Marc Daniels is recruiting for an experienced Finance Manager - Hotel to join a leading hospitality business. This role requires a fully qualified accountant with strong hotel experience and a working understanding of USALI, alongside the commercial and technical skills needed to support a busy hotel operation.
Role Purpose
The Finance Manager - Hotel will oversee the hotel's finance function, ensuring accurate reporting, strong financial controls, and effective business partnering with operational teams. You will play a key role in delivering timely management information, supporting commercial decisions, and maintaining reporting standards aligned to hospitality best practice, including USALI.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead month‑end close, management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, and variance analysis
- Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and annual financial reporting for hotel management and owners
- Oversee AP, AR, income audit, payroll, cash management, and bank reconciliations
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting processes, including revenue and cost analysis
- Partner with operational leaders to improve financial performance, cost control, and decision‑making
- Maintain strong internal controls, compliance, and audit readiness
- Review inventory, purchasing, and cost controls across departments, particularly F&B and other hotel revenue streams
- Ensure reporting is structured in line with USALI principles and hotel industry standards
Candidate Profile
- Fully qualified accountant: ACA, ACCA, or CIMA essential
- Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Financial Controller, or Senior Management Accountant role within a hotel or hospitality environment
- Strong understanding of hotel accounting, including income audit, payroll, AP/AR, and month‑end processes
- Working knowledge of USALI and hotel reporting structures is essential
- Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and board‑level reporting
- Confident user of Excel and hotel/ERP systems such as NetSuite, PMS, or similar
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work closely with non‑finance teams
Finance Manager - Hotel in London) employer: Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Marc Daniels Specialist Recruitment Ltd is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters continuous improvement and innovation in the P2P processes. Located in Maidenhead, employees benefit from a comprehensive package that includes hybrid working arrangements, promoting a healthy work-life balance while providing ample opportunities for professional growth and development within a supportive team environment.
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