- Responsible for the producing consolidated P&L reports for the UK&I.
- Work with fellow Managers to ensure the delivery of forecasting consistency & accuracy to drive performance decisions.
- Work with all Accounting and Control functions (PTP, HTR, RTR, HTR, RA) to ensure timely input of actual costs to compare with forecast.
- Leverage modelling and automation tools to build standard reports.
- Build deep understanding in the team of the drivers of Hotel revenues and costs so that forecasts are accurate and challenge for the Hotels
- Partner with Corporate FP&A team to drive best-practices in all aspects of planning and analysis.
- Serve as a strategic business partner and financial advisor to hotel management and ownership, area management and corporate offices.
- Develops current talent to achieve greater strategic goals and performance.
- Ability to develop presentations and effectively present to all levels of company, hotels & owners.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.
- Act in accordance with fire, health and safety regulations on property and follow the correct procedures when required.
- Ensure hotels are in compliance with Corporate Policies (SPI's) and governmental rules and regulations. Report irregularities and non-compliant situations to General Manager and VP Hotel Operational Finance as required by corporate guidelines.
- 3+ years relevant and progressive work experience in Accounting or Finance.
- Hotel Finance Experience
- Ability to analyse large volume of complex financial information from many sources and create reports, forecasts, and projections.
- Strong problem solving skills, including ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate; ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems; ability to help develop problem solving skills among direct reports and other team members as appropriate.
- Ability to take initiative to identify, prioritize and implement all elements required for team to fulfil responsibilities.
- Ability to manage and develop staff.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills (all levels of management and external customers).
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word and Outlook
Finance Manager FP&A - London, United Kingdom - Hilton
Description
The role will be responsible for managing all aspects of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) within UK&I Operations Finance. The scope of the FP&A team is for the majority of the Managed & Leased Hotels in the in the UK & Ireland, and this role will have responsibility for specific revenue and/ or cost lines for all of these Hotels.
The role will be part of a team of 8 people and is a key role in the UK Operations Finance team, reporting directly into the Financial Planning & Analysis Director, and will have ownership of delivering consistent and accurate performance analysis and forecasts to improve business decisions.
The role will be responsible for driving standardisation and excellence in financial planning (including forecasting and budgeting) and analysis; for the revenue, costs and hotels within the role's remit. This will be achieved by working with fellow FP&A Managers to create, standardise and manage tools, reports and analysis centrally. The role will be responsible for ensuring seamless integration across the forecasting and reporting process including Accounting & Control, Hotel Operations, Revenue Management, Central Support Functions and Commercial Finance.
The role holder must be comfortable influencing at Exec level and combine the ability to think strategically with a positive hands-on attitude. Key stakeholders will include Accounting & Control team, Commercial Finance Directors, UK&I Hotel Exec Leadership, Hotel Commercial Leadership, Hotel General Managers, Owners, Asset Managers, Corporate Functional Leads.
The role will also be responsible for driving a high performing team culture.
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