Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner

Sector: Hospitality & Real Estate

Location: Bristol

Salary: Up to £60k per annum, plus bonus & benefits

Are you a commercially focused finance professional with a passion for hospitality and real estate?

Do you enjoy fast-paced, high-growth environment where your insights drive strategic decisions?

If so, this Finance Business Partner role could be your next career step.

The Company

The client is currently working towards a long-term development plan and are in a new phase of strategic structuring and this role will be to help guide the business in driving long term growth and efficiencies.

The role is based within a global hospitality group that is expanding across US and European locations, and the role will cover both the corporate and leisure accommodation markets, Reporting into the Head of Finance and CFO.

The Role

As Finance Business Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in the regional finance team, supporting financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, monthly reporting, and analysis. You will grow into being a trusted advisor, where you will collaborate with key stakeholders to enhance their business decisions using data-driven insights.

Key Responsibilities for this Finance Business Partner role will include:

• Financial Planning & Analysis – You will own the review of a portfolio of property P&Ls across a region.
• You will provide insights and variance analysis, as well as delivering financial reporting.
• The role will be key to delivering profitability improvements and identify opportunities for cost savings as well as investment for growth.
• Your expertise in Data Decision Modelling will enhance their decision-making processes
• The role will entail evaluating property investments, and optimising key operational costs.
• A key part of the role will be strategic business partnering, where you will work closely with the Finance, Operations, Commercial, and Leadership teams to influence business performance and drive the commercial strategy.
• Ideally you’ll be able to develop smarter forecasting tools and streamline financial processes for better visibility and control.

Key skills for this role will include;

• Be a Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven expertise within hospitality, property, hotels or real estate finance
• Strong financial modelling skills ideally with knowledge of Excel and BI tools
• Knowledge of NetSuite and Sage would be beneficial
• Be a clear communicator both written and verbal and enjoy business partnering.

Why Join?

• Be part of an internationally expanding, private equity-backed hospitality group Influence business-critical decisions at both regional and corporate levels
• Work in a collaborative, high-performing finance team
• Opportunity to drive strategic change and process improvements

If you’re ready to take on a high-impact finance role in a growing hospitality real estate business, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply now or contact Mark Lawson for a confidential discussion.