FP&A Assistant Manager

Medirest Signature; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality sector is looking for a Financial Planning and Analysis Manager in London. The role involves overseeing financial reports, ensuring accuracy in budget forecasts, and partnering with hotel management to drive financial performance. Ideal candidates have extensive financial experience, excel skills, and the ability to communicate effectively across levels.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Team Member Travel Program

28 days holiday increasing to 33

Discounted dental and health cover

Short Term accommodation support

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant work experience in Accounting or Finance.
• Ability to analyse large volumes of complex financial information.
• Preferred Hotel Finance Experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for producing consolidated P&L reports for the UK&I.
• Work with all Accounting functions to ensure timely input of actual costs.
• Serve as a strategic business partner and financial advisor.

Skills

Excel & Advanced Spreadsheet Skills

Problem Solving

Communication and Negotiation

Job description

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• Competitive salary
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• Team Member Travel Program: discounted hotel nights plus 50% off Food and Beverages (subject to individual outlets)
• Team Member Referral Program
• High street discounts: with Perks at Work
• Holiday: 28 daysincluding bank holidays (increasing yearly to up to 33 days)
• Discounted dental and health cover
• Discounted Taxi when public transports stop running
• Short Term accommodation to support your relocation from other area of the UK
• Guest Experience Day 1 night stay with dinner and breakfastafter successfully passing probation
• Modern and inclusive Team Member’s areas
• Hybrid Working

The role will be responsible for assisting in all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) within UK&I Operations Finance. The scope of the FP&A team is for the majority of the Managed & Leased Hotels in the in the UK & Ireland, and this role will have responsibility for specific revenue and/ or cost lines for all of these Hotels.

The role will be part of a team of 7 people and is a key role in the UK Operations Finance team, reporting directly into the Financial Planning & Analysis Director, and will have ownership of delivering consistent and accurate performance analysis and forecasts to improve business decisions.

The role will be responsible for driving standardisation and excellence in financial planning (including forecasting and budgeting) and analysis; for the revenue, costs and hotels within the role’s remit. This will be achieved by working with fellow FP&A Managers to create, standardise and manage tools, reports and analysis centrally. The role will be responsible for ensuring seamless integration across the forecasting and reporting process including Accounting & Control, Hotel Operations, Revenue Management, Central Support Functions and Commercial Finance.

What will I be doing?

• Responsible for the producing consolidated P&L reports for the UK&I. Work with fellow Managers to ensure the delivery of forecasting consistency & accuracy to drive performance decisions.
• Work with all Accounting and Control functions (PTP, HTR, RTR, HTR, RA) to ensure timely input of actual costs to compare with forecast.
• Leverage modelling and automation tools to build standard reports.
• Build deep understanding in the team of the drivers of Hotel revenues and costs so that forecasts are accurate and challenge for the Hotels
• Serve as a strategic business partner and financial advisor to hotel management and ownership, area management and corporate offices.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.
• Act in accordance with fire, health and safety regulations on property and follow the correct procedures when required.
• Ensure hotels are in compliance with Corporate Policies (SPI’s) and governmental rules and regulations. Report irregularities and non-compliant situations to General Manager and VP Hotel Operational Finance as required by corporate guidelines.

What are we looking for?

• 3+ years relevant and progressive work experience in Accounting or Finance.
• Excel & Advanced Spreadsheet Skills. PivotTables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, Macros and VBA (for automation), Power Query (for data transformation), Scenario and sensitivity analysis
• Preferred Hotel Finance Experience
• Ability to analyse large volume of complex financial information from many sources and create reports, forecasts, and projections.
• Strong problem solving skills, including ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate; ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems; ability to help develop problem solving skills among direct reports and other team members as appropriate.
• Ability to take initiative to identify, prioritize and implement all elements required for team to fulfil responsibilities.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills (all levels of management and external customers).

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