Financial Accountant

The Pig; Lyndhurst; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited free stays

35% food and drink discount

Private Health Insurance

Annual holiday increase

Job summary

THE PIG in Lyndhurst is looking for a qualified Finance Accountant to join their Finance team. Working closely with senior management, you'll ensure financial health across their distinguished hotel group.

This role offers a competitive salary ranging from £55,000 to £60,000, depending on experience. Key responsibilities include financial reporting, managing reconciliations, and enhancing financial controls.

Qualifications

• ACCA or ACA qualification required.
• Strong knowledge of balance sheet accounting and reconciliations.
• Previous audit experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Review monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Manage balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
• Monitor and forecast cash flow requirements.

Skills

ACCA or ACA qualification

Advanced Excel skills

Balance sheet accounting

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Finance Accountant

Location: Head Office, Lyndhurst, Hampshire with travel across UK and hotel sites. Hours & Working Pattern: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 DOE.

At THE PIG, we're all about doing things differently. While our guests see kitchen gardens, cosy interiors, and heart-warming hospitality, behind the scenes there's a talented team making sure everything adds up exactly as it should.

We have a rare opportunity for an ACCA or ACA qualified Financial Accountant to join our growing Finance team. If you're naturally curious, enjoy getting under the bonnet of financial performance, and love turning complex numbers into meaningful insights, we'd love to hear from you.

Working closely with our Group Financial Controller, CFO and Management Accountant, you'll play a key role in ensuring the financial health and accuracy of one of the UK's most distinctive hotel groups.

What you'll be doing:

• Reviewing monthly management accounts and supporting robust financial reporting.
• Managing balance sheet reconciliations and maintaining strong financial controls.
• Monitoring and forecasting cash flow requirements across the business.
• Ensuring monthly reporting deadlines are met while continuously seeking process improvements.
• Building and maintaining key relationships with banking partners, including covenant calculations and quarterly reporting.
• Producing monthly accounts for holding companies and developing a detailed understanding of company balances.
• Completing KYC and ONS reporting.
• Managing HMRC submissions including VAT, ERS, PSA and P11D reporting.
• Leading the annual audit process and acting as the primary point of contact for auditors.
• Staying up to date with financial reporting standards and accounting developments.

What we're looking for:

We're seeking someone who combines technical excellence with a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

• ACCA or ACA qualification.
• Previous audit experience (desirable).
• Strong knowledge of balance sheet accounting and reconciliations.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, functions and financial modelling.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• A naturally inquisitive approach, with a passion for improving processes and finding smarter ways of working.
• Strong attention to detail and the confidence to challenge where appropriate.

Why join THE PIG?

We're passionate about creating a workplace that's inspiring, supportive and genuinely enjoyable. In return for your hard work, you'll receive some rather tasty benefits:

• Unlimited free bed and breakfast stays across all THE PIG hotels.
• 35% discount on food, drinks and treatments.
• Meals on duty.
• Annual holiday increase up to 33 days.
• Cost price take-home goods.
• Free access to GP, Physiotherapy and Counselling services for you and your family through Help@Hand.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Critical Illness Cover.
• Death in Service Benefit.
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities.
• Anniversary vouchers including dinner and wine for two.

Most importantly, you'll be joining a people-led business where our values sit at the heart of everything we do.

Home Grown Hotels is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.