Experience

leaf HOSPITALITY

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Group Finance Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Regional Finance Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Feb 2021



QHotels

• United Kingdom

• Regional Financial Controller

  • Aug 2016 - Feb 2018

  26 Hotels which are 4*, including 10 resort hotels with golf.•Reporting directly to the Group Financial Controller.To ensure that the hotels have the correct controls in place to manage the business, training Heads of Department and Financial Controllers to the required standard.

• Financial Controller

  • Jul 2010 - Aug 2016

  • 188 Rooms Resort Hotel, 27 Hole Golf Course, 1700 Leisure Members. • Sales £10.4 m, Hotel Profit £3.7m.• Supervising a team of 5.• To ensure that financial controls are in place and are being adhered to at all times• Support and advise the General Manager in all areas of finance, to enable them to maximise on profitability of the business at all times.

• Financial Controller

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2010

  • 148 Rooms Resort Hotel, 18 Hole Golf Course.• Sales £6.4 m, Hotel Profit £2.1m.• Supervising a team of 4.• To ensure that financial controls are in place and are being adhered to at all times• Support and advise the General Manager in all areas of finance, to enable them to maximise on Profitability of the business at all times.



Principal Hotel Company

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • 2006 - 2007

  Responsible for the self accounting function of the hotel, reporting directly to the General Manager and Board of Directors. Responsible for the self accounting function of the hotel, reporting directly to the General Manager and Board of Directors.



Paramount Hotels Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality

• Financial Controller

  • 2003 - 2006

  Hotel profit £3.5mResponsible for the full self accounting function of the hotel with direct reporting to the General Manager and Board of Directors.

• IT System Manager

  • 2001 - 2003

  Reporting to the IT Director.During my period in the IT Department in conjunction with the IT Director we sourced a new Front Office System (Protel), configured the system and rolled it out to 14 sites, ensuring the data transfer from one system to another was done to a schedule and both systems balanced. Also sourced a sales and catering system (Delphi), configured and rolled out to 14 sited. Implemented a Point of Sale System included configuration and training.

• Financial Controller

  • 2000 - 2001

  Responsible for the full self accounting function of the hotel with direct reporting to the General Manager and Board of Directors. Support and advise the General Manager in all areas of finance, to enable them to maximise on profitability of the business at all times

• Group Management Accountant

  • 1999 - 2000

  Reporting to the Finance Director.Responsible for the management of the Head Office accounts team and the production of the monthly head office accounts.Produced quarterly VAT return for the group.Reviewed hotel period end accounts.Purchased The Old Ship Hotel during this time and I assisted with the integration of The Old Ship Hotel to Paramount Hotels by implementing and training company accounting standards and procedures.

• Financial Controller

  • 1994 - 1999

  Progressed from Assistant Financial Controller to Financial Controller at The Prince of Wales in 1995, then moved onto Cheltenham Park Hotel in 1998.