Head of Finance

• Location: Anywhere in the UK (some travel involved)
• Sector: Hospitality
• Salary: £80k + plus bonus, enhanced pension, private healthcare and more …

We are thrilled to be working with this exciting, growing, international hospitality business! We are looking for a qualified Head of Finance who has experience of working in the hospitality sector.

Responsibilities

• Finance lead for all hospitality operations (that includes bars, hotels and franchise)
• Ownership of the Retail Budget and Forecasting process
• Weekly / Monthly reporting on Retail performance
• Production of key analysis highlighting areas of risk and opportunity to the business
• P&L consolidation
• Challenging P&L assumptions and results versus expectations and forecast
• Running monthly P&L reviews with key Retail Operators
• Estate evaluation highlighting trends by region, type of site, key metrics, etc.
• Finance project lead for Retail.
  This includes supporting IT, process changes, financial insight, etc.
• Production of a rolling 12 month forecast
• Franchise support helping to drive this area of the business as it continues to expand globally.
• Work closely with the Head of Commercial Finance to highlight Retail performance
• Direct support to the Global Retail Team and the Head of Franchise
• Collaborate with the other departments to ensure the smooth running of the total operation.

Candidate Profile

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years PQE with experience of working in the hospitality industry (essential)
• Experience of leading a finance department
• Capable of driving change
• Credible, with the ability to influence decision making
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent Excel capabilities with experience of manipulating large volumes of data