Karan Das

Strategic Hospitality Finance Professional with over 15+ years of leadership experience across 4★ and 5★ commercial and cluster hotel portfolios in the GCC, targeting executive growth opportunities in Singapore. Specialized in full-cycle financial control, USALI/IFRS compliance, and complex pre-opening operations. Expert at integrating integrated hospitality systems and establishing robust fiscal frameworks to maximize owner returns.

A collaborative partner to General Managers and corporate leadership, dedicated to operational excellence, statutory compliance, and aggressive cost optimization.

Group Finance Manager - RH Group of Companies - Dubai, UAE

(2022-12 - 2025-10)

• Financial Governance: Directed full-cycle corporate finance operations across the business portfolio, improving cash flow visibility and capital efficiency.
• Process Automation: Designed and implemented automated management reporting frameworks, significantly reducing monthly financial statement turnaround times.
• Cost Containment: Spearheaded detailed variance reviews and operational audits, capturing significant annual cost savings across all business units.
• Strategic Planning: Orchestrated annual budgeting and rolling forecast models aligned with multi-year corporate growth and margin expansion targets.

Cluster GL Accountant (Acting Financial Controller – Pre-Opening) - Grand Kingsgate Waterfront Hotel (Millennium) - Dubai, UAE

(2021-03 - 2022-11)

• Pre-Opening System Integration: Directed the end-to-end implementation of Sun Systems, Opera Cloud, Micros POS, and Web Prolific across Finance, F&B, and Rooms divisions.
• Fiscal Architecture: Formulated pre-opening finance roadmaps, establishing hospitality network systems and internal control policies ahead of the property launch.
• USALI Compliance: Managed complex month-end closing, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L reporting in strict adherence to USALI standards; currently adapting frameworks to meet 12th Edition compliance.
• Business Partnering: Collaborated with operational department heads to enforce strict fiscal discipline and optimize labor costs.

Cluster General Accountant - Mövenpick Hotel JLT (Accor Group) - Dubai, UAE

(2020-11 - 2021-02)

4 months – 5-property merger and COVID-19 restructuring

• Financial Consolidation: Centralized the general ledger and P&L reporting for a 5-property cluster merger under a tight corporate deadline.
• Crisis Management: Implemented emergency productivity metrics and labor audits to preserve working capital during global market volatility.

Accounts Payable Accountant - TRYP by Wyndham - Abu Dhabi, UAE

(2020-03 - 2020-11)

• Financial Reporting & Closing: Managed comprehensive month-end closing activities and prepared detailed financial reporting packages for regional leadership.
• Budget Control: Executed rigorous departmental budget control and variance analysis to ensure strict adherence to fiscal targets.
• AP Management: Optimized the complete procure-to-pay cycle and vendor reconciliations with 100% ledger accuracy.

Financial Accountant - Asiana Hotel (5★ Luxury) - Dubai, UAE

(2018-07 - 2020-02)

• Month-End Closing: Supported full-cycle month-end closing processes, executing accurate journal entries, provisions, and comprehensive balance sheet ledger reconciliations.
• Income Audit: Conducted rigorous daily income audits across high-volume revenue centers, ensuring flawless revenue capture, cash drops, and internal control compliance.
• Financial Analysis: Delivered precise financial reporting and cost-control analysis supporting executive management decisions.

Accounts Payable cum General Cashier - Asiana Hotel (5★ luxury) - Dubai, UAE

(2015-05 - 2018-06)

• Supplier Payment Management: Managed the end-to-end accounts payable function, overseeing supplier invoice verification, statement reconciliations, and timely payment cycles.
• Cash Operations: Supervised main vault operations, banking relationships, and daily cash distributions for a high-volume luxury hospitality property.

Cashier/Accountant - Tamas Spa Lounge – Night Club & Fine Dining - Nepal

(2011 - 2015)

MBA Coursework - Finance & Accounting - Victorian Institute of Technology

BBA - Finance & Accounting - Tribhuvan University

Certification Course - AI - Coursiv

Course - Financial Accounting - Udemy

Course - Financial Management - Udemy

Course - The Complete Finance Manager Course - Udemy