FINANCE MANAGER CLUSTER HOTELS

Job description

Key tasks

Your mission will be to lead and ensure all accounting functions within a cluster of three MGallery by Sofitel hotels at Windsor, Cheltenham and Bath.
Ensure full quality and compliance of internal controls and requirements, following all the company policies, procedures and requirements.

The main aspects of your role:

Administration:
• Develop a discipline of expertise in given areas of accounts function
• Provide a more Independent view into the integrity of the hotel accounts and operations
• Assist the hotel in the management and awareness of their costs
• Meeting specific deadlines and liaising with as required by the Owners
• Meeting specific deadlines and liaising with as required by Ownership
• Meeting specific deadlines in accordance with bank requirements
• Review and update contracts
• Actively attend hotel meetings; specifically Revenue, Credit, Business reviews with Owners
• Review payroll for accurate payment of staff wages and deal with all PAYE issues

Financial and Revenue Responsibilities:
• Maintain accurate banking reconciliation
• Control Sales Ledger
• Control Purchase Ledger
• Support Production of an accurate set of Month end accounts (P&L, Forecast )
• Auto Controls
• Establish appropriate communication with hotel’s HOD’s , General Managers and the Corporate Finance teams
• Budget preparation and follow-up
• Manage costs related the FF&E
• Spot checks on operations processes e.g. cash handling , credit card transactions, etc.

Financial analysis:
• Follow-up of the results on daily/weekly/monthly basis of all performance Key Performance Indicators of the hotels
• Issue monthly reports to all stakeholders, at corporate office and operations levels
• Provide the relevant analysis and alerts to the hotels operations about the performance of the hotels, through in-depth understanding of the hotels P&L
• In collaboration with hotels operations, create/implement action plans to increase profitability of the hotels
• Coordinate and challenge the monthly forecast and annual budget processes
• Adapt and coordinate related projects for the 3 hotels

Desired profile

Skills

Level of Education Bachelor / Licence
Areas of study Economy, Finance, Accounting
Professional experiences 3 to 5 years
Languages essential English

Essential and optional requirements

Communication
Negotiation
Enabling leadership
Organisation
Project Management
Availability for travel between the three hotels and corporate office
You must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom to apply for this position

·  Excel
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·  Micros
·  TARS
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