Accounts Assistant

Macdonald’s Accounts Assistants are key members of the Finance Team, assisting in self‑accounting for all departments and the hotel business. They forecast, manage sales and purchase ledgers, and oversee payroll. The role requires working in a team and liaising with the Reception and Nights Teams regarding night audit, cash handling, billing and payment practices.

Our Accounts Assistants are hardworking individuals who can work on their own initiative and are key players in the back of Finance team. To be successful in this role the ideal candidate will have the following traits:

• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Extremely organised with a high attention to detail.
• Passionate, driven and pro‑active.
• Work well as part of a team, self‑motivated, multitask and manage workload.
• Professional, well‑presented and approachable.
• Previous experience of working in a hotel in a finance role is essential.
• Experience in using Sage Accounts.
• Hard‑working professional with the desire to maintain and improve high standards.
• Team player with a hands‑on attitude.
• Ability to deal with challenging situations.
• Accurate and methodical approach to work.
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritise work.
• Good working knowledge of Excel.
• Knowledge of Opera and Alacer is beneficial but not essential.

Additional hours may be required to support the hotel during busy periods, including bank holidays.

• Employee Awards
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• In‑store and Online discount cards
• Life Assurance
• Health Care Assistance Fund
• Friends and Family Discounts
• Group Pension
• Childcare Vouchers

It’s not often you find a large company where you really feel part of a family. A career with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts offers opportunities to progress as well as personal and financial rewards. From our Company Pension Scheme, preferential hotel rates and discount high‑street store cards, to a fabulous sense of belonging – we offer more than everyday job satisfaction.

Please consider the above criteria carefully before starting your application, as when recruiting it’s important to us that we are the right choice for you, as well as you being the right choice for us. We believe it is the people we employ that make the difference to the experience of our guests. Our people take pride in what we do, and the standards we expect.

They are passionate about working with Macdonald Hotels and care about doing their very best for every guest.