Financial Reporting & Month-End:
- Own daily, weekly and monthly financial reporting across properties and entities.
- Lead month-end close, ensuring accurate journals, accruals, payroll postings, provisions and fixed-asset records.
- Oversee intercompany allocations, consolidations and balance-sheet reconciliations.
- Produce property and group management accounts supported by reconciled records and clear variance commentary.
- Prepare concise financial analysis for senior management, owners, boards and lenders.
Cash Flow & Treasury:
- Maintain cash visibility and a rolling 13-week cash-flow forecast.
- Monitor working capital, liquidity, debt facilities, borrowing schedules and lender covenants.
- Oversee banking controls and reconciliations.
- Identify funding pressures and financial risks early and recommend corrective action.
Cost Control & Commercial Analysis:
- Drive cost and working-capital discipline across stock, cost of sales, payroll, overheads, debtors and creditors.
- Monitor capital expenditure, projects, maintenance and logistics-related costs.
- Investigate variances and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
- Analyse occupancy, average daily rate, RevPAR, revenue trends and other hospitality performance indicators.
- Partner with operational and commercial teams to improve profitability, procurement, stock management and marketing returns.
Budgeting, Audit & Compliance:
- Lead budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Coordinate audit preparation and finalisation.
- Oversee VAT, PAYE and other statutory submissions.
- Maintain effective financial controls, supporting documentation and compliance procedures.
Team Leadership & Systems:
- Manage, coach and develop the finance team across head office and properties.
- Set clear standards for reporting quality, deadlines and accountability.
- Improve data integrity, financial systems, reporting efficiency and automation.
- Use advanced Excel and appropriate AI-enabled analysis to support financial insight.
- Escalate material concerns affecting financial integrity, liquidity, assets, compliance, lender relationships or reputation through direct, confidential access to ownership.