Finance Manager

Dalata Hotel Group plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hotel group in the United Kingdom is seeking a Finance Manager to provide operational finance support. You will ensure rigorous financial control and be responsible for training the finance team, managing payroll, and reporting on key financial metrics. The role requires a confident individual with strong communication and analytical skills, ideally with accounting experience in hospitality. Join us to advance your career while enhancing guest experiences across our hotels.

Benefits

Free employee meals on duty

50% Off F&B in all properties

Employee rate on rooms

Extra AL day for every year worked

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Pension access

Development Opportunities through Dalata Academy

Qualifications

• Ambitious and confident individual with strong communication skills.
• Demonstrated accounting experience in hospitality or retail.
• Professional qualities that suit a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational finance support to the Hotel General Manager.
• Ensure rigorous financial control and reporting.
• Assist with the development and training of the Finance Team.
• Manage payroll and implement cost control measures.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Accounting experience

Education

Qualified or part-qualified accountant

Job description

Finance Manager

With access to the Dalata Academy, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your skills through comprehensive training courses designed to support your growth.

This position provides an excellent chance to collaborate with experienced team members in a nurturing environment. As a leader, you will inspire your team to create memorable guest experiences, drive performance, and foster a strong culture of teamwork. If you are passionate about hospitality and eager to advance your career, we invite you to seek a career at Dalata Hotel Group!

Benefits

• Free employee meals on duty
• 50% Off F&B in all properties
• ₠/£60 employee rate on rooms for all Dalata owned hotels
• 30% off the Friends & Family rate
• Extra AL day for every year worked (5 days to a maximum of 5 days)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme/Transport Schemes
• Pension access (Ask your HR Manager for local pension information)
• Development Opportunities through our Dalata Academy to support your career journey

Your Responsibilities

• Work with the Financial Controller to provide effective operational finance and commercial support to the Hotel General Manager and the hotel's management team.
• Ensure a rigorous financial control and reporting environment exists within the hotel.
• Assist the Financial Controller with the development and training of the Finance Team.
• Assisting with the Internal Audit and External Audit.
• Implement an effective program of Property Audit is in place and that corrective action is promptly taken.
• Assist with the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions.
• Assist with the preparation of multiple budgets and forecasts
• Management of the weekly and monthly payroll including analysis and control, assisting with HODs to ensure an understanding in place.
• Implement various cost control measures and overhead management for the future of the hotel.
• Ensure reporting that incorporates benchmarking, identification and measurement of key performance indicators.
• Ensure reporting is timely, accurate and consistent with the financial accounts and that P&L/Balance sheets reconcile to the trial balance.
• A support figure in the hotel for HOD's from a finance perspective, training, assisting and guiding for a smooth-running finance process.

Requirements

• We are looking for an ambitious, confident and professional individual with strong communication, organisational and analytical skills.
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate accounting experience, preferably in a hospitality, food & beverage environment or within the retail sector.
• The ideal candidate will be a qualified or part-qualified accountant.

About Us

Dalata Hotel Group - We bring the heart of hospitality to every hotel we own and operate. We see our growth and expansion plans as a way of spreading our unique way of caring for our guests further around the world, bringing better experiences to more people. Currently, the Dalata difference can be felt at each of our hotels in Ireland, the UK, Germany & the Netherlands, and we'll keep expanding this further, focusing on key UK cities, Dublin and Continental Europe.

Helping our people to grow and develop their careers is vitally important to us and is one of our highest priorities. We have many exciting and unique internal development programmes, each crafted to make sure our employees get the learning they need to be able to take the next step in their careers.

Dalata Hotel Group Plc is an Inclusive Employer. We actively encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply to be part of our team. However, we understand everyone's needs are different; therefore, if you require any accommodations with this application process, please highlight your needs when you are completing your application process.

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