Area Support Manager

Area Support Manager

Full-Time 30000 - 40000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
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At a Glance

  • Tasks: Transform data into actionable insights and create impactful reports for our hospitality business.
  • Company: Join a growing hospitality brand with premium pubs, restaurants, and hotels across Southern England.
  • Benefits: Enjoy flexible home-based work, competitive salary, and the option to be self-employed or PAYE.
  • Other info: Flexible commitment of approximately one day per week with occasional travel.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact on business performance while working closely with senior leadership.
  • Qualifications: Strong experience in Power BI, advanced Excel skills, and a knack for data analysis.

The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.

Location: Home Based with occasional travel to meetings in Hampshire and the Home Counties

Contract Type: Self-Employed Consultant or PAYE Employee

Time Commitment: Approximately 1 day per week

About Us: We are a growing hospitality business operating a portfolio of premium pubs, restaurants and hotels across Southern England. We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Data Analyst to help us unlock the power of our data and provide meaningful insights that support operational and financial decision-making across the business. This is an ideal opportunity for either an independent consultant seeking a flexible ongoing engagement or an experienced analyst looking for a highly flexible part-time PAYE role.

The Role: Working closely with our senior leadership team, you will be responsible for extracting, analysing and presenting data from multiple business systems to produce accurate, insightful and actionable reports. You will help us better understand our sales performance, labour costs, guest behaviour, hotel performance and operational trends through the creation of dashboards, automated reporting and analytical tools.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Produce regular and ad-hoc reports from our key business systems, including:
    • Zonal EPOS
    • Zonal Hotel Solutions (ZHS)
    • S4 Labour Scheduling and Payroll
  • Design and maintain Power BI dashboards for operational and financial reporting.
  • Develop automated reporting processes using Microsoft Power Automate.
  • Create and maintain advanced Excel reporting models and pivot tables.
  • Analyse sales, labour, payroll, accommodation and guest data to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
  • Work closely with senior stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and provide actionable recommendations.
  • Improve reporting efficiency, accuracy and accessibility across the business.
  • Support strategic projects through detailed analysis and insight generation.

About You: You will be an experienced analyst who is comfortable working independently and translating complex data into meaningful business insight.

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Strong experience using Power BI.
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, Power Query and complex formulae.
  • Experience using Microsoft Power Automate.
  • Proven ability to build dashboards and management reporting packs.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Ability to communicate findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience working with payroll, labour, operational or financial data.

Desirable Experience:

  • Previous experience within hospitality, leisure, hotels or retail.
  • Experience using Zonal systems.
  • Experience using Zonal Hotel Solutions (ZHS).
  • Experience using S4 labour scheduling and payroll systems.
  • Understanding of hospitality KPIs, labour management and commercial performance reporting.

What We Offer:

  • Flexible home-based working.
  • Choice of engagement as either a self-employed consultant or PAYE employee.
  • Approximately one day per week, with flexibility around when the work is completed.
  • Opportunity to work directly with the executive leadership team.
  • The chance to make a tangible impact on business performance through data-driven insight.
  • Occasional travel to meetings in Hampshire and the Home Counties.

If you enjoy transforming data into meaningful commercial insight and have the technical expertise to build robust reporting solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Area Support Manager employer: Upham Inns Support Centre (Home Counties)

Upham Inns is an exceptional employer that values passionate culinary professionals, offering a dynamic work environment across the picturesque Home Counties of Hampshire and Berkshire. With a strong focus on employee development, you will have the opportunity to mentor and shape the next generation of chefs while enjoying a hands-on role in delivering outstanding food experiences. Our commitment to heartfelt hospitality and operational excellence ensures that every team member plays a vital part in creating memorable moments for our guests.

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Contact Details:

Upham Inns Support Centre (Home Counties) Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Area Support Manager

Data Analysis
Power BI
Microsoft Excel
Power Query
Microsoft Power Automate
Dashboard Creation
Management Reporting