Finance Business Partner (Central)

Finance - Splendid Hospitality (Head Office)

Contract: Full Time
Salary:

Splendid Hospitality Group is one of the UKs fastest growing privately-owned hotel groups. As a family run business, people are at the very heart of its success, a place where everyone becomes parts of the Splendid family. Our vision is to create extraordinary experiences, positively impact lives, and get better every day - it’s the ‘Splendid Hospitality Way’ which is our way of looking after everybody to help them succeed, have fun and keep guests and our Splendid team members happy.

Job Description

• Provide high-quality financial support to central support departments through detailed analysis and meaningful business partnering to senior management stakeholders.
• Ensure accurate and timely management reporting for all central cost areas.
• Drive effective budgeting, forecasting, and cost control processes across central support functions.
• Promote a culture of cost accountability and financial transparency.
• Lead process and financial controls improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and compliance.
• Support strategic decision-making by delivering clear financial insight and challenge.
• Enhance financial processes and reporting through continuous improvement and effective use of systems.
• Act as a finance business partner across all finance functions, ensuring collaboration and consistency in reporting and analysis.

What We Offer

We want our family members to enjoy coming to work and provide a friendly and supportive environment for you to work in. You’ll develop personally through meeting and working with people from all over the world as we all create memorable guest experiences together, and for those keen to develop you’ll have the opportunity to explore the business with various career options. In addition, on offer:

• Learning and Development Opportunities available through our Leadership Development Programme.
• Heavily discounted hotel stays and food & beverage discounts.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family. Giving you access to counselling services, physical wellbeing & financial aid.
• 25-day holidays plus UK bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Wagestream – Stream up to 50% pay as it is earned and set automatic savings to sup-port your financial wellbeing

About Us

Join a dynamic and innovative team at Splendid Hospitality Group, a leading company dedicated to redefining the hospitality experience. As an industry leader, we pride our-selves on delivering unparalleled service and creating memorable moments for our guests. With a diverse portfolio of luxury hotels and a commitment to excellence, Splendid Hospitality Group Limited is where passion meets hospitality. Be part of a company that values creativity and embraces innovative solutions in the ever-evolving hospitality landscape.

Role in our Family

Key Deliverables:

• Timely and accurate monthly management accounts for all central support departments.
• Clear, insightful variance analysis with commentary and actions shared with budget holders.
• Delivery of annual budgets and periodic forecasts for central support departments.
• Accurate cost allocations and intercompany recharges posted and understood across the business.
• Ownership of process and control improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and compliance.
• Balance sheet accounts for central support departments fully reconciled monthly.
• Regular business review meetings with department heads (e.g. HR, IT, Marketing).
• Proactive identification of cost-saving opportunities or efficiency gains.
• Continuous improvement in reporting and use of systems (e.g. Sage, Tableau, Power BI).

Responsibilities:

• Provide business partnering support to senior stakeholders across central support departments.
• Own month-end reporting for central support functions and ensure accuracy of cost allocations.
• Prepare and present budgets and forecasts aligned to strategic and operational plans.
• Lead cost centre reviews and challenge variances, providing recommendations.
• Work closely with all finance functions to ensure consistency, collaboration, and best practice sharing across reporting, planning, and controls.
• Collaborate with Financial Reporting and Control to ensure accurate recharges and postings.
• Identify and implement financial process and control improvements to streamline reporting, enhance governance, and improve efficiency.
• Support finance transformation initiatives, especially in reporting and systems usage.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, support internal/external audit requests.
• Engage in senior stakeholder management, providing financial insight and strategic recommendations to drive business performance.
• Champion financial transparency and cost accountability in central support departments.

Essential Education, Qualifications, and Training:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)

Essential Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience in a finance business partnering role, working closely with senior stakeholders.
• Strong financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting experience.
• Ability to challenge and influence decision-making within a business environment.
• Experience in financial controls, governance, and process improvement.
• Exposure to intercompany recharges, cost allocations, and financial reporting across multiple departments.

Essential Key Skills and Abilities:

• Strong technical accounting and financial analysis skills.
• Ability to review and improve financial processes and controls to enhance efficiency and compliance.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to simplify complex financial data and communicate insights effectively.
• Senior stakeholder management experience, with the ability to engage and influence decision-makers.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work independently.

Desirable Education, Qualifications, and Training:

• Further financial qualifications or certifications related to financial analysis or business strategy.
• Evidence of continuous professional development in commercial finance or business partnering.

Desirable Knowledge and Experience:

• Experience working in a multi-entity or corporate environment with intercompany recharges.
• Knowledge of financial systems such as Sage, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Previous experience supporting transformation projects or financial process improvements.

Desirable Key Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in driving financial efficiencies and identifying cost-saving opportunities.
• Ability to train and mentor non-finance stakeholders in financial literacy.
• Strong adaptability and ability to work in a fast-changing business environment.

What Happens Next

Does this role suit your skillset? Apply now, this takes seconds, you’ll just need to provide some contact details along with a CV. Next, we’ll review your details, and if successful we’ll invite you to meet one of the team to learn more about your, experience and let us tell you more about the Splendid group.

The Splendid Group is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.