Assistant Director of Finance

Four Seasons Hotels Limited; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel group in the UK seeks an Assistant Director of Finance to oversee financial operations for its residences. This role involves managing financial processes, ensuring compliance with policies, and fostering relationships with stakeholders. The ideal candidate must demonstrate leadership skills, proficiency in accounting, and strong communication abilities. This position comes with a highly competitive remuneration package and exceptional career development opportunities.

Benefits

Highly competitive remuneration package

Excellent Training and Career Development opportunities

Complimentary accommodation at other Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Uniform laundry and meal allowance while on duty

Health Cash Plan and Life Insurance

Employee Recognition Programmes

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Not-For-Profit entity accounting or fund accounting.
• Strong reading comprehension in legal language.
• Ability to be part of the Private Residences Emergency Management Team.
• Promote a continuous learning environment for professional development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all financial operations of the residences.
• Manage month-end processes and prepare financial statements.
• Ensure budgeting and cost control through annual budgets.
• Develop allocation methodologies for shared costs.
• Communicate results to the HOA board and present financial updates.

Skills

Leadership skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Technical accounting knowledge

Excel proficiency

Tools

Sun Accounting Software

Opera Software

Job description

The Assistant Director of Finance is responsible for overseeing all financial operations of the residences in compliance with Four Seasons policies, governing documents, and local legislation. This includes managing the month‑end process, preparing accurate financial statements, accruals, journal entries, and maintaining reconciliations for all balance sheet accounts. The role ensures proper budgeting and cost control through the preparation of annual service charge budgets, monitoring expenses, and proactively identifying cost‑saving opportunities. Key duties involve managing accounts receivable, VAT and tax reporting, coordinating audits, and maintaining compliance with contracts, leases, and insurance requirements. The Assistant Director of Finance also develops allocation methodologies for shared costs, prepares comprehensive monthly financial reports, and communicates results to the HOA board, presenting budgets and financial updates at meetings. Additional responsibilities include supporting labour planning, inventory control, and reserve fund management, while fostering strong relationships with homeowners, legal counsel, and community stakeholders. This position requires exceptional attention to detail, continuous process improvement, and effective leadership in policy development, staff training, and emergency response planning, ensuring financial integrity and operational excellence across all aspects of the residences.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Not-For-Profit entity accounting or fund accounting.
• Proven leadership skills in a residences / hotel / resort environment.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills to work with cross‑functional teams negotiate for resources and influence stakeholders and to gain acceptance of and commitment to plans, ideas, initiatives as appropriate.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to prepare and deliver reports, effective presentations and to facilitate meetings.
• Strong reading comprehension and competency in legal language reading comprehension.
• Strategic, analytical and solid business acumen.
• The ability to be part of the Private Residences Emergency Management Team.
• Promote a continuous learning environment that creates an atmosphere for professional development opportunities.
• Apply an ethical and moral approach to influence the outcome of situations.
• Serve as a role model for others by demonstrating appropriate business conduct and ethical principles.
• Continuously seek to improve / develop the performance of others and continuously strive to improve his / her own performance.
• Require a working technical knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles and job knowledge of all positions in accounting and purchasing. These should include but not limited to accounts payable, credit management, cashiering function, and complete understanding of the general ledger.
• Excellent excel and computer skills, Sun Accounting and Opera knowledge would be preferable.

Company Culture

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world‑class employee experience and company culture.

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

Location

In the heart of Mayfair, Twenty Grosvenor Square is becoming the new reference point for residential living in London. Offering extraordinary amenities, meticulous detailing, Four Seasons and A La Carte services that create carefree homeownership experience.

Four Seasons Private Residences at Twenty Grosvenor Square is looking to recruit an Assistant Director of Finance who is responsible for the safeguarding of the residence assets and financial resources to ensure that the homeowner's interests are protected whilst maintaining the reputation of Four Seasons as operator. Ensure that the residences are operated in a manner as stipulated in the terms of the project governing documents and Four Seasons Management Agreements. Assist the Director of Residences in the administration of all financial and governing aspects of the Residential Operation, to ensure that all local and corporate policies and procedures are observed and to ensure the financial and legal integrity of the business is maintained.

Benefits

• Highly competitive remuneration package
• Excellent Training and Career Development opportunities
• Complimentary accommodation at other Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
• Uniform laundry and meal allowance while on duty
• The opportunity to engage in diverse and challenging work
• Opportunities to build a successful career with global potential
• Health Cash Plan and Life Insurance
• Employee Recognition Programmes and more!!