Hotel Finance Accountant
| Job Type | Full time |
| Area | London, United Kingdom |
| Sector | Financial |
| Salary | £40,000 - £45,000 |
| Job Ref | JOB_5342 |
- Description
- Kerry Robert Associates are delighted to be partnering with a luxury hotel to recruit an experienced Hotel Finance Accountant, based in Central London.
This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong hotel finance professional to join a dynamic and fast-paced operation. Working as part of an established finance team, you will play a key role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting, supporting month-end processes, maintaining complex balance sheet accounts, and contributing to the overall financial performance of the business.
The Role
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing:- Detailed balance sheet reconciliations
- Monitoring and reconciling multiple inter-company accounts
- Reviewing operational and financial ledgers against the general ledger
- Preparing accruals, prepayments and journal entries, supporting month-end close activities
- Maintaining fixed asset records and capital expenditure tracking
- Investigating and resolving outstanding balance sheet items
- Monitoring suspense accounts
- Analysing financial variances
- Supporting budgetary controls
- Assisting with cost-control
- Assisting with both internal and external audit requirements
Requirements
- A minimum of 3 years' finance experience within a self-accounting hotel environment.
- Previous experience within Cost Control, Income Audit, or Financial Accounting roles is essential.
- Strong experience managing balance sheet reconciliations and general ledger accounting.
- Previous exposure to complex balance sheet accounts and high-volume transactions.
- Experience dealing directly with external auditors.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- A highly organised and detail-focused approach.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships across departments.
- Experience of using systems such as: Micros, Opera & Oracle is highly desirable.
Benefits
- Salary up to £45,000 plus service charge and excellent company benefits
- Career development and progression opportunities
If you are an experienced hotel finance professional looking for your next challenge within a luxury hospitality environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply today for a confidential discussion.
*Applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK - Detailed balance sheet reconciliations
