Finance Business Partner

The Company

My client is an award-winning independent UK hospitality business and leading operator in the hospitality and sports events sector. They operate in large-scale venues and sports/leisure settings, with their premium hospitality operations span events spaces, cafes, restaurants and bars. Service excellence, career-development, training and education are embedded in the culture of the business, and as an organisation they are growth-focused. Improving their profitability and market position through innovation and quality is key to their success, and they are always on the lookout for passionate and experienced people to join them on this journey.

The Opportunity

• Primarily an events focused Finance Business Partner role this position will work within a team, report to an FD and requires regular presence across the business locations 
• The role requires previous financial accounting experience within hospitality setting, and ideally the events sector, at a mid-management level
• Oversee the preparation and reviewing of all financial reporting including insightful management reporting commentary
• Preparing budgets, forecasts and cash flows
• Analyse and comment on sites performance against budget and forecast highlighting opportunities and explaining anomalies and communicating this to the senior management team
• Continually reviewing and improving existing business processes and controls to create efficiencies across the financial reporting
• Consulting with operations and sales teams to ensure agreed financial controls and procedures are in place
• System audits and integrations
• Development of daily and weekly management information and KPIs to improve operational decision making
• Support payroll and purchasing function in line with senior team
• Head up finance meetings with the operations and sales teams, as well as finance team, and to report to monthly senior finance meetings
• Liaise with and support Operational Managers on weekly financial/operational matters
• Evaluate direct reports performance in line with job descriptions and give regular feedback
• Liaise with managers, suppliers and customers with any associated queries both externally and internally

The Candidate

• At least 4 years finance management experience within the hospitality industry and with complex multiple P&L management experience 
• Part or full professional qualifications are desirable but not essential
• Excellent working knowledge of key business accounting and hospitality-based finance management systems
• You will be able to think both analytically and strategically and work well off their own initiative to drive change and development in their department
• You will be responsible, working alongside the FD, Director of Operations and General Managers for reporting accurate financial figures at all times across all P&Ls within scope
• The candidate will need to have excellent people skills, initiative, drive and enthusiasm
• Personality is key, as we are an energetic and upbeat team. 
• Good planning and organisational skills will be essential to managing your workload and driving the other HOD’s to deliver relevant financial information required to accurately report and forecast
• The role is challenging and fast paced and requires the candidate to be hands-on, flexible and capable of dealing with high pressure situations
• Whilst being responsible for the financial elements of the business in scope, you will also play a key role in supporting the operations team with data to help inform decisions.
• You must be able to attend the Oxfordshire head office site at least once a week, as well as being flexible to travel to other operational locations as required
• Some evening and weekend hours are required and planned in advance.