Cluster Financial Controller

The Reach; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Discounted room rates

Job summary

Lighthouse Hotel Management is recruiting for a Cluster Financial Controller to oversee financial operations across Manchester, Liverpool and other UK sites. The role involves monthly planning, forecasting, and month-end processes, with responsibility for on-site teams and internal controls.

The ideal candidate will have multi-site FC experience, strong Excel skills, and a track record in planning, forecasting and driving efficiencies across hotels.

Qualifications

• Experienced multi-site financial controller (FC) or single-site FC in a large hotel context.
• Strong communication and training abilities for on-site teams.
• Ability to maintain accurate financial records and drive process improvements.
• Planning and forecasting experience required; advanced Excel skills essential.
• Willingness to travel to properties regularly in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage monthly planning and forecasting with hotel teams.
• Oversee month-end processes for each hotel and ensure deadlines are met.
• Supervise on-site finance assistants and ensure internal controls are followed.
• Maintain balance sheets and reconciliations; support efficiencies across sites.

Skills

Multi-site FC experience

Excel

Forecasting

Team leadership

Communication skills

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Exciting Opportunity

We are recruiting for the position of Cluster Financial Controller to join the multi-talented Lighthouse Hotel Management team. The role will directly contribute to the ongoing success, growth and development of the group by influencing and improving financial performance and efficiency for each of the hotels within the Northern Cluster (Manchester and 2 * Liverpool).

Reporting to the Head of Finance Operations you will be involved with monthly planning and forecasting, alongside the General Managers and hotel teams. You will perform the month-end process for each hotel ensuring deadlines are met. You will be responsible for the day-to-day efficient running of the hotels accounting and finance processes as well as overseeing the work of the on-site finance assistants. You will work with the hotel operational teams to ensure internal financial controls, processes and procedures are followed. You will maintain accurate balance sheets and other reconciliations, as necessary and will be an instrumental part of the Lighthouse Hotel Management Team.

This role would suit an experienced multi-property Financial Controller looking to gain some brand experience or an established single site financial controller looking for their next career step and a move into a multi-property role.

Benefits - What's in it for you"

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working
• Discounted hotel room rates for you and your family (T&Cs apply) across multiple brands
• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Pension Scheme
• Free meals when on property
• Complimentary Life insurance policy
• Various other ad-hoc benefits

What Are We Looking For?

The ideal candidate:

• Will be an experienced multi-site FC or an experienced single-site FC in a large hotel, with the ability to multitask and manage a team effectively
• Will have excellent communications skills and ability to train and manage the on-site teams
• Will have the ability to maintain accurate records
• Will strive to make improvements and drive efficiencies
• Will have planning and forecasting experience
• Will have advanced level Excel skills
• Will have an aptitude for learning new systems
• Will be willing to travel to properties on a regular basis to support on-site teams

Where Will You Be Working?

• The role will offer hybrid working including a mixture of home, hotel and office-based working. The group head office is based in Hillington, Glasgow and hotels within the cluster are UK based; Manchester and Liverpool.
• The hotels are managed by Lighthouse Hotel Management, which is the operational arm of the Molo Hotel Group. The group currently has nine trading hotels, seven situated in the UK and two in the Caribbean. A further two hotels are under construction and various other purchase transactions are underway. Molo Hotel Group plans to add many more hotels not just in the UK but in other key destinations in Europe and the world.