Finance/Accounting - Finance/Accounting Management South Africa FULL TIME Job Summary This luxury safari travel company specializes in creating immersive, high-end experiences that combine world-class guest service with sustainability, conservation, and community development. They are looking for an energetic, proactive leader with strong operational, financial, and people management skills, who can deliver exceptional guest experiences while maintaining efficiency and excellence across all areas of the lodge. Candidate Responsibilities: * Relationship building with staff, guests, governmental departments, the community, the industry (agents and other lodges) * Corporate Social Responsibility – working with organisations in community development * Business efficiencies – cost control, local produce, quality of product * HR structure – maintaining and ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to * Product development on guest experience – lodge, food, game experience, all guest touch points * Regular assessment of the functionality, efficiency and strength of all operational equipment, vehicles, generators and buildings * Sustainability – Analysing the impact Sustainability has on our business and improving it. * Forecasting – Budget forecasting and ensuring the finance aspect of the lodge keep up with the ever-changing business environment * Training Development – Providing the needed to the team to ensure they are up to speed with the desired service standards * Overall responsibility for the effective management and running of the lodge * Hosting all Agents and Media and VIP Groups Core Criteria: * Experience in the service industry especially in managing guests and staff * Previous experience in running a five-star operation as Lodge Manager or GM for a minimum of 5 years * Qualification in Hospitality or Business management * Energetic, proactive person with well-developed concept of the importance of providing a world-class guest experience and the ability to provide that experience * Aware, energetic, compassionate, respectable, good communication and a strong leader * Have good computer and financial acumen * Good command of the English language * An outgoing, warm, friendly personality * Confident and comfortable around affluent people * Well, presented, Honest, Diligent and self-motivator * Have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines This is a live-in position. Wild Dreams Hospitality Recruiter