Head of Finance

Head of Finance, Hospitality Group, Oxford. £80,000 DOE

We are working with a group of luxury Hospitality running some incredible sites in and around Oxford, known for their splendour and unique charm.

The Head of Finance will oversee two management accountants; guide, support, and interpret the company's financial direction, ensuring our long-term financial health and success.

Reporting directly to the Owner and Managing Director, the Head of Finance will be responsible for all aspects of financial activity. This includes accounting, reporting, process improvement, audit preparation (both external and internal), budgeting, and forecasting.

We are looking for candidates who have extensive career experience in finance and hospitality, the successful candidate MUST come from a luxury Hospitality background.

Job Description

• Develop and manage key relationships and respective Senior Leadership Team and the Group Heads of Department Managers in providing financial support and understanding of short and long-term financial plans.
• Review the financial performance of each department with an analysis of variances, forecasts and budgets.
• Challenge existing strategies and/or recommend alternate strategies to continually improve the effectiveness of the business or financial management.
• Contribute to all business decisions of the hotel regarding revenue generation, hotel expenditure and investment.
• Promote, drive and maximize GOP Theoretical Flow Through concept across the departments.
• Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of the financial data and communicating this in a comprehensible form, of meaningful variations in the operations.
• To seek, identify and implement throughout the hotel best practices that will serve to enhance revenues, and guest service and improve cost and productivity efficiencies.
• To assist in preparing, in conjunction with the General Manager and other department heads, the annual budget, capital budgets and the rolling forecast.
• Manage all facets of the capital process. Ensure all hotels establish and maintain the tracking of fixed assets sub-ledgers and depreciation.
• Ensure cash flow is adequate to meet the needs of the operation.

The Ideal Candidate

• A proven track record as a successful Head of Finance or Financial Controller
• Qualified accountant (CPA, FCA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Up-to-date knowledge and experience of the hospitality industry
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Advanced Excel expertise and adept at dealing with large data sets and subsequent reporting
• Experience with Access Financials and People systems would be beneficial
• An understanding of managing service charge through an external Troncmaster