Financial Controller; Maternity Cover

WE ARE MOLLIE'S

Innovatively designed by Soho House, Mollie's is a growing family of twenty-first century motel-diners with big ambitions for expansion. In spirit, Mollie's was born in America - an offspring of the classic roadside motel and drive-in diner, a welcome stopover on a route to somewhere. We've borrowed the inviting red neon signs and the easy-going vibe, the burgers, the shakes, the bottomless coffee, a dash of nostalgia, but there's nothing old-school about Mollie's.

Expect innovative digital check-in, EV chargers, designer rooms with a fresh Soho House look and affordable prices. Mollie's has already been named as the 'Best Budget Hotel' in the Sunday Times Best Places to Stay, Best Innovator in the GQ Food & Drink Awards, and was awarded the Catey Award for Best Use of Technology.

Following the success of its first sites in Oxfordshire and Bristol. Mollie's Manchester opened it's doors in late 2025. A further ten locations are already earmarked as part of the immediate expansion plan to forge a new 'budget-luxe' sector in the travel and leisure industry.

The Mollies' team are warm, welcoming and customer focused, passionate about exceeding expectations and maintaining the highest standards of service we hold ourselves to. They are proud to work at Mollie's and love to work collaboratively as a team to enhance the guest experience at every opportunity.

We are looking for candidates who are driven and have an eagerness to learn and build an exciting career with a fast growing, leading hospitality business.

You will be supported by state-of-the-art technology instead of legacy systems so we can create a seamless and logical way of doing things from the get-go. We want you to exceed your expectations. We will nurture your talent, encourage new skills and give you the tools to manage your future.

Mollie's is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to Mollie's.

Reporting to the Head of Finance
- Corporate, the Financial Controller owns the day-to-day finance function, including month-end and year-end close and balance sheet integrity. The role also delivers payroll, VAT and external audit, and develops the finance team, systems and processes as the business scales; the role suits someone who wants to help shape the finance function of a growing hospitality group.

• Lead, develop and mentor the finance team, setting clear accountability and standards across the day-to-day finance function
• Manage Accounts Payable, including supplier payments, ad-hoc PO requests and staff expenses
• Manage Accounts Receivable, ensuring timely collection of payments and sign off new credit accounts
• Maintain and continuously improve the financial control framework, ensuring governance, policies and internal controls are embedded and operating effectively

• Own the month-end and year-end close, ensuring accurate, timely and well-controlled reporting
• Oversee monthly management accounts, building the team's ownership of routine reporting
• Prepare a 12-month rolling cashflow forecast each month; monitor day-to-day cash and flag risks to the Head of Finance
  - Corporate
• Maintain and report on the fixed asset register
• Own the balance sheet, ensuring reconciliations are completed, reviewed and resolved on time

• Review and submit quarterly VAT returns
• Review corporation tax preparation and submission
• Own the payroll process: review and submit to the outsourced provider, monitor NMW flags and manage the payroll inbox
• Manage the external audit as primary contact for auditors, and manage preparation of the statutory financial statements with the external accountants

• Own the finance systems landscape, ensuring systems are effectively managed and integrated
• Drive automation, simplification and standardisation across finance processes to support a scalable finance function as the business grows

• Lead annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting across P&A, labour, site contribution, variable costs and maintenance capex
• Provide weekly…