Financial Controller - Accountancy Recruit : Job Details

Accountancy Recruit is partnering with a hotel business in the recruitment of a Financial Controller based in Northeast Suffolk. This is a newly created role reflecting the growth and success of the business and the need to develop financial controls, reporting and analysis together with cash management.

You will demonstrate strong communication, a commercial focus, and people management skills, with a proven ability to build productive working relationships across a business. This is the number one finance role on site, and you will be required to implement best practice, and develop/grow the role.  

Tasks / Duties (Not Exhaustive or necessarily in priority order)

• Annual budget preparation and presentation according to agreed timeline
• Monthly P&L creation by agreed upon date, with feedback file and KPI presentation for owners and managers, analysing performance against targets
• Quarterly reforecasting of revenue / cost
• Yield and pricing strategy in combination with senior team
• Oversight of payroll management with HR team including payroll strategy and management of payroll file including benefits, pensions, taxes, vacation accruals etc.
• Maintenance of financial statements - balance sheets and cash flow statements
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company SOP's (Also creating some of these initially)
• Establishment and monitoring of internal financial controls to limit loss and increase efficiency / competence of team
• Risk management and oversight of all potential risks to business, caused by internal and external market factors
• Establishment of delegation of authority with GM and ownership for all financial functions - purchasing, contracting, CAPEX etc.
• Manage and prepare for yearly external audit as well as implementing internal audit processes
• Managing and maintenance of financial software or applications
• Manage bank accounts and relationship with financial institutions
• Ongoing data analysis – consistent evaluation from different perspectives and statistics to illustrate points for improvement and financial modelling based on findings or observations
• Take an active role in the Senior Executive team through meetings / workshops and demonstrate an understanding of the weekly business and pinch points
• Manage and develop finance team members, ensuring their skills are up to date and they are supported in their roles
• Report on cost of sales, work with purchasing teams to ensure the best pricing is being sought and better group purchasing practice
• Share financial information and targets with HOD's and team leaders so that they can better understand and manage costs within each department
• Have oversight of the IT Manager / Technician
• Responsibility for management and oversight of: AR / AP & Treasury activities on a day-to-day basis; ensuring the full reconciliation of all sales activity from guest invoicing to payment

Requirement & Skills

• Fully Qualified: ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent qualification plus post qualification experience gained ideally within the hospitality sector
• Recent and relevant financial and/or accounting experience, with strong organisational skills to institute and oversee strong financial controls.
• Ability to be challenging, pragmatic, robust and resilient.
• Demonstrate being an inspirational leader, with excellent management, coaching and partnering skills, that generates confidence and respect with a wide variety of audiences.
• Excellent communication skills; proven record of preparing and delivering persuasive, high quality, written and verbal reports and presentations within an organisation.
• A full UK Drivers Licence is essential

Remuneration

Salary £65 – 80,000 pa

Hours: 40-hour week. Monday to Friday. Flexible hours.

Holidays: 25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Pension: Auto enrolment

Office based role