Cluster Finance Manager

Radisson Blu Hotel, London Bloomsbury

Salary: £50,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time
Town: London

Radisson Blu, Bloomsbury Street and Tottenham Court Road are boutique neighbourhood hotels where the area’s literary past meets contemporary design. Set moments from the British Museum, Covent Garden, and Tottenham Court Road station, the hotels' mid-century panelled design kindles the feeling of a modern London townhouse. The two hotels are located walking distance from each other.

We are currently recruiting for a Cluster Finance Manager to join our Truly Talented finance.

As a Finance Manager, you will lead and be fully responsible for the finance function of RB Bloomsbury and Tottenham Court Road hotels (lovated next to each other)

What we offer

• £50,000 per annum
• Permanent, full-time contract

Benefits

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £250 per successful hire;
• Free meals while on shift;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!

Our ideal candidate

We are looking for someone that holds and enjoys maintaining high standards, with keen attention to detail. Applicants must be willing and capable of taking accountability and ownership for an on-site finance operation and be familiar with hospitality finance operations to be able to deliver the requirements of the owners and management company effectively.

Your role

Responsibilities of the Cluster Finance Manager will include but are not limited to:

• Being responsible for the maintenance of the financial records of the hotels;
• Responsible for preparation of detailed P&L and Balance sheet reconciliations and owners pack, monthly financial report submission etc.;
• Responsible for ensuring P&L is produced within strict timelines;
• Reconciling the daily revenue sheets to the banking and identify any differences and address with relevant departments;
• Preparing weekly revenue sheets to distribute to all relevant persons and Axiom Hospitality HO;
• Preparing weekly bank reconciliations;
• Assist with monthly payroll administration as required;
• Control and prepare the weekly cost management report and daily flash;
• Ensuring control of the hotels’ sales ledger, ensuring that all invoices, receipts, BACS payments etc. are correctly posted to the system;
• Undertaking sales ledger end-of-month procedures, sending statements to debtors, producing reports required by Axiom Hospitality HO;
• Checking all travel agent commission claims with reservations and resolving any queries with the agent concerned;
• Checking all purchase invoices are posted to accounting system in a timely manner and ensure the approval procedures are followed
• Maintaining a record of all purchase invoices, responding to all PO queries, and also controlling the purchase spending in line with the hotel’s budget;
• Responsible for all supplier payments twice a month.
• Producing any other ad-hoc reports that may be requested;
• Ensuring the accuracy of all nominal accounts sent by Axiom Hospitality HO on a monthly basis and resolving any queries.

The ideal person for this role will be enthusiastic about change, focused on details and trusting.

The core skills and experience required to succeed:

• A structured approach to business planning and management;
• Knowledge of IT systems that support financial and hotel objectives;
• Precise analytical skills;
• Excellent communication skills, the ability to communicate verbally and in writing both concisely and logically are a necessity as are advanced Excel knowledge, including complex spreadsheets;
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach and have experience in empowering a team to successfully meet expectations;
• Results focused with an overwhelming desire to succeed;
• Previous experience in hotels is preferred.

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and Radisson Blu Hotel, London Bloomsbury.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.