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Director of People Services/ Trustee Director at Alfa Travel
Alfa Leisureplex Group has an exciting new opportunity for a Head of Finance to join the team based at our Central Office, Euxton, Chorley. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to progress to Finance Director within 12-18 months dependent on performance in the Head of Finance role.
The Alfa Leisureplex Group is one of the UK’s most highly respected coach holiday and hotel companies with a consolidated turnover of over £70 million per year. We are the UK’s only employee-owned Travel Group and our brands include Alfa Travel and Leisureplex Hotels. Our mission is to provide high quality memorable holidays for our guests.
Leisureplex Hotels own and operate 24 hotels in the UK’s most popular seaside locations. We have a combined bed stock of over 2,000 rooms and achieve strong all year-round occupancies due to our sister brand Alfa Travel, plus our links to other coach operators and group organisers. We also cater for Self-Drive guests and direct hotel bookings.
As an employee-owned business with almost 1,000 employee owners, we see our people as our most valuable asset in growing our business and continuing to provide a high-quality service to our customers.
You would be joining the group reporting directly to the Managing Director (ACA and previous Finance Director for the business), with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the finance team. You will also play an integral role in embedding a new finance system, developing the businesses suite of Management Information and the transition to monthly management accounts (currently produced quarterly). This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant, seeking progression to a Board position to work in a highly commercial role and play a key role in supporting the goals and ambitions of the business.
About the job
This role will be based full time at our offices in Chorley, working Monday to Friday over 37.5 hours per week. Applicants must therefore be fully committed to an office based working environment, as hybrid working cannot be accommodated for this position. The role however is flexible in working hours, with a flexitime scheme in place. The role has 3 direct reports; a Financial Controller, a Commercial Finance Manager and a Group Payroll Manager.
We are offering a salary range of £75,000-£80,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience, plus a number of additional benefits, including being part of the Senior Management Bonus Scheme.
Benefits of being an employee
* Bi-annual tax-free dividend due to our employee-owned status (circa £1,500 in 2024)
* Job Security – our employee-owned status provides better job security, as we can't be sold to another company
* Support and continuous development opportunities
* Competitive occupational sick pay scheme
* Fantastic discounts on our holidays and hotel stays
* Employee assistance programme
* Length of service rewards
* Build your pension – we have a pension scheme in place that the Company contributes towards
* Reward and engagement programs
* Free onsite parking
* Responsibility for all day-to-day accounting operations of the Group
* Preparation of the Group’s budgets and financial forecasting and reporting of any variances
* Preparing and publishing all management accounts for the trading subsidiaries with support from the Financial Controller and Management Accountants
* Documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain internal controls.
* Overseeing the management of cash flow, debt and debt collection
* Supervising and managing the finance team of 10, with 3 direct reports
* Overseeing the audit process and liaising with external stakeholders, including managing the relationship with the Bank
* Support the business with the financial strategy and decision-making processes
* Presenting reports to senior executives and board members
* Ensure that the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met
Key skills and experience
* A qualified accountant, with experience of leading a finance team and delivering management accounts
* An excellent communicator, comfortable with communicating with all levels across the business
* IT literate, with advanced excel skills
* A sound knowledge of financial and operational controls
* A dynamic self-starter who enjoys the challenge of multi-tasking
* Excellent people management skills; comfortable in collaborating with other departments and an ability to present financial information to a non-financial audience in a way they understand
* Be highly numerate and commercially minded, with strong strategic planning skills
* Adept at seeing tasks through to completion
* Inquisitive and detail orientated
* Close to the detail, with no task too big or small and willingness to get stuck into whatever you need to
* Have a strong ability to analyse data and findings
* Be comfortable in working across all areas of the business
The below is preferred but not necessarily essential
* Have experience in the hospitality or travel industry or similar businesses
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be a successful Head of Finance, click 'apply' today. We would love to hear from you!
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
* Industries
Hospitality
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