Role: Senior Management Accountant - Frasers Hospitality EMEA - Temp (12 months) to Perm
Salary: Competitive Salary & Benefits
Location: South Kensington, London - Hybrid working available (3 days in the office, 2 days from home)
Frasers Hospitality, a member of Frasers Property Group, is a global hospitality leader. As the world’s leading brand in serviced apartments and hotel residences, we deliver gold standard hospitality in cities across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In the UK, Frasers Hospitality owns and operates 44 properties across the Fraser Suites, Malmaison, and Hotel Du Vin brands.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our finance team on an initial contract basis as a Senior Management Accountant and play an integral role in driving the performance of the Frasers Hospitality EMEA, Malmaison and Hotel du Vin businesses.
The Senior Management Accountant works in the Frasers Hospitality EMEA division of a global hospitality portfolio responsible for financial and management reporting to a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. The role works in a matrix environment as a trusted advisor to the senior finance management team and the wider business.
What you'll be doing...
- Reporting to the Finance Manager and managing a team of two, you will be involved in a variety of finance duties.
- Produce monthly management accounts including P&L and balance sheet from the SAP accounting system.
- Act as a liaison with the company auditors and provide them with requested documents and explanations for auditing purposes in a timely and accurate manner.
- Prepare audited financial statements and supporting notes.
- Own and manage the financial month-end closing processes and produce month-end packs reconciling back to the trial balance.
- Perform journal postings and accounts clearing in the financial reporting system (SAP).
- Support hotel General Managers with budgeting and re-forecasting property P&L performance.
- Act as an approver and point of contact for bank payments.
- Manage the EMEA head office cost recharge process to intercompany accounts.
- Act as the process owner for CSA (Control self-assessment) delivery to the Singapore corporate office.
- Calculate and bill management fees for owned and managed properties in accordance with management agreements/ contracts.
- Work closely with the local property teams to ensure that all financial transactions and records are in accordance with applicable local accounting standards and requirements.
- Process VAT returns.
What we’re looking for…
- Qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA (preferably ACA)
- Relevant experience in a similar position.
- An eye for detail and the ability to identify errors.
- Strong systems skills with a mindset of continuous improvement.
- Personable, positive, dynamic professional who works flexibly and collaboratively to achieve deadlines, with a ‘roll up sleeves’ to get the job done attitude.
- Ability to operate in a dynamic business.
- Highly numerate, with proficient Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.
- A collaborative team player.
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
- A disciplined approach to production and documentation of work.