Hotel Finance Assistant Controller – On‑Site, Reopening Impact

Hiddenwell; Moreton-in-Marsh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Complimentary Spa Day on work annivers

Discounts on overnight stays and spa

Pension scheme

Free Parking

Employee Assistance Program

Perkbox Online benefits

Job summary

Ardencote Manor is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller to join the Finance team and help ready the hotel for reopening in 2027. Primarily based on site at Ardencote Hotel with occasional travel to Central Services in Moreton-in-Marsh.

You will work closely with the Cluster Financial Controller and operational teams to establish and maintain strong financial controls, support month‑end processes, payroll review, and budget monitoring.

Qualifications

• Must have previous finance experience within a hotel, spa, leisure or hospitality environment.
• Must have experience or working knowledge of night audit, income audit and revenue reconciliation.
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems.
• Must have experience working with PMS and EPOS systems.

Responsibilities

• Completing daily revenue reconciliations across rooms, food and beverage, spa, leisure and other revenue streams.
• Supporting night audit and income audit processes, ensuring revenue is accurately posted, balanced and reported.
• Investigating discrepancies and working with department heads to resolve queries and variances.
• Supporting regular stocktakes and reviewing results against expected usage.
• Reviewing payroll information for accuracy and helping monitor labour costs against budget.
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts and departmental P&L reviews.
• Identifying trends, variances and opportunities to improve financial performance.
• Assisting with budgets, forecasts and financial planning, including throughout the lead‑up to Ardencote’s reopening.
• Supporting month‑end processes and helping resolve accounting discrepancies.
• Acting as a key on‑site finance contact for Ardencote’s operational teams.
• Supporting internal and external audit requirements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Tools

PMS

EPOS Systems

Job description

Ardencote Manor is seeking an Assistant Financial Controller to join the Finance team and help ready the hotel for reopening in 2027. Primarily based on site at Ardencote Hotel with occasional travel to Central Services in Moreton-in-Marsh.

You will work closely with the Cluster Financial Controller and operational teams to establish and maintain strong financial controls, support month‑end processes, payroll review, and budget monitoring.