Finance Manager

MHDV; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality management company in London is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee financial operations for the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin brands. Key responsibilities include financial reporting, managing finance personnel, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have a recognized finance qualification and experience in the hotel industry. This role also offers a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates

Discounted Friends and Family Room Rate

35% off dining bills

Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes

High Street Discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare Cash Plans

Referral schemes up to £1500

Complimentary stays on anniversary

Private Medical Health after probation

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years' experience in a similar position.
• Experience in the hotel industry is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month end closing reports accurately and timely.
• Manage coaching and development of finance personnel.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and statutory requirements.
• Submit VAT returns accurately and timely.
• Manage payment approvals and cashflow forecasting.

Skills

Financial reporting

Coaching and development

VAT compliance

Cashflow forecasting

Process improvement

Education

Recognised finance/accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

About the Role

Finance Manager, Malmaison & Hotel du Vin

Competitive Salary, Permanent Contract

Location: Hybrid - 3 days per week from Gloucester Road Head Office

We're looking for a Finance Manager to join our Central Finance Team, who will support our Malmaison and Hotel du Vin hotels, part of the Frasers Hospitality group.

Both brands offer a completely different, yet equally enjoyable experience: The spirit of Malmaison is in our high-octane bars, divine dining, and iconic dishes with a Mal twist. We're all about dreamy beds for sleepy heads, delicious cocktails, serious wines and naughty nibbles; Hotel du Vin provide a range of luxury and boutique hotels in landmark locations around the United Kingdom. Synonymous with style and hospitality, Hotel du Vin offers exquisite accommodation for a relaxing atmosphere throughout our chain of hotels and sumptuous food and wine through our trademark Hotel du Vin Bistros.

About the role

Reporting into the Corporate Financial Controller for Malmaison & Hotel du Vin you will have overall responsibility for the following:

• month end closing reports ensuring that the financial reports are prepared in a timely and accurate manner.
• manage the day-to-day coaching and development of the finance personnel overseeing the various direct reports.
• responsibility for ensuring that Malmaison & Hotel du Vin has adequate internal controls and the ongoing compliance with group policies, statutory requirements and maintenance of sound accounting systems.
• VAT - you'll submit all returns in a timely manner accurately whilst liaising with external agents as required.
• manage payment approvals and bank mandates and look after our insurance renewals.
• cashflow forecasting, and central cost centre accounting, budgeting and forecasting.
• ensure adequate internal controls and ongoing compliance with group policies/statutory requirements and corporate governance and maintenance of sound accounting systems
• liaise with the Company's external auditors on the completion and audit of Group and statutory financial reports
• always be looking to improve our processes
• project implementations

We're looking for someone with a minimum of three years' experience in a similar position. You will hold a recognised finance/ accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), and will ideally have experience of working with SAP. Experience of working in a finance role within the hotel industry would be beneficial.

This role is based at our Head Office in South Kensington and some travel between locations will be expected.

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Benefits

In addition to competitive rates of pay we offer:

• Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates at Malmaison, Hotel du Vin and Frasers Hospitality with rooms available from £65 per night.
• Discounted Friends and Family Room Rate with 50% off best available rate.
• 35% off your bill when you dine in our Brasseries and Bistros
• Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes that support you in developing your career
• High Street Discounts on a range of high street shops, experiences, holidays and much much more
• Cycle to work scheme - save up to 40% on a wide range of bikes
• Healthcare Cash Plans - dental, optical, medical and more available from £5 per month
• Referral schemes that pay up to £1500 (just for getting your mates jobs!)
• We have a Wellness & National Campaign Days Calendar which promotes and encourages activities like - Pay Day Lunches/Treats, National Popcorn Day, Mental Health Awareness week and more
• We work with Wagestream giving instant access to your pay as it's earnt. Wagestream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real time, stream up to 50% of the money you're already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save direct from your salary
• We also offer complimentary stays on your 1st, 3rd and 5th anniversary with Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
• Employee Assistance Programme - free, confidential advice available 24/7 to you and your family

Plus on completing your probationary period you will be provided with:

• Private Medical Health
• Bonus Plan based on clear and transparent KPI's
• Critical Illness cover
• Life Assurance

Our Sustainability Goals:

• 100% of our electricity is generated using renewable energy with most of it coming from Wind Farms around the UK
• We recycle a minimum of 70% of the waste from our hotels. This target is achieved by everyone I the hotel focusing on the waste we produce
• We have moved to a chemical free cleaning system in our bedrooms and public areas and an enzyme based eco-friendly system for our kitchens.
• Volunteer to work for sustainable charities 2 days per year on full pay instead of your normal workplace

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Frasers Hospitality, Malmaison & Hotel Du Vin are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.