Finance Manager

Job Introduction

We are looking to add to our Peyton & Byrne team by recruiting a Finance Manager to work across five iconic venues in London. This role will provide insight drive reporting, acting as a business partner to lead the financial operations and processes for the contracts. This role would suit an operationally focused, robust professional who can deliver a rigorous control environment. The role is highly autonomous and flexible, where you will manage your own diary whilst maintaining visibility with the operational teams.

Our heritage is built on catering and hospitality experience and fuelled by our passion for exceptional food and service. For over 40 years we have been providing bespoke catering and hospitality services for sports stadia, racecourses, visitor, attractions, historic venues, major events and premium airline lounges. Recognised across the globe for hospitality, we help create exceptional moments at extraordinary events such as Royal Ascot, Tour de France, The Open Championship and RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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Role Responsibility

Producing accurate management accounts you will compile, understand and report on P&L forecasts and the performance of the venues to support key operational decisions. This is a role that will require someone to be visible across the locations, spending time with the operational teams to embed a strong commercial focus and ensure budgets and forecasts are robust and owned. Establishing effective relationships with clients and operational heads of department to maximise influencing ability, you will ensure operational teams have a robust understanding of their site finance and the impact their decisions. A large part of the role will be to establish best practice across the venues, ensuring Sodexo accounting and control procedures are in place. In return you will work within an interesting environment, at some fantastic venues and have the opportunity to develop your career within a global business.

The Ideal Candidate

• Part Qualified accountant, or qualified by experience
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with experience in management accounts and reporting developments
• Desirable to have good working knowledge of SAP and Essbase or other large accounting systems
• Experience in operational and financial controls and continuous improvement of such
• Desirable to have knowledge of a high-volume retail and cash environment and client contracts
• Strong interpersonal skills and leadership of team members
• Clearly identifiable influencing skills

Package Description

Up to £38,000 + Benefits

About the Company

Our mission is improve the quality of life of Sodexo employees and all those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental development of the communities, regions and countries in which we operate. We work to improve the well-being of people across the globe through our unique range of expert services and the talent of our teams. As one of the world’s largest employers and a
company of “people at the service of other people,” we are committed to being an employer of choice – providing jobs for our people, as well as training and opportunities for internal promotion to help our employees move up the career ladder.