Head Office Accountant

Job Description

In joining Apex Hotels as Head Office Accountant, you will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. Its thesefamily values that help us take our guest experiences to the next level, where we provide a personalised service to all our guests that theyll want to share. It is these family values that encourage you to bring your own unique personality to the role andbe yourself whilst working as part of the Finance team.Role OverviewThis is an exciting role within the Head Office Finance Team, based in Edinburgh and provides an opportunity to add value to a key area of financial processes and control.The Head Office Accountant will be responsible for providing timely, reliable and meaningful financial and management information, working closely with the Executive team and other key stakeholders on developing annual budgets and financial forecasts andby monitoring the financial performance of the business against plans. The role will report into the Finance Manager and play a key part in ensuring that a tight financial control environment is maintained and for driving the continual review and streamliningof existing finance processes.In addition, the Head Office Accountant will be responsible for the management and development of the Finance Assistant within the Head Office function.Specific Tasks

• Support in the production and review of the monthly management accounts, providing variance analysis and insightful commentary to budget holders. Leading the monthly review meetings with budget owners to help drive control over costs.
• Working closely with key stakeholders to develop annual budgets and financial forecasts.
• Management of key month end accounting adjustments across the hotel portfolio including stock, accruals, and prepayments.
• Managing the companys capital expenditure and project reporting processes.
• Completion of the quarterly VAT returns and reconciliations, ensuring compliance with VAT legislation and timely payment of VAT liability.

• Production of service charge expenditure statements for Apex Head Office tenants.
• Production of the statutory accounts for the Apex Hotels Group and assistance in the year end audit of the business.
• Supporting with corporation tax and other tax compliance work.
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc tasks and projects.

About YouWe love to welcome people with different experiences and from different places into our Apex family. We want to ensure you get the best experience from the role you begin your journey with us in. To excel within this role, you will have:

• Qualified Accountant
• Strong MS Excel skills including VLookups and pivot tables
• Can demonstrate good organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - the role involves working closely with colleagues at all levels and from all areas of the business

Desirable

• Hospitality sector knowledge
• Whilst full training will be given, it would be advantageous to have knowledge of Sage

Why join Apex HotelsYou will work with great people, enjoy your time at work, develop new friendships, networks, and skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes:

• 29 days holiday
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
• Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
• Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
• Training and development from day one
• Employee events and celebrations

And once you smash your probation, youll also receive

• Contributions to a pension scheme
• Critical Illness & Death in Service cover
• Access to employee of the quarter and annual recognition schemes
• Long service recognition
• 50% discount in our restaurants
• Probation Pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and families
• Spa discount

We encourage you to bring your true self to work. Well provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations.Our family can never be too big, theres a place here foryou. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. Were an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey.