Group Finance Accountant – Hospitality (Hotels & Leisure) Brilliant role for a motivate pro-active accountant working in an owner led business, leading a small team and having influence, importance and exposure in this multi-dimensional SME
£52,000 - £60,000 + progression & benefits
Office-based / Some flex (North East) + site visits | Mon–Fri
This isn’t a back-office number crunching role.
You’ll be running the finance function across two well-known hospitality sites – with full visibility to shareholders and proper responsibility.
The business:
* Hotel 1 - Northumberland (£5.6m turnover)
* Hotel 2 - Northumberland (£2.5m turnover, growing fast)
Both recently invested in and moving forward.
You’ll be the go-to person for finance.
Managing a small team and keeping everything tight, accurate and commercially sound.
Your team:
Assistant Finance Manager (AAT L3)
* Operations Manager
* General Admin
* Revenue Manager (direct for hotels, dotted line for holiday lets)
You’ll lead them, develop them, and keep standards high.
The responsibilities
* Monthly management accounts and reporting to shareholders
* Quarterly reporting to banks
* Cashflow management and forecasting (this matters)
* Liaising with external accountants at year-end
* Ledger reconciliations and financial analysis
* Supporting on projects and ad hoc finance work
* Keeping on top of compliance, covenants and controls
You’ll also oversee the team day-to-day – performance, holidays, support, direction.
What we’re looking for:
Solid finance background (management accounts / multi site level ideal)
* Comfortable owning the numbers and presenting them
* Experience managing people (or ready to step up)
* Commercial mindset – not just reporting, but understanding the business
* Someone organised, hands-on and reliable
Hospitality experience helps, but not essential.
The setup:
* Office-based (Some flexibility) (you’re managing a team – this isn’t remote)
* Site visits once a week or fortnight
* Reporting directly to the owner (David)
* Payroll outsourced but you’ll oversee and cover when needed
Bottom line:
This is a proper finance leadership role with ownership.
If you want to step into something where you can run the numbers, manage a team and be part of a growing hospitality group and have influence – this is a great move for you!