Why Dalata?
Dalata Hotel Group are the most successful and largest hotel group in Ireland, and now have a growing presence in the UK and Continental Europe. We operate the Clayton Hotel & Maldron Hotel brands alongside a number of partner hotels, and our portfolio consists of 57, primarily 4-star hotels situated in city-centre locations.
We are continuing our sustained growth and expansion with the opening of new hotels in various cities.
Dalata offers plenty of room for career growth, lots of responsibility and autonomy, and a brilliant work culture with a benefits package to match.
Assistant Financial Controller
The assistant financial controller will assist in ensuring the efficient and effective running of the finance function within the hotel. This will include the management of controls and compliance and ensuring reporting is being maintained to a high standard. They should seek to provide business acumen to parties both within and outside the finance function to ensure that risk is mitigated, and opportunity taken. They should seek to partner with the Financial Controller and General Manager along with other non-finance related disciplines to deliver on the overall objectives of the business.
The main focus areas include:
Commercial Focus
* Reviewing costs and implementing processes where savings can be made.
* Work closely with other hotel departments to ensure understanding of KPIs.
* Review margins and highlight where improvements can be made.
* Preparation and review of weekly revenue and payroll forecasts
* A prominent & leading involvement in the month end process.
* Champion weekly/daily meetings and interactions with Heads of Department.
People Focus
* Support and become a key advisor to both the Financial Controller and the General Manager.
* Assist in writing and implementing training plans and courses for non-financial managers within the hotel.
* In conjunction with the Financial Controller, help to gain a better understanding of financial issues.
* Ensure they are approachable and build relationships with the other Heads of Department and staff within the hotel.
Controls and Compliance
* Ensuring all financial controls and procedures across the hotel are robust, sustainable, maintained and updated.
* Internal Audit Reports examination and agree corrective actions.
* Champion the use of technology and more effective and efficient ways of doing business.
Month End
* Prepare the Month end lead schedule.
* Reconcile balance sheet control accounts including accruals and prepayments.
* Income Audit management to ensure accuracy, consistency and completeness.
* Engage with the Shared Service Centre and utilise technology to its best purpose.
* Manage the collection of debts on a timely basis.
Benefits Include:
* Discounted gym membership
* Career development & progression with our award winning Dalata Academy Training Programme
* Staff rates in over 50 hotels for you, your family and friends
* Discounted Food and Beverage in all Dalata properties
* Employee Wellbeing Programme
* And much more…
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