Job Description

We are seeking a highly organized and analytical Project Manager / Finance Analyst to support the development, opening, and ongoing operations of a luxury hotel, restaurant, and private members club portfolio. This role will play a critical part in managing pre-opening and post-opening projects while providing financial analysis, budgeting, and performance reporting across multiple hospitality concepts, including a new restaurant and a new members club opening shortly.

The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented, and comfortable working cross-functionally with operations, culinary, finance, design, construction, and external vendors in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Manage pre-opening and opening projects for a new restaurant and private members club, including timelines, milestones, budgets, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with internal teams (hotel operations, F&B, culinary, marketing, finance, HR, IT) and external partners (designers, contractors, consultants, vendors).
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and status reports.
• Track risks, dependencies, and issues; proactively recommend solutions to keep projects on schedule and within budget.
• Support capital projects, renovations, and operational initiatives across the hotel, restaurant, and club.
• Prepare executive-ready project updates for senior leadership.
• Keep ownership updated on project progress and any roadblocks

Financial Analysis & Budgeting

• Build, track, and analyze pre-opening budgets, capital expenditures, and operating forecasts.
• Monitor project and departmental spend against approved budgets and identify variances.
• Assist with financial models related to restaurant and members club performance, including revenue projections, cost structures, and break-even analysis.
• Partner with accounting and finance teams on monthly financial reporting, accruals, and variance explanations.
• Analyze labor and operating expenses to support decision-making.
• Support vendor contract review from a financial and budget-impact perspective.

Operational & Strategic Support

• Assist leadership with process improvement initiatives across hospitality operations.
• Provide ad hoc financial and operational analysis to support growth and strategic initiatives.
• Ensure alignment between project execution and operational readiness.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Hospitality Management, or a related field.
• 1-5 years of experience in project management, financial analysis, or a hybrid role, preferably within hospitality, restaurants, hotels, or private clubs.
• Experience supporting new openings or major renovations strongly preferred.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with accounting systems and project management tools a plus.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working with senior leadership.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and solutions-driven.

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