Financial Controller

White Hart Hotel; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious hotel as a Financial Controller, where you'll blend hospitality with financial expertise. This hybrid role offers the chance to lead financial operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance while engaging with guests to enhance their experience. With a focus on teamwork and self-management, you'll drive financial performance and support a welcoming environment. Be part of a historic venue that values individuality and excellence in service, contributing to a community-focused atmosphere while ensuring the highest standards of financial integrity.

Benefits

Staff Discount

Staff Meals

High Street Discounts

Life assurance

Well being programme

Qualifications

• 2 years in an independent finance role.
• Experience in hotel finance operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial controls and performance onsite.
• Support management teams with budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Hotel finance operations

Accountancy software (SAGE)

Financial reporting

Communication skills

Education

Finance degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SAGE

Job description

Financial Controller

We are currently looking for a Financial Controller with hospitality experience to join our management team. This is offered on a hybrid working pattern and is a great job for someone who enjoys the balance of team work onsite and self-managed work remotely. You will ideally have a background in hospitality and be comfortable both with the financial numbers and reporting needs alongside supporting and coaching your colleagues to deliver strong financial controls and performance. Given the nature of our industry, it is important that you also feel comfortable engaging with our guests and supporting the wider warm hospitality welcome that The White Hart Hotel is known for.

Key points for the role:

• This is a Head of Department role reporting to the Group Financial Controller and dotted line reporting to the onsite General Manager.
• You will have responsibility the onsite financial controls and performance ensuring that deadlines are met, and that information is professionally shared in an accurate way that is thoroughly checked before circulation.
• Co-ordinate the period end activities and processes to ensure they are delivered in a timely manner with appropriate time for questions and analysis with the directors (payroll and P&L Production)
• Investigate and interpret data and financial reports, from your onsite colleagues, to proactively check for inaccuracies, omissions and any trends forming.
• Support the onsite management teams with budget delivery, forecasting and performance, through regular interactions about how to maximise results.
• Ensure all financial procedures, operational systems and best practice are followed and fully understood by the wider onsite team.
• Promote best practise in everyday operations and be confident to raise any potential risk or concern to protect the security of our assets and our team
• Be confident to engage with our guests, so that they genuinely feel the inclusive approach we have to ensuring all of guests and visitors have a fabulous stay.

About the business

Located in the oldest part of Lincoln, The White Hart Hotel is situated between the 900-year-old Norman Castle, built in 1068 by William the Conqueror, and Lincoln's Medieval Cathedral, which dates back to 1072. The hotel stands on Bailgate, an ancient, cobbled street that now showcases a range of independent retailers and eateries. Being the region's most elegant and exclusive venue, it boasts 49 luxurious bedrooms, a range of high-quality bars and Antler's restaurant serving a range of dishes with the finest local ingredients.

We are at the "Hart" of our community and create a welcoming environment, where both our guests and team members can express their individuality and bring their professional personality to life. We are more than a landmark hotel; we are the premium destination with character, offering unique experiences that define the finest of hospitality.

Experience & Skills

• 2 years in an independent finance role
• Experience of hotel finance operations (preferred)
• Good working knowledge of accountancy software (ideally SAGE)
• Fluent in written and verbal English

Person specification

• Self-motivated
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Calm under pressure
• Ability to communicate to and influence a range of stakeholders
• Adaptability and resilience
• Able to think logically and problem solve
• Empathetic but robust

Company benefits

• Staff Discount
• Staff Meals
• High Street Discounts
• Life assurance
• Well being programme