Jinesh Pilanku
George Town
Summary
Results-driven Finance Manager with progressive hospitality finance experience across luxury hotel brands. Skilled in financial reporting, budgeting, financial planning and analysis, internal controls, and pre-opening finance operations. Committed to driving financial performance, building high-performing teams, and supporting strategic business growth.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Finance manager
Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Resort & Spa
Geroge Town, Cayman Island
2026.05 - Current
- Lead the Finance Department for a luxury pre‑opening resort, ensuring compliance with Hyatt policies, internal controls, and financial reporting standards.
- Oversee all accounting functions including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Income Audit, Payroll, Cost Control, General Cashier, and Receiving.
- Develop and implement finance policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and internal control frameworks for hotel operations.
- Coordinate pre‑opening finance activities including chart of accounts setup, ERP implementation, banking, tax registrations, and financial workflows.
- Prepare monthly financial statements, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, and management reports.
- Lead the financial forecasting, cash flow planning, and variance analysis to support strategic decision‑making.
- Monitor departmental expenses, labor costs, and productivity while providing financial guidance to department heads.
- Ensure compliance with USALI standards, Hyatt corporate policies, local regulations, and audit requirements.
- Manage cash management, treasury activities, and working capital to maintain healthy financial operations.
- Partner with Executive Committee members to improve profitability, strengthen internal controls, and drive operational efficiencies
- Recruit, train, coach, and develop the finance team while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
- Support the hotel opening by coordinating finance‑related systems testing, vendor onboarding, inventory controls, and operational readiness.
Accounting & Internal Control Supervisor
Marriott Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman
2023.03 - 2026.05
- Serving as Acting Finance Manager since November 2023, overseeing and supporting all day-to-day financial activities while being directly involved in the financial operations to ensure smooth and efficient management.
- Supervising and providing overall guidance to account clerks as well as junior accounting staff.
- Direct supervision of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Cashier, Payroll, Income, and Cost Control
- Involving all the month-end procedures with the ADOF and DOF.
- Supervised and maintained effective internal control systems to ensure financial accuracy and compliance with company policies
- Performing audits for business operations, finances, and compliance with the policies and procedures of ISRA.
- Ensuring all auditing activities comply with policies and procedures.
- Delegating assignments to staff and ensuring financial statements are completed according to standard.
- Overseeing audit planning and reporting activities according to established policies.
- Prepare, maintain, and distribute statistical, financial, accounting, auditing, or payroll reports and tables.
- Reviewing the balance sheet and performing monthly reconciliations, updating all supporting documents in Quickbase with the necessary approval.
- Monitoring labor expenses across all departments and conducting weekly meetings with department heads to review and control them.
- Supported contract compliance and vendor management through thorough review and documentation
Accounting supervisor
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
Abu Dhabi
2022.01 - 2023.02
- Supervise daily operations of the accounting department, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, income audit, and general ledger functions.
- Review and verify financial transactions to ensure accuracy and compliance with company policies and hospitality accounting standards.
- Supervise the accounts payable team and oversee daily operations to ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices and payments.
- Review and approve invoice coding, payment runs, and vendor reconciliations to ensure compliance with hotel policies and accounting standards.
- Coordinate with procurement and receiving departments to resolve discrepancies in purchase orders, receipts, and invoices.
- Maintain vendor relationships, addressing inquiries and resolving disputes efficiently.
- Ensure all vendor payments are processed within agreed payment terms to avoid late fees and maintain good credit standing.
- Prepare and analyze AP aging reports, accruals, and monthly closing entries.
- Support internal and external audits by providing required documentation and explanations.
- Develop and implement best practices to improve AP processes, efficiency, and controls.
- Train, mentor, and evaluate AP staff to maintain a high-performing team.
- Monitor compliance with hotel financial policies and ensure adherence to internal control procedures.
Accounts Receivable Supervisor-Credit In charge
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
Abu Dhabi
2019.09 - 2021.12
- Ability to handle the credit section without any supervision.
- Managed all credit operations for 532 rooms.
- Good relationship with Govt. accounts & Travel agencies.
- Supervise the daily operations of the accounts receivable team, ensuring timely and accurate billing, posting, and collection of payments.
- Monitor aging reports and follow up on outstanding balances to ensure timely collections and minimize bad debts.
- Oversee the billing process for guest accounts, group events, corporate clients, and third-party vendors.
- Ensure all charges are posted accurately and comply with hotel policies and contractual agreements.
- Coordinate with the front office, sales, events, and other departments to resolve billing discrepancies or disputes.
- Review and approve credit applications and set credit limits based on company guidelines.
- Prepare and analyze AR aging, collection reports, and bad debt reserves.
- Assist in the month-end closing process, including revenue reconciliation and reporting.
- Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.
- Train and supervise AR staff, providing guidance and performance evaluations.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial procedures.
Accounts Receivable Officer
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
Abu Dhabi
2016.09 - 2019.08
- Apply high of volume payments (checks, credit cards, wire) to the appropriate customer invoices.
- Communicate with customer and administration. Communicate with sales team, counter person regarding customer accounts.
- Record contact information, communications and collection efforts in the opera system.
- Ability to organize and multitask.
Accounting Officer
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
Abu Dhabi
2015.05 - 2016.08
- Manage and oversee the receiving section, including reconciling and posting all invoices.
- Receive, unload, and process deliveries and account for incoming freight based on invoices and receiving reports
- Good Knowledge of Birchstreet and ADACO.
Store Keeper
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel
Kuwait
2011.09 - 2015.04
- Fills supply requisitions; assists buyer to order adequate merchandise and supplies. Receives and stores documents and confidential files.
- Maintains the warehouse, records area and stores area in a neat and orderly manner.
- Ships canceled and damaged items back to vendors as appropriate.
- Knowledge and experience in Adaco
Accountant
Manappuram Finance Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
2010.09 - 2011.08
- Handling cash and bank books.
- Complete data entry in various Registers.
- Handling Accounts-Receivable and Payable.
- Bank reconciliation
Education
B.Com - Commerce
Kannur University
Kerala, India 2006.09 - 2009.07
Advanced diploma in practical (manual) computerized financial Accounting - undefined
Kannur University
Kerala, India 2007.09 - 2008.01
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Opera
- PeopleSoft
- Birchstreet
- Adaco
- ADP-Payroll System
- Blue Bison
- TCP
- Aimbridge Applications
LANGUAGES
English
Fluent
Arabic
Intermediate
Malayalam
Native
Hindi
Fluent
Kannada
Advanced
INTERESTS
Listening Music, Sports, Reading Books
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Finance manager
Grand Hyatt Grand Cayman Resort & Spa
2026.05 - Current
Accounting & Internal Control Supervisor
Marriott Grand Cayman
2023.03 - 2026.05
Accounting supervisor
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
2022.01 - 2023.02
Accounts Receivable Supervisor-Credit In charge
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
2019.09 - 2021.12
Accounts Receivable Officer
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
2016.09 - 2019.08
Accounting Officer
The Ritz Carlton Abu Dhabi Grand Canal
2015.05 - 2016.08
Store Keeper
Four Points by Sheraton Hotel
2011.09 - 2015.04
Accountant
Manappuram Finance Pvt Ltd
2010.09 - 2011.08
Advanced diploma in practical (manual) computerized financial Accounting - undefined
Kannur University
2007.09 - 2008.01
B.Com - Commerce
Kannur University
2006.09 - 2009.07