Part-Time Finance Assistant - Flexible 20 Hours

TN United Kingdom; Motherwell; Hybrid; Part time

Job summary

A leading hotel brand is seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant in Motherwell. This part-time role offers 20 hours per week with a competitive hourly rate. Responsibilities include supporting finance operations and maintaining financial records. Join a positive team culture with opportunities for development and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Special discounts on stays and dining

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health Support

Additional holiday after one year

Meals on duty

Qualifications

• Strong administrative experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory.
• Familiarity with Sage accounting software is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support daily finance operations and assist the Finance Manager.
• Maintain reconciliation of cashbook and bank transactions.
• Compile reports for weekly finance snapshots.

Skills

Administrative Experience

Attention to Detail

Flexibility

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Sage Accounting Software

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Part-Time Finance Assistant - Flexible 20 Hours, Motherwell

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Client:

Dakota Eurocentral

Location:

Motherwell, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

17.05.2025

Expiry Date:

01.07.2025

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Job Description:

Dakota Hotel based in Motherwell are looking
for a detail-oriented and proactive individual to join our Finance Team in the
role of Finance Assistant. We are seeking a candidate with strong
administrative experience, with exposure to accounting or finance considered an
advantage but not essential

CONTRACT AND PAY RATE

This role offers a permanent, part-time opportunity working 20 hours per
week, with a competitive hourly rate of £13.00, paid weekly.

Core
working hours:

• Monday: 09:00 – 14:00 (mandatory)
• Tuesday: 09:00 – 14:00
• Wednesday: 09:00 – 14:00
• Thursday: 09:00 – 14:00

While
Monday is a required working day, we are happy to discuss flexibility regarding
the remaining days and can offer some adjustment to start and finish times to
suit the right candidate.

This
is an on-site role based primarily at our Dakota Eurocentral property in
Motherwell, with occasional travel to our Glasgow city centre location on an ad
hoc basis. Please note, remote or hybrid working is not available for this
position.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

We’re
looking for a Finance Assistant to support the daily finance operations of our
hotel. You’ll work closely with the Finance Manager across a range of tasks,
main responsibilities will include:

• Promptly feedback to line manager any challenges or
  issues encountered within the property in relation to finance matters, ensuring
  all deadlines are met consistently and escalating when they are not.
• Assisting with occasional training for team members
  on basic finance procedures.
• Checking the daily sales summary, ensuring it has
  been compiled correctly by the night auditor.
• Maintain the reconciliation of the cashbook/bank,
  ensuring this is kept up to date as per incoming and outgoing bank
  transactions.
• Carrying out daily and monthly reconciliation tasks
  including cash and card banking, PCI payments, petty cash, and company credit
  cards.
• Looking after the hotel’s cash floats, including change
  ordering via our external cash collection company.
• Maintaining the working spreadsheet for the sale,
  posting and receipts of SK Chase vouchers within the PMS/accounting software.
• Compile reports for the weekly finance snapshot,
  including food and beverage cost reports to ensure the food and beverage teams
  are aware of their projected cost of sale.
• Liaise with the reservations team to compile the
  weekly credit control report, chasing open balances and aged debtors.
• Maintain control over the hotel’s procurement
  system, liaising with the accounts payable team and assisting HODs with purchase
  orders, escalating any issues if they arise.
• To fully understand the confidential and sensitive
  nature of the figures and information which is being processed, ensuring no
  information is divulged to any persons out with the Accounts and Senior
  Management team
• Any ad hoc duties as required.

BENEFITS

In addition to being part of a culture infused with
positivity and opportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could
enjoy when you join our team include:

• Special
  discounts on stays and dining at any Dakota
• Access
  to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health
  support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private
  prescription services, as well as access to daily rewards to be cashed out for
  shopping vouchers
• Support
  from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Additional
  holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Family-friendly
  flexible working options
• Meals
  on duty and uniforming
• Bonuses
  to recommend a friend to join our team and every time you are mentioned on Trip
  Advisor
• Accredited,
  certified compliance training given on employment
• Access
  to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive
  continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and
  objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
• Opportunities
  to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential
  for in-house Apprenticeships

Full terms on our benefits can be found in our
Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand,
known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail
Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of
Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now
expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, and
Newcastle with more
in our pipeline.

Dakota is
synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract
hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest
standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in
Hospitality for the last five years in a row. We were also featured within the
Top 10 employers in the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, as
well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places to Work for LGBTQIA+
employees.

As recent
winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal
training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and
ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted
internally and, for four consecutive years, a member of our team has won a
prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in
the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.

Eurocentral | Edinburgh |
Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle

Our
location, Parklands Ave, Motherwell ML1 4WQ, is just off the M8 motorway in
Maxim Business Park at the Eurocentral Junction, we are a 92-bedroom boutique
hotel which boasts a destination Bar & Grill restaurant as well as a newly
built wedding events space.

Our location is easily accessible by car and we
offer complimentary parking for both employees and guests. Additionally, there
are frequent buses using the CityLink 900 route, only 20 minutes from Buchanan
St Bus Station directly to our hotel.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant will have/be:

·
Strong administrative experience [required]

·
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel [required]

·
Familiarity with Sage accounting software [beneficial]

·
Interest in or understanding of the hospitality industry [beneficial]

·
Exposure to accounting or finance environments [beneficial]

·
Be able to work at pace with meticulous attention to detail.

·
Meet deadlines and effectively prioritise workload.

·
An enthusiastic
individual who will promote our culture of positivity.

·
Be
task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.

·
Flexible
with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.

·
Successful
candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to
be part of our team.

APPLY

Please send us your up to date CV.

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