Senior Financial Controller – Hospitality & Family Office

We are representing a confidential hospitality organization in Manchester for a Senior Financial Controller position that spans both operational hospitality assets and a private family office portfolio.

Responsibilities

As the finance lead for boutique hospitality properties (a townhouse hotel and country club), you will manage:

• Monthly management accounts and performance reporting
• Budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning
• Board reporting and financial commentary
• Cash flow forecasting and working capital management
• KPI reporting and analysis
• Capital expenditure appraisals and investment analysis
• Balance sheet oversight and control environment
• Annual audit support and statutory reporting
• VAT and tax compliance oversight

You will act as a key business partner to operational leadership by:

• Supporting commercial decision-making
• Analyzing pricing strategies and revenue opportunities
• Reviewing membership, occupancy and utilization trends
• Identifying risks and opportunities within trading performance
• Supporting major projects and investment initiatives
• Providing financial challenge and insight to proposed business decisions

Supporting a growing family office portfolio, you will provide:

• Oversight of reporting across international property and private asset structures
• Review of management accounts and forecasts prepared by the wider finance team
• Coordination with external advisers, accountants and professional service providers
• Governance and financial control improvements
• Support for strategic projects, acquisitions and new business initiatives
• Development of reporting frameworks and management information

You will lead and develop a small finance team consisting of management accounting, finance analyst and finance administration support through:

• Setting priorities and workload planning
• Reviewing and challenging financial outputs
• Coaching and developing team members
• Improving processes and controls
• Building resilience and succession within the team
• Driving continuous improvement and efficiency initiatives

What We're Looking For

Essential requirements:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Experience operating at Financial Controller or Senior Finance Manager level
• Strong management and financial accounting experience
• Budgeting, forecasting and business planning expertise
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience leading and developing finance teams
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capability
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
• Comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously

Desirable experience:

• Hospitality, leisure, hotel or membership business experience
• Multi-entity group experience
• Property or real estate exposure
• Family office experience
• Experience working within an owner-managed or entrepreneurial business
• Experience managing international operations or assets

Personal attributes:

• Enjoys working closely with business leaders and operational teams
• Wants to influence decisions rather than simply report results
• Is commercially curious and naturally inquisitive
• Can balance attention to detail with big-picture thinking
• Is comfortable taking ownership whilst knowing when to escalate
• Enjoys helping develop others
• Thrives in a varied role with exposure to different business sectors

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai will carefully review your application and conduct an initial screening to understand your background and career goals. If your profile aligns with our client's requirements, we will submit your candidacy for consideration. Please note that candidates should apply exclusively through Get A Job.ai and should not contact the client directly during the recruitment process.

Pay

Compensation details to be discussed with qualified candidates.

Get A Job.ai is an equal opportunity recruiter. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of background, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process.