Assistant Commercial Finance Manager

Job Description

Waldorf Astoria London
- Admiralty Arch is seeking an Assistant Commercial Manager to join the pre-opening team for this highly anticipated new luxury hotel opening later this year.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced luxury hospitality leader to join the founding team and help shape the guest experience at this landmark hotel.

Located at the end of The Mall opposite Buckingham Palace, Waldorf Astoria London
- Admiralty Arch will feature 100 elegant rooms and suites and 17,500 sqft of private residences. The hotel will open with two signature restaurants
- Coreus by Clare Smyth and Café Boulud by Daniel Boulud - bringing together two of the world's most celebrated Michelin-starred chefs. Guests will also enjoy a world-class spa, state-of-the-art fitness facilities, and a collection of grand event spaces, including a ballroom for up to 320 guests.

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is Hilton's flagship luxury brand, known for its timeless elegance, iconic properties, and sincerely elevated service that delivers bespoke, once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the world's most sought-after destinations.

Proudly voted by our Team Members

• Complimentary, nourishing meals provided while on duty
• Exceptional development programmes, designed to support and accelerate your growth at every stage
• Opportunities to make a meaningful impact through our industry-leading Corporate Responsibility initiatives
• Team Member Travel Programme, offering exclusive discounted stays and 50% off food & beverage
• High street savings through Perks at Work
• 28 days' holiday, including bank holidays, rising to 33 days with length of service

The Assistant Commercial Finance Manager is responsible for supporting the Director of Finance in driving financial performance and ensuring challenge and insight across their hotel. The role has accountability for developing excellent working relationships across a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including within Operations Finance, Hotel Operations, Commercial VPs, Central Functional leadership, Leaseholders, Owners and Asset Managers and the broader commercial finance team.

They will have responsibility for identifying emerging risks and opportunities, providing robust and appropriate financial advice on commercial activities and making suitable recommendations to drive value. The Assistant Commercial Finance Manager will also support the Director of Finance as the Operations Finance interface to key stakeholders and will be tasked with presenting consistent and effective information to support their requirements and maximise returns.

The role will work closely with the FP&A team to challenge and provide insight on performance. The Assistant Commercial Finance Manager will use this analysis to build action plans to maximize profitability for the hotel. The role holder must be comfortable influencing at Senior level and combine the ability to think strategically with a positive hands-on attitude. Key stakeholders will include FP&A team, UK&I Hotel Exec Leadership, Hotel Commercial Leadership, Hotel General Managers, Owners, Asset Managers, Corporate Functional Leads.

The role will also be responsible for driving a high performing team culture.

• Assist Director of Finance in their role as internal asset manager for Hilton and lead Operations Finance to drive performance and maximise profitability.
• Partner with the FP&A team to ensure that forecasts are robust and challenge the Hotels performance.
• Use variance analysis provided by FP&A team to explain commercial reason for variances and…