Assistant Financial Controller
Manchester M60 Employer: The Principal Company
Job Level: Senior Level Job Type: Permanent
Originally built as the headquarters of the Refuge Assurance Company, The Principal Manchester is now a Grade-II listed 270 bed hotel with the largest, most spectacular hotel events space in the North of England. The hotel has undergone a stunning £20+ million transformation which has positioned it as the lifestyle, events and food and drink destination in the North West.

What is the main purpose of the role?

By assisting the property’s Financial Controller, you will be responsible for establishing and maintaining accounting controls so as to ensure the smooth running of the accounts department. You’ll need a great attention to detail in order to identify and resolve any queries regarding food and liquor gross profits, as well as for meeting all accounting deadlines and completely all necessary reports accurately and on time.

Alongside the Financial Controller, General Manager and other Heads of Department you will be involved in the production of the hotel annual budget as well as producing the weekly forecast with the General Manager as and when necessary.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for an Assistant Financial Controller who has previous experience in a generalist finance role which has involved purchase ledger work. Preferably this experience would have been gained within the hotel industry to give you the knowledge and understanding of payroll/productivity for the hotel industry, and of wet and dry stocks however, this is not essential.

You will need to be highly numerate, analytical and have an exceptional attention to detail to be successful, as well as being highly proficient in all Microsoft Office packages. It would also be beneficial if you had a HOSPA qualification.

A competitive salary
31 days holiday each year, including bank holidays (this increases annually up to a maximum of 33 days)
Hotel based incentive and recognition schemes
Access to our Exclusively Yours, Voluntary Benefits portal, which includes discounts on some travel, leisure time activities, health, retail and motoring
Discounted accommodation with competitive colleague rates at our other hotels
Long service awards which increase with length of service
Excellent training and development opportunities within the hotel, the Company and our online e-learning portal
Financial rewards for delivering sensational service
Free meals on duty