Finance Graduate

targetjobs UK; Hemel Hempstead; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality sector offers a Sandwich Year Placement within their finance team. This role provides an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in financial operations, supporting various teams with accounting tasks and insightful reporting. Ideal for students in finance-related degrees, the placement also emphasizes professional growth, mentorship, and the chance to understand financial operations in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Mentoring support

Soft skills enhancements

Interaction with senior finance members

Qualifications

• 2 years into a Business/Economics/Mathematics/Accounting type degree.
• Demonstrates a drive to learn and grow within Finance.
• Interest in the hospitality industry.

Responsibilities

• Core weekly and month-end accounting entries.
• Supporting the finance team with reporting and analysis.
• Conducting stock reconciliations and margin calculations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Studying towards a management/business and finance degree

Job description

This role is a great opportunity for an individual that wants to start a career in finance and is looking for a challenging finance role. The role will give the successful candidate a wide breadth of knowledge about Warner and will allow the individual to understand how finance works with each other, and the operational business.

Sandwich Year Placement at Warner Hotels

The role consists mainly of supporting our operations finance team, hotel admin teams, and occasionally the commercial finance team by completing key accounting tasks and providing reporting to support the business in their reviews and decision-making process.

What will I be doing?

• Core weekly and period end accounting entries.
• Stock reconciliations (Bars, Food, Shops and H&B) and margin calculations.
• Support our operations finance analyst in producing labour reporting and our site teams with any labour scheduling system issues.
• Support in the production of weekly reporting which supports our site and central teams in making informed decisions based on the financials.
• Month end FP&A reporting
• Benchmarking and Competitor Analysis
• Capital Expenditure Reporting
• Ad-hoc analysis which may involve creating and producing reports and presentations to support the business in key decisions or answer specific hotel queries.
  
  

What are we looking for?

• Studying towards a management/business and finance degree - 2 years into a Business/Economics/Mathematics/Accounting type degree at a high performing university.
• Demonstrates a drive to learn and grow within Finance.
• Demonstrable interest in the hospitality industry.
• Ability to analyse data and provide insights.
• Clear and effective communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Desire to learn and develop.
• Willingness to learn and stay updated on industry trends and regulations.
• Acts with integrity and transparency in all financial dealings.
• A desire to deliver activities and tasks to high standards.
• Deal with some complexity.
• Collaborative approach and desire to build solid relationships.
  
  

Warner is a people-centric business valuing diversity and inclusion which is vital to our successful teamwork. Whilst on a placement within Warner, you will be supported with mentoring, soft skills enhancements, and have access to interact with senior members of the finance team to provide an enriching experience.