Finance Manager

Hand Picked Hotels; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the hospitality sector is seeking an Interim Finance Manager to enhance financial performance across several hotels. This role involves supporting hotel GMs, driving commercial strategies, and ensuring robust finance processes. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant accounting qualification and possess strong analytical and communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Company pension scheme

Life assurance scheme

28 days holiday per year

Discounted staff stays

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Current accountant experience ideally in hospitality.
• Ability to challenge respectfully and manage stakeholders.
• Experience in travel and hospitality industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Driving commercial performance for assigned hotel GMs.
• Supporting financial planning and strategic decision making.
• Maintaining robust operational finance control environment.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Communication

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Sage

Job description

About the Company

Hand Picked Hotels is a beautiful collection of 21 privately owned, luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location, from Scotland to the Channel Islands, offering breath taking views, from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands. With every need taken care of, the team at each hotel ensures every guest has a magical experience, encouraging them to return time and time again.

Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE. Whilst each hotel is individual, every property fulfils the company values of family and community, individuality, care, aiming higher and delighting our guest ensuring a hand picked experience for every guest and employee.

We are currently recruiting for an Interim Finance Manager to join Hand Picked Hotels and support the newly created Divisional Finance function.

The Interim Finance Manager will report into the Divisional Finance Business Partner and will be part of the team that supports the Divisional Managing Director and the GMs of hotels within this division. The role will have responsibility for specific hotels within the division and will be the GM's business partner and finance sounding board. As Finance Manager, your role will involve supporting the GM and hotel team with driving financial performance. You will work with both the divisional finance business partnering team and that of the other divisions to share best practice and address key concerns across the portfolio.

About the Role

About the Role:

• Driving Commercial performance through being the key financial support for the assigned hotel GM's.
• Provide insight to support Financial Planning processes and strategic decision making.
• Providing constructive challenge to improve the hotel's performance.
• Instil and maintain a robust operational finance control environment in the Divisions hotels.
• Drive Efficient operational finance processes and procedures in the Divisions hotels.

About you:

• To be considered for this role, you will have current accountant experience ideally with a hospitality background.
• Must be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Be highly analytical and with strong numerical skills.
• Able to immerse him/herself in detail but then rise above the detail to report and recommend at an appropriate level.
• Ability to be confidant / strategic sounding board for other stakeholders, and not just a reporter of numbers.
• Able to challenge and respectfully hold their ground.
• Ability to identify and create options to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Have excellent communication skills both verbally and written.
• Previous work experience in travel and hospitality industry would be an advantage, as would knowledge of Sage, and other hospitality software.
• Must be able to drive and have transport as this role will require travel.

Company Benefits

Our Benefits include:

• A competitive pro-rata salary package.
• This is a Full-Time role working Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm, 40 hours per week and will require travel.
• Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program to support you with whatever life throws at you.
• Company Sickness Scheme Benefit.
• 28 days holiday per year including bank holidays, Pro rata based on contract length.
• Forward career progression, with access to our In House and external training programs, including apprenticeships up to level 7, which are all supported by our learning and development team.
• Discounted staff stays in our hotels and on food & drink.
• Annual loyalty awards like afternoon teas and overnight stays.
• Online retail discount platform offering thousands of savings with high street retailers and restaurants as well as a health and well-being platform.
• Opportunity to make lifelong friendships and be part of team that celebrates Diversity and Inclusion.

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.