Financial Controller

Job Summary by the Career Balance Team:

A financial controller position is open at a Hotel, Rentapartment, and BTR group based in Manchester. The role involves managing a multi-site P&L of around £15-20 million and developing relationships with senior leadership and department heads. The ideal candidate will have experience as a finance controller in a larger hotel or cluster role, be adept at learning new systems, and have strong analytical skills. ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualifications are a plus. Interested applicants can apply through COREcruitment.

Job Description:

Role:                    Financial Controller

Location:            Manchester (hybrid option available)

Salary:                 Up to £65,000

We are currently recruiting a dedicated Financial Controller to be a part of an up-and-coming Hotel, Rentapartment, and BTR group based all over the country.

The business is incredibly high volume, and you will have had experience in managing a multi-site P&L of around £15/20m.

• Develop and manage key relationships and respective Senior Leadership Team and the Hotel Heads of Department Managers in providing financial support and understanding of short and long-term financial plans.
• Review the financial performance of each department with an analysis of variances, forecasts and budgets. Challenge existing strategies and/or recommend alternate strategies to continually improve the effectiveness of the business or financial management.
• Contribute to all business decisions of the hotel regarding revenue generation, hotel expenditure and investment.
• Promote, drive and maximize GOP Theoretical Flow Through concept across the departments.
• Responsible for the analysis and interpretation of the financial data and communicating this in a comprehensible form, of meaningful variations in the operations. The analysis of the balance sheet accounts, on a selected basis and the preparation of the monthly internal benchmarking and operational performance analysis reports.
• To seek, identify and implement throughout the hotel best practices that will serve to enhance revenues, and guest service and improve cost and productivity efficiencies.
• To assist in preparing, in conjunction with the Hotel General Manager and other department heads, the annual budget, capital budgets and the rolling forecast.
• To provide accurate and complete financial and management reports on a timely basis to Hotel Management, Corporate Head Office and owners under the company and ownership reporting requirements and policy.
• Manage all facets of the capital process. Ensure all hotels establish and maintain the tracking of fixed assets sub-ledgers and depreciation.
• Ensure cash flow is adequate to meet the needs of the operation.

The ideal candidate

• Experience Finance Controller in a larger hotel or a cluster role
• Natural aptitude for learning new systems.
• Able to ensure all revenue procedures are in place and followed, regular audits done in all departments to ensure compliance.
• Safeguard the assets of the hotel with particular emphasis on the maintenance of sound internal control systems.
• Analysing KPIs, benchmarking and reviewing financial reports to optimise the business performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• The ability and confidence to work closely with senior management and HOD’s to resolve issues and queries.
• ACCA, CIMA or ACA is a plus.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity do apply today to begin a chat with Fabian @

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