Financial Accountant (Hospitality)


Company 

HAYS

Location 

London

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£40,000 - £45,000 Per Annum

Job Requirements/Description
Financial Accountant - Hospitality - London - £40k-£45k - Hybrid

Your new company
You will work for a successful hotel group with multiple properties across Europe.

Your new role

  • Fixed-asset leadership - Taking full charge of long-term asset records and working closely with project teams to track spend, progress, and impacts of new developments.
  • Business Partnering - Acting as the finance link for build activity, reviewing costs, challenging assumptions, and approving supplier invoices.
  • Banking control - Owning group banking processes and ensuring movements reconcile cleanly across UK and Irish entities.
  • Payroll ownership - Running monthly pay cycles for reception teams and site managers with full accountability from input to reporting.
  • Revenue and system alignment - Keeping system balances tight and partnering with hotel managers to match bookings, payments, and guest activity.
  • Tax and statutory duties - Completing recurring Irish tax submissions and preparing UK financial statements outside audit scope.
  • Month-end - Driving close activities including depreciation postings, IFRS-16 entries, and cash-related journals


What you'll need to succeed
  • Recent relevant experience in a similar Financial Accountant or Assistant Accountant role.
  • Fixed assets and business partnering experience are essential.
  • If you haven't previously been involved in Payroll, VAT, statutory accounts or IFRS16 that's ok! Training can be provided if you are keen to learn.
  • You will be actively working towards a professional accounting qualification (i.e. ACCA/CIMA), with exams sat and passed.
  • Strong understanding of double entry.
  • Immediate availability preferred, candidates on up to 1 month notice will be considered.


What you'll get in return
  • Flexible working options available with a hybrid working pattern of 3 days in the office and 2 from home each week.
  • Study support
  • Discretionary annual bonus of up to 10%
  • 8% employer pension contribution with option to take as cash.


What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #
Company 

HAYS

Location 

London

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Permanent

Salary 

£40,000 - £45,000 Per Annum

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