Our Partner, exclusive Branded Hotel group are looking for Finance Manager to Supervise the hotel’s financial operations, while managing hotel assets and ensuring a centralised accounting environment.

We are look for people who are dynamic, confident and ambitious; people who excel in their role and help our guests succeed too.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the Finance Assistants to ensure that all tasks are completed to standard and relevant deadlines are met.
• Prepare financial analysis of hotel operations including variance explanation and make recommendations to ensure the achievement of business goals.
• Assist in preparing hotel monthly profit and loss, department budgets and financial forecasts and reporting.
• Ensure all balance sheets are reconciled on a monthly basis and any variances have relevant explanations, clarification and back-up.

People

• Fully accountable for team members within the unit in terms of recruitment, performance management, review
• Liaise with HR with any issues which may be classed as high risk
• Act as a role model in terms of values, professional ethics and conduct
• Identify training needs within the team and deliver or source appropriate training
• Communicate throughout team to ensure all members are aware of current developments within the company
• Display a pro-active and leading role in terms of service, culture, development, team image, systems, procedures and skills development.

Quality

• Ensure all appropriate brand Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to
• Source the most appropriate suppliers and ensure quality levels are delivered in a cost-efficient manner
• Utilise brand metrics (such as Medallia / Heartbeat) to ensure quality measures are maintained throughout the company

Profit

• Prepare and manage departmental budgets
• Be directly involved in developing and executing revenue strategies and sales initiatives – whilst continually developing your teams to do the same.
• Negotiate with suppliers on a group-wide basis to ensure maximum profitability throughout the group
• Co-ordinate and control with initiative all issues relating to costs, expenses, wastage, breakages, security and stock control.
• Proactively pursue all practices in-line with company environmental and energy-saving initiatives.

Strategy

• Project manage any key strategic priorities ensuring effective leadership of any working party; clear, concise and timely communication to all stakeholders; development and management of associated timelines; delivery of work streams in line with agreed deadlines
• Work with key stakeholders to drive improvements to the business
• To effectively manage relationships with any agreed external contacts, professional advisors and official bodies

General

Comply with the company codes of conduct at all times

Familiarise yourself with the company policies and procedures plus employee handbook and lead by example in demonstrating behaviours that we expect all employees to display

Perform other tasks at the level of the role as directed by your line manager in pursuit of the achievement of business goals

Have the desire and ability to improve your knowledge and abilities through on-going training and development

Ability to work as part of a diverse team with colleagues from different viewpoints, cultures and countries

• Produce reports as required in line with current guidelines
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and awareness of all policies and procedures relating to Health, Hygiene and Fire Life Safety.
• Familiarise yourself with emergency and evacuation procedures.

Have a flexible approach to the hours you are required to work.