Goods Receiver

Business Controller Hotel: Melia White House Hotel, Albany Street, Regent's Park, London NW1 3UP

Salary: Negotiable DOE + 10% annual variable bonus scheme

Reports to: Finance Business Partner

Mission: Responsible for the implementation of the Administration and Dry Storage processes for the hotel (non-centralised processes). Ensures the correct functioning and compliance with procedures in the assigned business units, implementing the tasks delegated by the Finance Business Partner (BP) in the Operations Centre (OC).

Strategy

• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures for the Administration and Dry Storage areas in the assigned hotel.
• Detects and transmits any needs and opportunities in hotels under their responsibility to the Finance Business Partner.
• Provides support to the OC Finance Business Partner, analysing relevant information (financial or otherwise) and advising the Hotel Manager and others responsible for operational departments in the assigned hotels.
• Transfers any incidents in administration and dry storage services in the business units to the Finance Business Partner.
• Participates in the process of opening or disaffiliating business units within their OC.

Budget/Close of accounts

• Reviews with the assigned business units the budget guidelines to resolve any doubts.
• Participates in the preparation of the budget for the assigned hotels.
• Monitors the budget for the assigned hotels and reports any relevant deviation or incident to the Business Partner.
• Participates in the definition of corrective measures and monitors compliance with them.
• Performs local processes for the close of accounts in assigned hotels.
• Analyses and reports any deviation compared to forecasts to the Business Partner.
• Participates in the preparation of forecasts for operational departments in the assigned hotels together with the Hotel Manager.

Control

• Applies and ensures compliance with the Hotel Administration and Accounting rules, processes and procedures in the assigned hotels.
• Assists with the internal audits in the assigned hotels.
• Coordinates cash control activities, checking the general status of administrative processes.
• For hotels not served by MHS, sends a monthly summary of the hotels’ cash control registers to the BP.
• Coordinates cost control duties, analysing and optimising them in the assigned hotels.

Corporate/Financial

• At the request of the Finance Business Partner, they may prepare or assist in the preparation of reports for hotel owners/joint ventures.

Transactional

• In hotels that receive a centralised Credit Management service from Hotel Services, they are informed about the amount pending payment, the service received and compliance with SLAs.
• In other hotels, monitors the payment collection process implemented in the Operations Centre to ensure request for payment and collection within the defined deadlines in order to reduce the average collection period and avoid non-payments.
• In hotels that receive a centralised service from MHS, reports any incidents to the Business Partner.
• Supervises the posting of movements in accounts made in the assigned business units.
• Identifies and proposes improvements that optimise efficiency in the workplace.

General stores

• Ensures the implementation of processes and tools in the General Stores and leverages synergies between the business units.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• 29 days holiday including public holidays.
• Contributory pension scheme and Life Assurance.
• Discounted dental and health cover with HSF.
• Travel & Food discounts: excellent employee special rates in Melia Hotels worldwide for our team members, their friends & families while travelling and staying in our hotels including F&B discount (subject to individual outlets).
• Personal Development: programs designed to support your career right from the start, with unlimited access to an online learning platform.
• Career growth: fantastic opportunity to progress and access to a network of over 350 hotels across the world (subject to local right to work rules).
• High street discounts: with Perks at Work.

Employment Eligibility

The successful candidate must already have eligibility to work in the UK.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, religion, age, or any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success as a global company.