Job Description
A well known hotel business is looking to hire a qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified candidate to join its finance function.
You will play a key role in driving the hotel’s financial performance through strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role will ensure financial plans are aligned with business objectives, provide actionable insights to senior management, and support decision-making to optimize profitability and operational efficiency.
Main duties include:
* Lead and coordinate the annual budgeting process across all hotel departments, ensuring alignment with corporate guidelines and strategic objectives.
* Drive the 5-Year Plan exercise, incorporating market trends, business strategy, and capital investment plans.
* Work closely with department heads to consolidate detailed revenue, expense, and capital expenditure budgets.
* Prepare clear budget presentation materials for senior leadership and ownership.
* Prepare and update rolling forecasts (monthly/quarterly) to track business performance against budget and market conditions.
* Produce monthly cash flow forecasts and interest costs & income forecasts, ensuring accuracy and early identification of funding or liquidity issues.
* Identify variances between actual results and budget/forecast, and recommend corrective actions.
* Support operational teams with financial insights to improve efficiency and cost management.
* Develop and maintain financial models for scenario analysis, business cases, and investment appraisals.
* Provide regular KPI dashboards and management reports for General Manager, Executive Committee, and owners.
* Analyze market trends, competitive benchmarks, and internal performance to identify growth and profitability opportunities.
* Act as a finance business partner to General Manager and department heads, offering guidance on financial implications of operational decisions.
* Collaborate with Sales, Revenue Management, and Operations teams to optimize pricing strategies, cost structures, and revenue streams.
* Support decision-making on new initiatives, renovations, and capital projects.
You will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with an FP&A background. Hospitality experience would be highly desirable.
This is a chance to join a brand name with continued growth plans