Could you be the Group Head of Finance we’re looking for? If you’re experienced in; overseeing financial operations, leading planning, managing cash flow, ensuring compliance, and providing strategic guidance. Then we’d like to hear from you.
Take your career to new heights, with a team that values connection, flexibility, variety, and challenge. Our three core values - We Care, We Notice, We Change – show what it means to work for hotels which go above and beyond for our team and guests.
Get to know the group
Watergate Bay Hotel, right on the coast in North Cornwall is an 80-bedroom hotel, restaurants, bars, and a surf school. Inspired by its location, the hotel has developed an ethos of ‘active relaxation’ which is at the heart of everything we do.
Another Place is a growing collection of hotels that shares the same relaxed, active, and social ethos as Watergate Bay Hotel. On the shores of Ullswater in the Lake District, Another Place, The Lake is the first hotel in the collection. It’s the ideal place to explore the wilderness, swim beneath a full moon, eat and drink well, relax and have a good time. The second hotel will be The Machrie, a 47-bedroom hotel is nestled in the dunes of a seven-mile beach on the Hebridean island of Islay. A modern, relaxed hotel with a world-class championship golf links, and views over the island and sea and the finest Scottish produce.
SeaSpace is a unique new offer in the hospitality space – experience-led lifestyle aparthotels, for the UK coastline. Flexibility, style and freedom are underpinned by a spirit and community that lives for the beach and everything it can be. Moments from the shoreline, with a neighbourhood energy at its heart, the first aparthotel at Porth, near Newquay invites everyone in, to shape their own coastal story. Opening late summer 2024.
Beach Retreats completes the family of brands and is a fast-growing, self-catering and award-winning holiday let agency. Specialising in beachside self-catering holidays in Cornwall and the south west.
What your days could look like:
As the Group Head of Finance, you report to the CFO and play a crucial role in supporting the group's strategy and growth. You lead the day-to-day operations of the Finance Team, ensuring statutory compliance and smooth financial functioning. Additionally, you spearhead changes and improvements to support business growth. Your strategic insights inform decision-making and drive initiatives to optimise resources and capitalise on market opportunities, contributing significantly to the group's success.
Job skills & requirements:
* Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
* Exceptional team leadership and engagement experience
* Minimum of two years’ experience at Head of Finance level with a thorough knowledge of accounting principles, procedures and controls
* Experience with preparing financial statements and working with external auditors
* Good understanding of PAYE and VAT
* Excellent communicator who can tailor message delivery to a variety of customers
* Ability to work well with others and at times independently
* Consistently deliver on commitments, despite challenging timescales and competing priorities
* Ability to project manage improvements and changes effectively
* Proactive, hardworking and results driven
* Ability to influence and learn in an ever-changing environment
* Willing to suggest new ideas and always looking for ways to improve the way we do things
* Positive, “can do” attitude
* Proficient Microsoft Excel user
* Excellent accounting software user with good administration skills
What we can offer in return:
* Special rates for you and your friends and family to stay at the hotel
* Discounts on treatments in Swim Club
* Discounts for you and your friends and family at our restaurants: Zacry’s, The Beach Hut and the Living Space
* Discount at Cubs coffee shops
* Team social events throughout the year
* Team assistance scheme – a dedicated helpline for support & advice on topics from mental health through to managing your finances
* Health and Life insurance
* Performance based bonus
* And more
From discounted stays to training and development opportunities, we're all about helping our team achieve their personal and professional goals. Located near the sunny, sandy, Cornish coast, you'll never be short on inspiration. Working at Watergate Bay Hotel Group isn't just a job - it's a transformative career opportunity. Apply now and join us in creating memorable experiences that our guests and team remember for a lifetime.