At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial reporting and analysis for a dynamic hospitality portfolio across multiple countries.
- Company: Join a leading finance team in the vibrant hospitality sector based in London.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and opportunities to travel across Africa.
- Other info: Work in a diverse environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact on financial governance and strategic decision-making in hospitality.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with 10-15+ years in senior finance roles, preferably in hospitality.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 70000 £ per year.
KennedyPearce are hiring a senior finance leadership role responsible for overseeing financial reporting, control, governance, and performance analysis across a hospitality portfolio. Based in London, the Director acts as the key link between local finance teams, ownership, asset management, operations, development, and investment stakeholders.
The position focuses on ensuring accurate, timely, and consistent financial reporting across multiple countries and currencies, while strengthening financial controls, supporting strategic decision-making, and driving reporting improvements across the portfolio.
Key Areas of Responsibility- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting and consolidation across all hotel assets.
- Review, challenge, and validate financial submissions from hotel finance teams.
- Produce reporting packs and performance analysis for owners, lenders, partners, and investment committees.
- Manage relationships with finance managers and controllers across multiple jurisdictions.
- Establish reporting standards, KPIs, accounting policies, and governance frameworks.
- Oversee cash flow forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning activities.
- Develop financial models for acquisitions, refinancing, disposals, and capital expenditure projects.
- Monitor hotel performance through benchmarking, revenue analysis, and operational financial reviews.
- Manage multi-currency reporting and foreign exchange risk considerations.
- Support audits, compliance requirements, and implementation of robust internal controls.
- Conduct periodic site visits across Africa to review finance functions and performance.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA, or equivalent).
- 10-15+ years' experience in senior finance, financial reporting, or controllership roles.
- Strong background in hospitality, hotels, real estate, or other asset-intensive sectors.
- Proven experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency, and multi-jurisdiction reporting environments.
- Advanced financial reporting, consolidation, forecasting, and modelling skills.
- Strong Excel capability; experience with ERP systems such as Sage 300 is beneficial.
- Highly detail-oriented, hands-on, commercially minded, and comfortable working across diverse cultures and geographies.
Director of Financial Control in London employer: Kennedy Pearce Consulting
Join a prestigious digital-asset platform in London, where you will be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and excellence in compliance. The company fosters a collaborative work culture that values employee growth, offering competitive salaries, paid overtime, and a comprehensive benefits package, ensuring that your contributions are recognised and rewarded. With a focus on the evolving landscape of digital assets, this role provides a unique opportunity to shape regulatory practices while working alongside industry leaders.
