Finance Assistant, The Savoy Hotel

Job title: Finance Assistant – Accounts Payable

Department: Finance

Inspired & supported by: Finance Manager

Your purpose will be: Reporting into the Senior Finance Leader / Finance Manager, you will be responsible for processing payment and reconciliation of the suppliers account. Efficiently and accurately processing invoices in a timely manner and maintaining healthy relationships with the supplier.

You will be accountable for:

• Creating new vendors and vendor bank account changes on Finance system (SUN)
• Managing the relationship between our automated AP/Procurement system (BirchStreet) and to clear any exceptions.
• Ensuring invoices are matched to the correct PO and coded to the correct nominal account and code centre.
• Research and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Preparing invoices for payment runs, and sending remittances to suppliers
• Running payment draft for Finance Manager to review.
• Working to ensure no invoices and credit notes remains open over 60 days end
• Assisting with monthly reports
• Managing food & beverage month end journals
• To assist in internal and external audit queries
• To work closely with the cost controller and executive chef to manage food and beverage cost
• To engage with management over any problems you may encounter
• To establish the highest level of communication, co-operation and goodwill with internal and external stakeholders, and ensure that all queries are responded to
• To act in accordance with fire, health and safety regulations and follow the correct procedures when the situation arises
• To carry out additional tasks as instructed by the Senior Finance Leader and reasonable requests by the Finance Manager and Director of Finance

 What you will need to do this role? :

• Enthusiastic and positive personality with the ability to build trusting relationships with others
• Strong communication skills, both written & verbal
• Strong administration and organization skills with a proven ability to juggle many tasks
• Great attention to detail, and focus on quality of work produced
• A team player, possessing a high degree of professionalism
• Commitment to continuous improvement
• Ability to analyse large amounts of data
• Professional knowledge of Microsoft Excel and suite of Microsoft Office applications
• Preferably studying towards ACCA
• Previous experience in the hospitality industry
• Knowledge of Sun and Birchstreet desirable

What’s in it for you?:

• You will be offered a competitive salary
• Pension Scheme
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates at Accor worldwide
• Worldwide development opportunities across Accor’s extensive brand portfolio
• 31 days of holiday (including Public holidays)
• Colleague gym facility
• Cycle to work scheme
• And last but not least you will get to work with a team of EXTRAORDINARY people