Finance Manager

Whitbread; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job description

We’re Whitbread the UK’s largest hospitality business with over 1,200 hotels and restaurants across the UK but we’re more than that. We’re the 38,000 people who make everyday experiences special that delight over 5 million guests every month.

This role will provide financial reporting, analysis and budget/forecast to the IT function and relevant projects. The individual will be required to work closely with IT and Finance colleagues, providing financial support on both project and operational expenditure, ensuring robust accounting practice and driving insightful reporting and analysis.

Location: Dunstable, hybrid- a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.

Job Type: 12 month’ Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £52,000 - £57,000

Why you’ll love it here:

• Bonus: Enjoy an annual Whitbread performance incentive worth up to 30% of base salary
• Healthcare: Bupa plus family
• Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brands

What you’ll do:

• Reporting of monthly performance through preparation of IT reporting and management Information highlighting variances and identifying areas for cost optimization.
• Oversee and manage the budgeting, forecasting, and tracking of OPEX within the Technology department, ensuring alignment with business plan and financial targets.
• Provide Finance Business support to IT teams in ensuring they understand the financial impact of any operational decision and adding value where appropriate.
• Complete month-end processes and prepare balance sheet reconciliation. Appropriate accounting treatment for items such as rebates.

What we need:

• Strong understanding and proven experience of accounting treatment for expenditures, including the distinction between Capital Expenditure (Capex) and P&L.
• Ability to apply accounting principles to IT investments, supplier rebates and ensuring correct classification.
• Skilled in working with finance teams to optimize spend while maintaining accurate financial reporting and compliance.
• Proven experience in finance to identify opportunities for process improvements and contribute to more efficient workflows and reporting.
• Proven finance experience to collaborate with key stakeholders across the business senior stakeholders to optimize IT investments and operational costs.

Be part of our Finance team at Whitbread:

Times are changing and our ambition is bigger than ever. This means huge things when it comes to budget and forecasting, and that’s where our Finance team really springs into action. Finding the right answers to drive us forwards. With new concepts launching, new spaces secured and reams of plans in motion, there’s no more exciting time to join than right now. Get to experience career growth that moves as fast as we do and be part of framing where we are heading.