Financial Planner & Analyst

We are currently looking for an experienced Financial Planner & Analyst to join our team at The Stafford Collection.

About us

The Stafford Collection is an independently owned luxury portfolio of beautiful properties in distinct locations in the UK. These elegant hotels and award-winning restaurants offer sophisticated, self-assured guests the discreet luxury and anticipatory experiences they seek, in a warm and authentic atmosphere that is dedicated to continuous innovation and the highest standards of service and hospitality.

About the role, what will I be doing?

You will be responsible for financial planning and modelling commercial analysis and supporting commercial business decision. You will report directly to Group Finance Director but will support executive decisions on behalf of The Stafford Collection team. You will:

• Work with Group Finance Director to model the longer-term financial outlook and ambition: 3 – 5-year financial projections with the capability to model ‘what-if’ scenarios and sensitivity, investment and cash/debt planning

• Consolidating the Norma plans for the combined Stafford Collection entity

• Lead the execution of our CRM approach ensuring our activities are appropriate to the business and linked to a longer-term road map; ensuring database tools are used to maximum impact

• Develop strategy with the Marketing Director and Finance Director

• Lead the analysis of CRM activity to ensure learning are adopted

• Develop business cases for specific investments, refurbishment projects and any new restaurant openings; review of investment performance and identify learning

• Develop commercial analysis to support menu development; support the development and application of pricing strategy

• Ensure new menu decisions are based on rigorous commercial analysis and support growth in categories and spend

• Lead the analysis of menu performance with support from Head Chef, Operations Director & Marketing team

• Develop business cases for other revenue-generating or cost-saving initiatives on an ad hoc basis; includes, but is not limited to, IT investment cases, small wares investment

• Take a leading role in influencing sales-driving ethos – creating a culture of commerciality and accountability and ensuring a business case approach is adopted for all activity; support the sales-driving meetings, drive accountability through the operations, food and marketing teams

• Assist the core finance team in identifying business trends and building reports

• Ad hoc support to FD and other members of the finance and The Stafford Collection management team, as required

• Continually develop reporting processes and systems to ensure key business factors are identified and analysed; implement control systems, e.g. inventory management, labor planning, scheduling and cost management, weekly flash P&L and review process that links to the monthly P&L, report on KPI information that is timely, accurate and actionable, centralized group cash management & forecasting

Who are we looking for?

• Degree educated, qualified accountant (CIMA / ACA) with relevant work based technical experience

• Preferably 3 - 5 years’ post qualification experience

• Must be able to demonstrate strong commercial awareness as well as an excellent understanding of the hospitality industry

• Multi-site retail or restaurant experience an advantage

• Must be able to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation

• Must be able to demonstrate advanced Excel capability, strong all around modelling skills and ability to adapt quickly to data tools.

Our Benefits includes:

• Competitive salary + very generous service charge

• Referral Scheme: £1000 for referring Front of House staff and £2000 for referring a Chef, (terms and conditions applies)

• 28 days holiday with increase after 1st year of service, capped at 33 days

• Private Healthcare & Life Insurance

• Childcare Vouchers

• A choice of rewards and lifestyle benefits

• Employee recognition programme

• Training and development opportunities

• Interest free season ticket loan & Ride to Work Scheme

• 50% Food and Beverage discount in our venues

If that sounds like something you would enjoy doing and you are excited about the role than we would love to get to know you!

Please apply now, we are looking forward to receiving your application.

The successful candidate must already have eligibility to work in the UK.