Job Description

The main duties include:

• Ensuring the day-to-day functions are carried out accurately and efficiently
• Preparing monthly management accounts and provide commentary where required
• Preparing accounts to trial balance with monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Supervising Income Audit, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll and develop team members’ skills
• Directly managing the workload of the finance team and ensuring all deadlines are met to the company’s high standards
• Collaborating with Purchasing and Stores functions to ensure effective controls are maintained
• Implementing new processes that continuously improve current accounts and business practices, to include stock management and cash processing procedures
• Liaising with departmental managers to provide business analysis, reports, forecasts where required.
• Deputizing for the Financial Controller when required

What do we offer you?

• Training and Development via our training department
• Complimentary meals on duty
• Provision and laundry of uniforms
• Travel savings – discounted parking, tax saver tickets and bike to work available
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to our private Pension Plan
• Access to private Health & Dental Insurance
• Reward and recognition programmes
• Employee Discounts

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You will have a business focus, superb attention to detail, strong numeric ability, excellent interpersonal skills and work well in a team. Effective communication and problem solving skills and excellent organizational skills are required. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to service excellence, possess a fluent command of the English language and ideally hold a relevant payroll qualification. Strong computer skills are essential, particularly Excel and hotel systems.

• Professional accounting qualification or working towards same with sound hotel finance experience
• A thorough knowledge and comprehensive understanding of all accounting processes within the hotel environment.
• Highly proficient in IT systems: Microsoft Excel and Opera/Micros/Opera III or similar hotel systems.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to priorities, whilst understanding the importance of timely and accurate reporting.
• Understanding and commitment to quality guest service.
• Ability to manage and participate in project teams
• Previous work experience in the hospitality sector