Cluster Finance Business Partner – Job Description
Canary Riverside Plaza London, Vignette Collection and The Palace Hotel, Southend-on-Sea are on the lookout for a dynamic Cluster Finance Business Partner to inspire and lead! Joining the IHG portfolio in Summer 2026, Canary Riverside Plaza and The Palace Hotel mark an exciting new chapter. Canary Riverside Plaza will become the brand's first London property, offering 142 luxury guestrooms and suites, dining and event spaces, a spa, health club and pool, with stunning views across the River Thames and London skyline. The Palace Hotel enjoys a prime seafront location overlooking Southend Pier, featuring the Pier View Restaurant, panoramic Thames Estuary views, and an on-site casino, creating a distinctive leisure experience.
As a Cluster Finance Business Partner, your day-to-day will be driven by our Guests needs, however you can expect to cover the following duties and responsibilities (not all encompassing)...
Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of hotel financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and analysis, ensuring the property achieves revenue, profit and cash flow targets.
- Partner closely with the General Manager and department leaders to provide commercial insight, identify risks and opportunities, and drive operational performance across all hotel functions.
- Oversee robust financial controls, compliance and governance, ensuring adherence to company policies, statutory requirements, audit standards and the protection of owner assets and returns.
- Drive business improvement through data‑led decision making, delivering cost efficiencies, productivity gains, payroll optimisation and strong returns on capital investment projects.
- Develop and inspire a high‑performing finance team, fostering engagement, succession planning, talent development and a culture of accountability, service excellence and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
- Proven finance leadership experience within the hospitality sector, ideally as a Hotel Financial Controller, Assistant Financial Controller, or in a comparable senior finance position.
- Strong commercial and financial acumen, with expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, business analysis, and driving profitable performance.
- A collaborative and inspiring leadership style, with a proven ability to develop high‑performing teams, drive accountability, and successfully lead change.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to influence senior leaders, build strong relationships, and provide constructive challenge.
- Advanced knowledge of financial systems, controls, and hotel operations, with experience using platforms such as Opera/Micros, PeopleSoft, ADP, Procure Wizard, or similar ERP and reporting systems.
Benefits
- Financial security – A competitive salary, guaranteed hours, a free meal on shift, paid holidays and enhanced sick pay!
- Growth and development – extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world. IHG has been recognised as a 'Best Employer 2025' in the UK by Mercer.
- Colleague perks – worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perks portal.
- Wellbeing – employee assistance programme available 24/7 and much more!
If you are looking to join a hotel company where you can be your authentic self, create meaningful connections and be part of an exciting new chapter for Vignette Collection in London, click apply today!
You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.
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