Dakota Hotel based in Motherwell are looking
for a detail-oriented and proactive individual to join our Finance Team in the
role of Finance Assistant. We seek a candidate with accounting or
finance experience and strong administrative skills.
CONTRACT AND PAY RATE
* The role carries a permanent contract
* Typical hours 18-20 hours per week
* Working 3 or 4 days per week
* Pay rate is £13.50 per hour, paid weekly
We offer flexibility around start and
finish times, with typical hours falling between 09:00 and 14:00, but we’re
happy to adjust within a 09:00–10:00 start window and a flexible finish time to
suit your schedule. While
Monday is a required working day, we’re open to discussing which other days
work best for you.
This
is an on-site role based primarily at our Dakota Eurocentral property in
Motherwell, with occasional travel to our Glasgow city centre location. Please
note that remote or hybrid working is not available for this position.
PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
We’re
looking for a Finance Assistant to support the daily finance operations of our
hotel. You’ll work closely with the Finance Manager across a range of tasks,
main responsibilities will include:
* Promptly feedback to line manager any challenges or
issues encountered within the property in relation to finance matters, ensuring
all deadlines are met consistently and escalating when they are not.
* Assisting with occasional training for team members
on basic finance procedures.
* Checking the daily sales summary, ensuring it has
been compiled correctly by the night auditor.
* Maintain the reconciliation of the cashbook/bank,
ensuring this is kept up to date as per incoming and outgoing bank
transactions.
* Carrying out daily and monthly reconciliation tasks
including cash and card banking, PCI payments, petty cash, and company credit
cards.
* Looking after the hotel’s cash floats, including change
ordering via our external cash collection company.
* Maintaining the working spreadsheet for the sale,
posting and receipts of SK Chase vouchers within the PMS/accounting software.
* Compile reports for the weekly finance snapshot,
including food and beverage cost reports to ensure the food and beverage teams
are aware of their projected cost of sale.
* Liaise with the reservations team to compile the
weekly credit control report, chasing open balances and aged debtors.
* Maintain control over the hotel’s procurement
system, liaising with the accounts payable team and assisting HODs with purchase
orders, escalating any issues if they arise.
* To fully understand the confidential and sensitive
nature of the figures and information which is being processed, ensuring no
information is divulged to any persons out with the Accounts and Senior
Management team
* Any ad hoc duties as required.
BENEFITS
In addition to being part of a culture infused with
positivity and opportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could
enjoy when you join our team include:
* Special
discounts on stays and dining at any Dakota
* Access
to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health
support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private
prescription services, as well as access to daily rewards to be cashed out for
shopping vouchers
* Support
from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
* Additional
holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
* Family-friendly
flexible working options
* Meals
on duty and uniforming
* Bonuses
to recommend a friend to join our team and every time you are mentioned on Trip
Advisor
* Accredited,
certified compliance training given on employment
* Access
to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
* Supportive
continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and
objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
* Opportunities
to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential
for in-house Apprenticeships
Full terms on our benefits can be found in our
Handbook.
ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS
Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand,
known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail
Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of
Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now
expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and
Newcastle with more
in our pipeline.
Dakota is
synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract
hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest
standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in
Hospitality for the last five years in a row. We were also featured within the
Top 10 employers in the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, as
well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places to Work for LGBTQIA+
employees.
As recent
winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal
training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and
ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted
internally and, for four consecutive years, a member of our team has won a
prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in
the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.
Eurocentral | Edinburgh |
Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle
Our
location, Parklands Ave, Motherwell ML1 4WQ, is just off the M8 motorway in
Maxim Business Park at the Eurocentral Junction, we are a 92-bedroom boutique
hotel which boasts a destination Bar & Grill restaurant as well as a newly
built wedding events space.
Our location is easily accessible by car and we
offer complimentary parking for both employees and guests. Additionally, there
are frequent buses using the CityLink 900 route, only 20 minutes from Buchanan
St Bus Station directly to our hotel.
APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS
The successful applicant will have/be:
* At least one years experience in an accounting or finance role.
* Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required.
* Previous experience using Sage accounting software is preferred.
* Hotel experience is beneficial.
* Be able to work at pace with meticulous attention to detail.
* Meet deadlines and effectively prioritise workload.
* An
enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
* Be
task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
* Flexible
with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
* Successful
candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to
be part of our team.
APPLY
Please send us your up to date CV.
Visit our Careers page to
learn about current opportunities and find your #DreamRolesAtDakota – we’d love
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For
more information on our luxury hotel, please visit our:
* Website
* Dakota Hotels Instagram
* Trip Advisor
* Facebook page