Group Finance Manager

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Group Finance Manager to join this hotel group,

The position will be based on Solihull with occasional travel to Reading approx. 1 to 2 days a week.

A 146 Bedrooms with hotel restaurant, bar and conference and events facilities for up to 200 guests and a 80 bedrooms with restaurant, bar and conference and events facilities for up to 220 guests.

The Role - As Group Finance Manager you will manage all finance functions across both properties. Ensuring that management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and month end are completed in a timely and effective manner. Working with the company directors you implement strong financial procedures ensuring all legislation is adhered to. This is a hands-on role that requires, detailed analytical and technical knowledge.

Key duties

• Full control of the month end process
• Produce monthly management accounts
• Monthly cashflow and Bank MI
• Conduct monthly balance sheet reviews and reconciliations
• Monthly bank, credit card, and cash reconciliations
• Quarterly VAT Returns, including accounting for VAT on deposits and revenue adjustments.
• Accounts receivable and accounts payable
• 3 month rolling forecasts
• Capital and asset management

Candidate

The candidate will ideally be qualified or part qualified, although qualified by experience will be considered. We are looking for a person who leads by example, have excellent communication skills, be commercially astute, articulate, dynamic, insightful, influential, problem solving and been able to work on own initiative. Be organised, logical and have a systematic approach. You must be able to communicate all levels and to those with limited or nonfinancial background.

Knowledge and Skills

• Management accounts including prepayments and accruals
• Understand Balance sheet and balance sheet reconciliations
• Annual financial audit
• VAT Returns
• Budgets and Forecasting
• Cashflow management
• Bank Reconciliation
• Nominal ledger management
• Accounts payable and receivable
• Capital and assessment management
• Good Microsoft Excel knowledge, including pivot tables

Systems

• Opera PMS and Sales & Catering - Desirable
• HotSoft PMS - Desirable
• Sage Line 50 - Essential
• Paperless Software (OCR technology) - Desirable
• Microsoft Excel - Essential
• Fourth Hospitality - Desirable

Benefits and Salary

• Salary: £60,000.00 per annum
• 28 days holiday per annum including 8 bank holidays
• Discount across the group
• Meal on duty
• Free Parking
• Place of work - You will be based in Solihull however some travel to Reading will be required.

Experience:

• Management 3 years (Desirable)
• Management in hotel finance 3 years (Desirable)
• Qualified or working towards ACCA/CIMA (Desirable)