Key Accountabilities

- Serves as the primary finance liaison for Corporate and Regional Finance partners, including Centers of Excellence (COEs), FP&A;, P&T;, Procurement, and other integral finance teams.

- Drives a culture of integrity, ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement across the Guadalajara finance team.

- Actively identifies and drives opportunities to standardize, simplify, automate, and optimize finance processes to improve efficiency, control, and scalability.

- Leads the implementation of new systems, tools, and technologies, including change management and adoption within the Guadalajara finance organization.

- Identifies and advances high-potential talent, partnering with offshore leaders to design and implement targeted development plans

- Builds a robust leadership pipeline through structured stretch assignments, rotational experiences, and cross-functional exposure

- Strengthens leadership capability, providing hands-on coaching and mentorship while clearly articulating standards of excellence

- Drives sustained performance improvement, supported by continuous feedback and strategically aligned finance training initiatives

- Leads enterprise-wide initiatives and ensures global alignment, delivering critical projects while maintaining strong engagement with international stakeholders

Champions the IHG culture, modeling values and embedding “True Hospitality for Good” across teams and ways of working

Key Metrics

- Single point of Contact

- Cross Coordination of Talent Management

- Local Issue Resolution

- Employee engagement, turnover, and succession readiness within the finance team

Key Collaborative Network

Key Shared Accountabilities

- Finance

- Operations

- HR local & global

- Marketing

- Taxes

- Legal

- Other

Key External Relationships:

- Mexican Tax Authorities

- External Auditors and Tax Advisors

- Suppliers (payroll, services, others)

Key Internal Relationships:

- Multideparments of diverse areas.

Key interfaces

CoE India & Atlanta teams

Education

- Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or a related discipline required: MBA, CPA, or CIA preferred.

Experience

- Minimum of 10 years of progressive, work‑related experience with demonstrated proficiency across multiple finance and accounting functions, including leadership responsibility.

Technical Skills and Knowledge





- Demonstrated ability to evaluate business and financial trends, assess risk and opportunity, and adapt strategies and operating approaches accordingly.

- Personally demonstrates a strong results orientation and cultivates accountability, ownership, and performance excellence within teams.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence, align stakeholders, and gain consensus across multiple levels of the organization.

- Fosters trust, transparency, and candor; addresses conflict constructively and communicates directly while maintaining strong professional relationships.

- Demonstrated expertise in finance, budgeting, and accounting processes, including a strong understanding of applicable local statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements.

- Leads and manages change effectively, proactively removing barriers and accelerating transformation initiatives where appropriate.

- Strong organizational, prioritization, and coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a fast‑paced regional environment..

- Demonstrated expert knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and working knowledge of IFRS guidelines.

- Proficiency in both written and spoken English is required; proficiency in Spanish is strongly preferred.

Key Metrics

Owns:

- Day to Day Finance Operations

- Issue Escalation and Resolution

- Talent Management – GDL Team

- Special Project/ Initiatives

Influences

- Performance Management and Strategic Direction & Priorities of wider Finance Team

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.

📌 Director of Finance (Guadalajara)
🏢 Ihg
📍 Guadalajara