Outsourced CFO Services for Lodging & Accommodation Businesses

Real strategy for occupancy, cash flow, and growth

If occupancy looks strong but cash still feels tight, it’s time to trade gut calls for a lodging‑specific finance system. Successful operators don’t just fill rooms—they protect margins, plan capex, and fund growth with clear numbers, not guesswork.


Straight Talk CPAs provides outsourced CFO services for lodging businesses—hotels, boutique inns, resorts, and vacation rental portfolios—that need more than bookkeeping or revenue reports. Get the financial insight to lift ADR and RevPAR sustainably, keep more of what you earn, and make confident decisions—without the cost of a full‑time CFO.


When bookings rise, so do the stakes. A healthy bank balance doesn’t show seasonality, channel costs, or capex needs. That’s where we come in—with clarity, systems, and strategy built around your property mix and market.

  • Cash flow and seasonality planning aligned to booking windows and ADR strategy
  • Budget vs. actuals with variance analysis across rooms, F&B, spa, and ancillary revenue
  • Margin optimization: labor modeling, housekeeping cost per occupied room, OTA mix, and channel fees
  • Dynamic pricing guidance in partnership with your revenue manager (ADR, RevPAR, TRevPAR)
  • Tax planning and entity considerations coordinated with compliance teams
  • Capex and renovation modeling (payback, IRR, downtime impact)
  • Debt and refinancing scenarios (DSCR, covenant monitoring, interest sensitivity)
  • Simple, live dashboards: occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, GOPPAR, labor % of revenue, cash runway
  • Monthly reviews and quarterly strategic deep dives

What our Lodging CFO service includes

Why lodging businesses choose an outsourced CFO

Most finance pros come from corporate or generic small business contexts. We specialize in lodging economics—seasonality, OTA dependencies, labor swings, and capex cycles. Expect clear numbers, practical playbooks, and decisions that fit your property mix and market.

Case study: From high occupancy to healthy cash

A 42‑key boutique inn hit record occupancy but struggled with uneven cash flow. We uncovered three pressure points: heavy OTA dependence, rising housekeeping cost per occupied room, and surprise maintenance outlays.


What we did:

  • Built a rolling 12‑month cash flow forecast tied to seasonality and booking windows
  • Analyzed channel mix and implemented rate fencing and direct-booking email offers
  • Modeled labor needs and rebuilt housekeeping schedules; renegotiated key vendor terms
  • Created a capex reserve policy and shifted mini‑renovations to off‑season windows
  • Set KPI targets and a monthly dashboard for occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, GOPPAR, and cash runway



Results:

  • Shifted 12% of bookings to direct
  • Reduced housekeeping cost per occupied room by 9%
  • Cash runway expanded from 28 to 54 days in two quarters
  • GOP margin improved by 3.2 percentage points

Flexible Packages for Your Property Stage

Whether you’re tightening operations at a single property or scaling a portfolio with strategy, choose from two clear service levels. One gives you the essentials and monthly clarity. The other adds deeper analysis, planning, and hands-on support tailored to lodging economics.

No jargon. No hidden fees. Just clear value, delivered at the pace your operation needs.

Schedule Your Free Consultation Today

Your lodging business generates the bookings. Our CFO services turn them into dependable cash and sustainable growth.  Let’s build your lodging CFO plan and put your finances on autopilot—so your team can focus on guest experience.

FAQs

  • How do you work with our PMS and accounting tools?

    We connect to systems like Opera/Cloudbeds, RMS, Mews, and QuickBooks/Xero to automate dashboards and variance reports.

  • Can you coordinate with our revenue manager?

    Yes. We align pricing, OTA mix, and promo calendars with your cash and margin goals.

  • Do you handle taxes and audits?

    We don’t file returns or audits; we partner with your CPA and provide tax planning inputs and schedules.

  • Is there a minimum size?

    Most clients operate 20–150 keys or multiple STR units; smaller or larger portfolios welcome if fit is right.

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