Hotel Accountant

Able Bridge Recruitment Ltd; Scotland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a hotel accountant for a hospitality business in Scotland. The successful candidate will maintain financial transactions, manage accounts, and prepare reports for multiple entities. Ideal applicants are qualified accountants, with hospitality sector experience preferred. The position requires onsite presence, and offers an opportunity to influence financial functions effectively.

Benefits

Gym Membership

Employee discount

Pension

Seasonal employee events

Free parking

Subsidised restaurant/staff meal allowance

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant preferred, but open to qualified by experience.
• Experience in accounting within the hospitality sector is essential.
• Ability to work independently and solve problems effectively.

Responsibilities

• Maintain day-to-day financial transactions on ERP system.
• Manage day-to-day banking and debtors ledger.
• Prepare and analyze monthly management accounts.
• Contribute to management of accounts and cost management.
• Prepare forecasts and annual budgets.

Skills

Accounting expertise

Experience in hospitality

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Experience with financial software

Education

Qualified accountant (or qualified by experience)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

The Company

Able Bridge Recruitment are exclusively working with a hospitality business in the Dunkeld & Birnam region in the recruitment of a hotel accountant.

Benefits

• Gym Membership
• Employee discount
• Pension
• Seasonal employee events
• Free parking
• Subsidised restaurant/staff meal allowance

Overview

This vacancy has been the result of an internal review of the group structure with the finance function being manged offshore by the holding company. We are now however to have an accounting presence onsite.

Your day to day reporting line will be to the general manager however you will also have a high degree of contact and guidance from the finance director.

The position is stand alone in the sense that you will be the only accounting professional in UK, however there is a high degree of support with some systems already in place.

The Responsibilities

The purpose of this role is to act as the finance subject mater expert within the hotel(s). You will work with the leadership team to ensure that the accounting function is running efficiently and effectively. You will be maintaining the accounts for 3 trading entities and will be responsible for the delivery of all aspects of accounts from purchase/sales ledger process to cash flow analysis and various forecasting reports.

On a day-to-day basis you can expect to be responsible for the following;

• Record and maintain all day to day financial transactions of the business on their ERP system.
• Manage day to day banking needs of the organization and update debtors ledger
• Manage accounts payable to include recording, reconciliation & management of the creditors ledger
• Prepare and Analyse monthly management accounts.
• Pro-active contribution to the overall management of accounts and cost management.
• Preparation of forecasts and annual budgets

The Requirements

• We are ideally looking for a qualified accountant however our client has indicated that they would be open to considering qualified by experience accountants.
• We are seeking an individual who has experience in either working as an accountant within a hotel or an accounting firm where some of your clients would have been in the hospitality sector.
• We are also looking for an individual who can manage their own work load and who has the ability to seek solutions to problems.
• Communication skills and the ability to prioritise are essential success factors for our client.
• Our client s accounting software is currently not cloud based so applicants will be required to be onsite 5 days per week. They are however looking to move onto a cloud based software in the future.
• Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.
• If you are interested in hearing more detail about this role or would like to have a confidential chat about a potential career move, please do not hesitate in contacting me.