Finance Manager

Oxygen Finance; Paignton; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted hotel room rates for you

Birthday leave

Course Sponsorship

30% F&B discount at RBH hotels

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

RBH is seeking a Finance Manager to lead the finance function across Mercure Paignton and ibis Styles Paignton hotels. You will ensure accurate reporting, strong controls, and practical financial insight for decision-making across two busy properties.

You will manage budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations and month-end processes, work with hotel leadership to drive cost control and performance improvements, and partner with central finance to deliver timely financial information.

Qualifications

• Experience in a hotel finance role with strong financial controls.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and month-end skills.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
• Attention to detail, organisation and deadline management.
• Experience working with operational managers to control costs and improve performance.
• Ability to challenge decisions constructively and build relationships.
• Experience across more than one hotel is useful.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day finance function across both hotels, ensuring accurate reporting, reconciliations and timely month-end information.
• Collaborate with the General Manager and department heads to analyse performance against budget and identify improvement opportunities.
• Support budgeting and forecasting and translate figures into practical recommendations for operational teams.
• Oversee payroll, cash handling, purchasing, supplier payments and credit control with strong financial controls.
• Coach teams on financial processes and drive a culture of accountability across both hotels.
• Work with the Hotel Accountant and central finance teams to provide insight and information as needed.

Skills

Hotel finance

Budgeting

Forecasting

Month-end

Financial controls

Cost control

Stakeholder management

Tools

Payroll systems

ERP / accounting software

Job description

Finance Manager

We are looking for a Finance Manager to lead the finance function across The Mercure and Ibis Styles Paignton hotels. Working closely with the General Manager and Heads of Department, you will make sure our financial information is accurate, our controls are strong and our teams have the insight they need to make good decisions. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys being part of hotel operations and is confident asking questions, challenging costs and finding ways to improve performance.

About the hotels and RBH

Located on Paignton seafront, Mercure Paignton Hotel and ibis Styles Paignton are two distinctive hotels with busy food and beverage operations and a mix of leisure and business guests. You will work across both properties, building relationships with the teams who keep them running every day.

A day in the life of a Finance manager

No two days will look quite the same, but you can expect to:

• Lead the day-to-day finance function across both hotels, making sure reporting, reconciliations and month-end information are accurate and delivered on time.
• Work with the General Manager and Heads of Department to understand performance against budget, explain variances and identify opportunities to improve results.
• Support budgeting and forecasting, using your understanding of hotel operations to turn figures into practical recommendations.
• Oversee income audit, cash handling, banking, purchasing, supplier payments and credit control, ensuring effective financial controls are followed.
• Review payroll and other departmental costs with managers, helping them respond to changes in business levels.
• Coach colleagues on financial processes and build a shared sense of accountability across both hotels.
• Work closely with the Hotel Accountant and central finance teams, providing the information and insight they need.

What we need from you

You will bring experience in a hotel finance role and be comfortable taking responsibility for financial controls, reporting and commercial performance across a busy operation. You will also have:

• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, month-end processes and financial reconciliations.
• The confidence to explain financial information clearly to colleagues who do not work in finance.
• A practical approach to spotting risks, resolving issues and improving processes.
• Good attention to detail, organisation and the ability to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience working with operational managers to control costs and improve performance.
• The confidence to challenge decisions constructively and build strong working relationships.
• Experience working across more than one hotel would be useful, but your ability to take ownership and work effectively with our teams matters most.

OUR BENEFITS

You will have access to a benefits package we believe truly works for our people.

• Discounted hotel room rates for you and your friends & family
• An extra day's leave for your birthday
• Enhanced Maternity, adoption & shared parental leave
• Course Sponsorship
• 30% F&B discount at RBH hotels
• Refer a Friend scheme (earn £250 for each referral up to 5 referrals)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wagestream - choose how and when you get paid
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Social and wellness events and activities all year round
• Free meals on duty saving you over £1000 per year
• £45,000 per year salary
• And much much more!