About the Company
The Arora Group is one of the UK's largest private owners and operators of hotels, with over 6,000 rooms across 12 global brands, including Marriott, Hilton, Accor, IHG, and Radisson. Its values focus on its people, guests, and achievement through ownership.
Responsibilities
•Develop an understanding of each hotel and golf club's operations, revenue streams, cost drivers, and points of difference
•Manage month-end Hotels & Golf reporting and consolidation, reviewing timetables, templates, and deliverables to improve efficiency and relevance
•Review and provide feedback on monthly P&L and balance sheet narratives for each hotel and the golf club
•Review balance sheet reconciliations and ensure compliance with policy
•Oversee cash positions and forecasts for each hotel and the golf club
•Review and approve credit requests and capex submissions
•Oversee management accounting for hotel property companies
•Manage the annual budget process for the hotels and golf club
•Manage external audits for hotels, the golf club, and hotel property companies, providing support as required
•Prepare statutory accounts for hotels, the golf club, and hotel property companies
•Assist with statutory consolidation for the hotels
•Provide operational support through regular on-site interactions with local finance teams
•Develop new systems, policies, procedures, and controls, and manage their implementation
•Play an active role in business transformation and advocate for change and improvement
Requirements
•Fully qualified accountant, ACA or ACCA, with 3+ years PQE
•Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
•Experience in management accounting and reporting
•Experience in statutory audit and reporting
•Experience reviewing and analysing data, with excellent attention to detail
•Organised and methodical, with strong time management and planning skills
•Strong written and oral communication skills, with experience in business partnering and stakeholder management
•Proactive and able to demonstrate initiative
•Curious, with problem-solving and process-improvement skills
•Comfortable working under pressure, takes pride in own work, and confident delivering responsibilities with minimal supervision
•Fluent in English
Nice to Have
•Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics finance package
•Experience in the hospitality industry
Conditions
•The role requires working in the office five days per week
