Senior Accountant

**Senior Accountant (lead) – Hospitality** (Hotels \& Leisure) Brilliant role for a motivate pro\-active accountant working in an owner led business, leading a small team and having influence, importance and exposure in this multi\-dimensional SME **£52,000 \- £60,000 \+ progression \& benefits** **Office\-based / Some flex (North East) \+ site visits \| Mon–Fri** This isn’t a back\-office number crunching role. You’ll be running the finance function across two well\-known hospitality sites – with full visibility to shareholders and proper responsibility. **The business:** * Hotel 1 \- Northumberland (£5\.6m turnover) * Hotel 2 \- Northumberland (£2\.5m turnover, growing fast) Both recently invested in and moving forward. **You’ll be the go\-to person for finance.** Managing a small team and keeping everything tight, accurate and commercially sound. **Your team:** Assistant Finance Manager (AAT L3\) * Operations Manager * General Admin * Revenue Manager (direct for hotels, dotted line for holiday lets) You’ll lead them, develop them, and keep standards high. **The responsibilities** * Monthly management accounts and reporting to shareholders * Quarterly reporting to banks * Cashflow management and forecasting (this matters) * Liaising with external accountants at year\-end * Ledger reconciliations and financial analysis * Supporting on projects and ad hoc finance work * Keeping on top of compliance, covenants and controls You’ll also oversee the team day\-to\-day – performance, holidays, support, direction. **What we’re looking for:** Solid finance background (management accounts / multi site level ideal) * Comfortable owning the numbers and presenting them * Experience managing people (or ready to step up) * Commercial mindset – not just reporting, but understanding the business * Someone organised, hands\-on and reliable **Hospitality experience helps, but not essential.** **The setup:** * Office\-based (Some flexibility) (you’re managing a team – this isn’t remote) * Site visits once a week or fortnight * Reporting directly to the owner (David) * Payroll outsourced but you’ll oversee and cover when needed **Bottom line:** This is a proper finance leadership role with ownership. If you want to step into something where you can run the numbers, manage a team and be part of a growing hospitality group and have influence – this is a great move for you!