October 17, 2026
Dear [Hiring manager's name],
As Director of Finance at Ashgrove Hospitality Group, I oversee financial reporting and planning for a 12-property hotel portfolio generating $180 million in annual revenue across four states and three brands. I'm applying for your Director of Finance role because I want to bring that same multi-property discipline to a portfolio still consolidating its reporting property by property instead of as one system.
I cut our month-end close from 10 days to 5 by standardizing the chart of accounts across all 12 properties and automating intercompany eliminations between them. I also led a financing renegotiation that lowered our blended interest rate from 7.2% to 5.4%, saving roughly $1.1 million in annual interest expense across the portfolio.
I built a RevPAR-based forecasting model that cut our annual budget variance nearly in half, and I oversee a $9 million capital expenditure program across renovation and maintenance projects. I present portfolio performance to ownership groups every quarter and manage a team of five property controllers across the region.
I'd welcome the chance to talk through how I'd approach consolidated reporting and financing at [Company name] in the first ninety days, and where the current gaps hurt most. Thank you for considering my application.
Thank you,
Avery Chen