Financial Controller

We are working with a leading hospitality business with a diverse portfolio of hostels, bars, and pubs across Europe. Known for creating vibrant, social spaces, they provide unique experiences for travellers and locals alike.

This amazing group is hiring a Financial Controller to oversee several sites in the UK. The right candidate should be fully qualified and have a background in the Hospitality or Leisure industry.

Leadership

• Managing the Finance Team including developing the appropriate structure, roles & responsibilities, job descriptions, performance measurement criteria and training and development needs. Ensuring required CPD is up to date.
• Creating an environment to encourage a sense of responsibility, involvement and ownership.
• Promoting the business culture of best practice and encouraging personal ownership of self-development.
• Taking the lead in implementing company policies affecting the team.
• Assisting in the formulation of the Company's financial and business strategy by the medium and long-term objectives determined by the Board.

Business Operations

• Providing all management accounts for all UK sites including commentary on performance, KPIs and budget/forecast variances.
• Provision of Covenant compliance certificates for lenders and landlords
• Managing and reporting on group cash flow and treasury arrangements – including variances to plan, funding requirements
• Report and manage group FX position by B&B board policy
• Manage group audit appointments, ensure audits are completed in a timely fashion and to fee budgets, minimise audit assurance risk
• Assisting with the preparation and submission of business plans, and formulation of budgets and forecasts to the Board.
• Assisting with due diligence initiatives to enable the evaluation of risks and returns for the proposed development of new business products, mergers and acquisitions under policy & procedures
• Managing company policies regarding, debt, taxation and equity
• Management and optimisation of the group tax position for corporate, payroll and VAT to mitigate tax risk.

Relationship Management

• Collaborating with other divisions to achieve the best solutions for clients and staff.
• Sustaining strong relationships with senior management, peers and colleagues
• Sustaining/supporting key external relationships with auditors, banks, lenders, suppliers etc.