and ad-hoc project based financial analysis​. + Develop annual operating budget in coordination with the annual planning process to align to established financial targets​. + Support the achievement of operating budget targets and proactively highlight areas of risk and opportunity with recommendations to address, including tracking spend trends and run rates throughout the year​. + Support large-scale reviews of organisational structure and the associated cost implications​. + Support and lead projects to drive financial process and insight improvements across all Global Corporate Functions, working with Decision support / Global finance services and any other relevant IHG teams. **What we need from you** Experience is valuable, but mindset is everything. We’re searching for someone with unwavering commitment and a natural talent for thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic, and global environment. To excel in this role, you’ll bring: + Experienced leader with proven track record in Finance business partnering​. + Experience leading cross-functional teams, driving change, and challenging & communicating with senior leadership in a complex matrix organisation​. + Strong relationship management​. + Verbal and written communication, and strategic thinking & analytical skills required​. + Ability to challenge the status quo and have courage/conviction to do the right thing​. + Ability to see the big picture, but strong analytical firepower and technical skills. **\#LI-CB2** **\#LI-HYBRID** At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG. Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love. We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate. We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today. At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.