Finance Manager - Hotel Pre-Opening & Strategy Partner

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

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.