At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Finance team to support business performance and decision-making in a dynamic hospitality environment.
- Company: Warner Hotels, a leading hospitality organisation with a people-centric culture.
- Benefits: Gain hands-on experience, mentoring, and exposure to multiple finance disciplines.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to interact with senior finance professionals.
- Why this job: Develop practical skills while making a real impact in the hospitality industry.
- Qualifications: Studying towards a finance-related degree with a passion for learning and growth.
The predicted salary is between 18000 - 25000 £ per year.
Join Warner Hotels' Finance team on a 12‑month placement and gain valuable hands‑on experience across Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Operations Finance, and Financial Control. Working alongside finance professionals and operational leaders, you’ll play an active role in supporting business performance and decision‑making while developing practical skills in accounting, financial analysis, reporting, and business partnering.
Based at our Hub, in Hemel Hempstead, you’ll gain broad exposure to the Warner Hotels business, developing an understanding of how different finance functions work together to support operational and commercial objectives across a leading hospitality organisation.
Responsibilities- Core weekly and period end accounting entries.
- Perform stock reconciliations and margin analysis across food, beverage, retail and leisure operations, helping ensure accurate financial reporting and identifying opportunities to improve profitability.
- Support our operations finance analyst in producing labour reporting and our site teams with any labour scheduling system issues.
- Support in the production of weekly reporting which supports our site and central teams in making informed decisions based on the financials.
- Month end FP&A reporting.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to provide insights that support strategic and commercial decision‑making.
- Capital Expenditure Reporting.
- Ad‑hoc analysis which may involve creating and producing reports and presentations to support the business in key decisions or answer specific hotel queries.
- Studying towards a management/business and finance degree – 2 years into a Business/Economics/Mathematics/Accounting type degree at a high‑performing university.
- Demonstrates a drive to learn and grow within Finance.
- Demonstrable interest in the hospitality industry.
- Ability to analyse data and provide insights.
- Clear and effective communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a diverse team.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Desire to learn and develop.
- Willingness to learn and stay updated on industry trends and regulations.
- Acts with integrity and transparency in all financial dealings.
- A desire to deliver activity and tasks to high standards.
- Competent with Microsoft Excel.
- Deal with some complexity.
- Collaborative approach and desire to build solid relationships.
- Exposure to multiple finance disciplines.
- Mentoring from experienced finance professionals.
- Opportunities to work directly with senior stakeholders.
- Development of technical accounting, reporting and analytical skills.
- Insight into finance careers within a large hospitality organisation.
- A strong foundation for future graduate finance opportunities.
Warner is a people‑centric business valuing diversity and inclusion which is vital to our successful teamwork. Whilst on a placement you will be supported with mentoring, soft‑skills enhancements and have access to interact with senior members of the finance team to provide an enriching experience.
Operations Finance Business University Placement employer: Warner Hotels
Warner Hotels offers an exceptional opportunity for aspiring finance professionals through its Operations Finance Business University Placement. Located in Hemel Hempstead, this role provides hands-on experience in a dynamic hospitality environment, fostering a culture of mentorship and collaboration. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will gain exposure to various finance disciplines while working closely with experienced professionals, ensuring a solid foundation for your future career.
