Finance Manager

COREcruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd. is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the pre-opening hotel finance function, shaping control frameworks, reporting, and collaboration with senior leadership.

You will own close processes, manage outsourced providers, and drive commercial rigor across multiple revenue streams in a hands-on role. The role emphasizes strategic partnering, accuracy, and timely insight over day-to-day bookkeeping, with exposure to senior leadership and Corporate Finance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• 3–5 years' progressive finance/management accounting experience with reporting and business partnering.
• ACCA/CIMA qualified or part-qualified.
• Strong management accounting background with timely reporting and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel; comfortable building models, dashboards and reports from scratch.
• Advanced proficiency with a cloud-based accounting platform (e.g. Xero).
• Experience with banking and supplier payments.
• High integrity and attention to detail; trusted as the financial conscience of the operation.
• Strong communicator, able to translate finance for non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Own the accuracy, integrity and completeness of all financial information; oversee close, reconciliations and reporting by the outsourced provider
• Business partner with the General Manager and department heads, providing financial insight that drives decisions
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, variance analysis and KPI reporting across all revenue streams
• Maintain a visible presence across the operation, monitoring revenue, margins, labour, purchasing and cash management
• Manage the outsourced accounting provider relationship — AP, AR, payroll coordination, banking and statutory compliance
• Build and continuously improve financial controls, processes and reporting frameworks, including through the pre-opening phase
• Act as finance liaison to Corporate Finance on reporting, policy and systems, and sit as an active member of the leadership team
• Hotel industry experience is a must for this role.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• 3–5 years' progressive finance/management accounting experience, with increasing responsibility for reporting and business partnering
• ACCA/CIMA qualified or part-qualified
• Strong management accounting background with proven ability to produce accurate, timely reporting and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel; comfortable building models, dashboards and reports from scratch
• Advanced proficiency with a cloud-based accounting platform (e.g. Xero) as a primary system
• Experience with banking/payment platforms, supplier payments and cash management
• High integrity and attention to detail — trusted as the financial conscience of the operation
• Strong communicator, able to translate finance for non-finance colleagues and challenge constructively

Skills

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Financial reporting

Communication

Leadership

Hospitality industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field

ACCA/CIMA part-qualified or qualified

Tools

Xero

Job description

This is a newly created Finance Manager role for a pre-opening Hotel combining several Hospitality and Leisure operations under one roof. The role is focused on accounting oversight, business partnering and commercial rigor rather than day-to-day bookkeeping.

The Finance Manager owns the accuracy of all financial information, manages the outsourced provider relationship, and builds the finance function from scratch through pre-opening and beyond — establishing the processes, controls and reporting the business will run on. It's a hands-on, visible role suited to someone with genuine commercial curiosity who wants to understand what drives performance across multiple revenue streams, with direct exposure to senior leadership and Corporate Finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the accuracy, integrity and completeness of all financial information; oversee monthly/quarterly/annual close, balance sheet reconciliations and reporting prepared by the outsourced provider
• Business partner with the General Manager and department heads, providing financial insight that drives day-to-day and strategic decisions
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, variance analysis and KPI reporting across all revenue streams
• Maintain a visible presence across the operation, monitoring revenue, margins, labour, purchasing and cash management
• Manage the outsourced accounting provider relationship — AP, AR, payroll coordination, banking and statutory compliance — reviewing all outputs for quality before they reach leadership
• Build and continuously improve financial controls, processes and reporting frameworks, including through the pre-opening phase
• Act as finance liaison to Corporate Finance on reporting, policy and systems, and sit as an active member of the leadership team
• Hotel industry experience is a must for this role.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field
• 3–5 years' progressive finance/management accounting experience, with increasing responsibility for reporting and business partnering
• ACCA/CIMA qualified or part-qualified
• Strong management accounting background with proven ability to produce accurate, timely reporting and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel; comfortable building models, dashboards and reports from scratch
• Advanced proficiency with a cloud-based accounting platform (e.g. Xero) as a primary system
• Experience with banking/payment platforms, supplier payments and cash management
• High integrity and attention to detail — trusted as the financial conscience of the operation
• Strong communicator, able to translate finance for non-finance colleagues and challenge constructively