Finance Business Partner

Quality Hospitality Group 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 premium hospitality operations spanning events spaces, cafes, restaurants and bars. 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.

Responsibilities

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 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

Requirements

At least 4 years finance management experience within the hospitality industry and with complex multiple P&L management experience; Previous financial accounting experience within hospitality setting at a mid-management level; Excellent working knowledge of key business accounting and hospitality-based finance management systems; Ability to think both analytically and strategically and work well off own initiative; Responsibility for reporting accurate financial figures across all P&Ls within scope; Excellent people skills, initiative, drive and enthusiasm; Personality; Good planning and organisational skills; Ability to be hands-on, flexible and capable of dealing with high pressure situations; Ability to attend the Oxfordshire head office site at least once a week and travel to other operational locations as required; Ability to work some evening and weekend hours planned in advance

Nice to have

Part or full professional qualifications; Ideally events sector experience