Finance Assistant - Business Partnering.

Reports to: Head of Finance - UK / Europe

Location and hours: Bristol, 40 hours per week Monday - Friday

Job Description

edyn is a dynamic and expanding lifestyle accommodation company, operating Cove, Locke, and SACO brands, covering the corporate and leisure markets for accommodation needs across the UK and Europe. New ways of travelling and living have supported the growth of the business within the hotel sector and with private equity ownership the company has rapidly expanded into key European Gateway cities. The group (comprising 59 entities across 10 jurisdictions), after rapid growth, is undertaking significant change to its organisational structure and a renewed focus on ways of working to drive long-term growth and efficiency.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and commercially minded Finance Assistant to support the financial success of multi-site hotel operations. This role is critical in ensuring the accuracy of financial records, and the delivery of timely and insightful financial reporting. The role will work closely with the General Manager and department heads to support strategic decision-making and drive financial performance.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

The key objectives of the role are:

• Support property cost management for specific cost lines through master schedules and at month-end review of spend versus forecast and preparation of appropriate accruals

• Review transaction listings and propose potential CAPEX and prepayments

• Take ownership for the production and improvement of monthly financial reporting to operations including management P&Ls, financial KPIs, CAPEX and refurbishment tracking

• Support annual business planning and monthly reforecasting process in relation to property operations, working closely with and influencing operations to provide forward-looking insight and analysis

• Provide ad hoc analysis and support for key change programs or contract negotiations to enable an optimised business outcome through decision modelling

• Provide support and investigation of relevant balances to enable reconciliation processes

• Conduct thematic reviews of month-end query logs to identify inefficiencies in financial processes and recommend improvements to business stakeholders

• Ensure pre-opening budgets are tracked and controlled and support financial aspects of operational contract sourcing

In This Role You Will Need the Following

Knowledge / Skills

• Experience of completing day-to-day finance procedures and tasks

• Be data-led in problem solving

• Strong business acumen and problem-solving ability

• Autonomous and adaptable, with ability to organise and prioritise multiple tasks and deadlines

• Excellent attention to detail and an organised logical approach

• Excellent written and verbal communication

Experience / Qualifications

• Experience supporting a finance team in a corporate setting

• Finance degree and/or part qualification

• MS Office literate, with advanced Excel skills