Finance Manager

Company:
Dakota Hospitality Limited (Dakota Hotels)

Salary/Benefits: Earnings are a gross annual salary of £43,000 per annum with a competitive target-based bonus

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Shift pattern: Typically working Monday - Friday, usual shifts will be 09:00-17:30 but we can be flexible. Based at either our Leeds or Newcastle property.

Hours per week: The role carries a permanent contract of 40 hours per week

Posted date: 06/11/2026

Closing date: 06/12/2026

Location: Leeds, LS1 5RN

We are looking for a commercially minded Finance Manager with experience in hospitality finance to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for an established Finance Manager looking to progress within a luxury hotel environment. You will play a key role in supporting the financial performance of both Dakota Newcastle and Dakota Leeds, providing commercial insight, leading a small finance team, and partnering with operational leaders to drive profitability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.

With a planned new hotel opening in York in 2028 there would be an opportunity for the scope of the role to expand further for the right candidate.

• Act as a key business partner to the Heads of Hotel and senior leadership teams, providing financial analysis, commercial insight and recommendations based on the financial statements and key performance indicators.
• Oversee the monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, balance sheet and stock reconciliations, and month-end reporting. Make sure every deadline is met and every report comes with meaningful commentary and analysis.
• Lead the annual budget and regular forecasts for your hotels, monitoring performance against them and agreeing corrective actions with Heads of Department where needed.
• Identify and recommend cost-saving opportunities while protecting Dakota’s high standards of hospitality.
• Coach and challenge Heads of Department to own their numbers, helping them understand and achieve their financial objectives.
• Manage the performance and development of the finance team across your sites, allocating workloads, coaching team members and making sure daily accounting tasks are completed accurately and on time.
• Ensure all revenue is accurately captured, reconciled and recorded in the financial systems, investigating and resolving any discrepancies promptly.
• Own the cash management process, including cash and card reconciliations, petty cash, bank reconciliations, float audits and cash-handling controls, in full compliance with company policy.
• Develop and embed best-in-class processes so the finance team operates flexibly and efficiently.

• At least 2 years’ experience in a management accounting or finance management role, including producing monthly management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, P&L reports, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis, with clear examples of improving financial performance through reporting and recommendations. [required]
• At least 2 years’ experience in the hospitality sector, ideally in hotels, restaurants or multi-site operations. [required]
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience helping operational managers improve revenue, labour efficiency, gross profit margins and overall profitability. [required]
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, lookups and financial modelling), and the ability to present complex financial data clearly to people outside finance. [required]
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at every level. [required]
• The ability to travel regularly between Dakota Newcastle and Dakota Leeds. [required]
• Experience of leading, coaching or…