Assistant Financial Controller

Assistant Financial Controller

Location:
Ardencote Manor - Hiddenwell with occasional travel to Central Services, Moreton-in-Marsh

Full-Time | Permanent

Reports to:
Cluster Financial Controller

Salary: £35,000 – £45,000 per annum

Estimated

Start Date:

02 November 2026

As Ardencote prepares for an exciting new chapter and its reopening in 2027, we’re looking for an Assistant Financial Controller to join our Finance team and play an important role in getting the hotel ready for reopening and supporting its ongoing financial performance

Primarily based on site at Ardencote Hotel, you’ll work closely with our Cluster Financial Controller and operational teams to make sure excellent financial controls are established and maintained across the hotel

This is a varied, hands‑on finance role where no two days will necessarily look the same. One day you might be investigating an end‑of‑day revenue query or supporting a stocktake; the next, you could be reviewing payroll costs, preparing information for month end or supporting a departmental P&L review

If you enjoy being close to the operation, building relationships with department heads and using financial information to make a real difference to business performance, this could be a great opportunity for you

You’ll support the Cluster Financial Controller across a broad range of operational and management accounting activities, including:

• Completing daily revenue reconciliations across rooms, food and beverage, spa, leisure and other revenue streams
• Supporting night audit and income audit processes, ensuring revenue is accurately posted, balanced and reported
• Investigating discrepancies and working with department heads to resolve queries and variances
• Supporting regular stocktakes and reviewing results against expected usage
• Reviewing payroll information for accuracy and helping monitor labour costs against budget
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts and departmental P&L reviews
• Identifying trends, variances and opportunities to improve financial performance
• Assisting with budgets, forecasts and financial planning, including throughout the lead‑up to Ardencote’s reopening
• Supporting month‑end processes and helping resolve accounting discrepancies
• Acting as a key on‑site finance contact for Ardencote’s operational teams
• Supporting internal and external audit requirements
• Getting involved in wider finance projects and improvement initiatives

You’ll also work closely with our wider Finance team and occasionally travel to our Head Office at Genesis House, Moreton-in-Marsh for meetings, training and collaboration

• Must have previous finance experience within a hotel, spa, leisure or hospitality environment
• Must have experience or working knowledge of night audit, income audit and revenue reconciliation
• Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with finance systems
• Must have experience working with PMS and EPOS systems
• Must have excellent attention to detail and the ability to work accurately to deadlines
• Must have a proactive approach to identifying and resolving financial discrepancies
• Must have the confidence to build effective relationships with operational managers and department heads
• Must have the ability to work independently while remaining part of a wider Finance team
• Must have flexibility to occasionally travel to Central Services in Moreton-in-Marsh

This isn’t a finance role where you’ll be sitting remotely from the operation.

You’ll be joining Ardencote at an important point in its journey, helping to establish strong financial processes ahead of reopening and then seeing the impact of your work as the hotel moves into full operation

It’s an opportunity to combine…