Accounts Manager in Stansted Mountfitchet

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Aimbridge Hospitality EMEA is a division of Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hotel management company. Thousands of hotel owners, developers, and guests have discovered the Aimbridge difference in our portfolio of hotels in the UK, Ireland and Europe, alongside the global 1,500-property portfolio managed by our based division. Backed by more than 50 years of global experience, Aimbridge is a true leader in the hospitality industry. Originally founded in the, we’ve since expanded internationally and are recognised as a leading third-party hotel management company. Throughout our growth, we’ve forged partnerships with major brands in the industry and they rely on our proven operational expertise and exceptional financial performance.

JOB PURPOSE

In this role you will assist in all the financial aspects of the business, from assisting in preparation of the Hotels profit & loss account, working with payroll, manage sales ledger, participate in the hotel forecasting budget processes, supporting the forecast of payroll and expenses and purchasing portal and supplier payments. You will play a key role in driving profitability through challenging and supporting the team and work closely with the senior team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administration: Support IT systems, through 3rd parties, provide best practice support on a wide range of Microsoft documents, databases, and other departmental and hotel systems.
• Financial Reporting: Conduct routine tasks of preparing and disseminating financial reporting aligning with the organization's established protocols.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.
• Payroll Administration: Deliver accurate and timely processing of payroll; input and maintain payroll data; check payrolls for accuracy prior to submission.
• Financial Management and Control: Track progress against budgets within established finance systems, and report variances to more senior colleagues.
• Cost Accounting: Evaluate costs and identify variances or opportunities to improve profitability for more senior colleagues.
• Budgeting and Costing: Carry out simple tasks as part of the budgeting process.
• Supervision / Management of Work: Supervise and monitor the work of a team to ensure that processes and procedures are properly implemented and that the team is achieving defined objectives and standards.
• Commercial Banking: Follow company processes and systems to ensure accuracy of banking, petty cash and floats, review and verify it for accuracy.

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES

• CORE: Action Oriented: Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• CORE: Collaborates: Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• CORE: Self-Development: Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• CORE: Values Differences: Recognizes the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• CORE: Instils Trust: Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

EXPERIENCE

General Experience: Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months).