Red D Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Managing Director at Red D Recruitment | Executive Recruitment for Hospitality, Tourism and C-Suite Roles | 30+ Years’ Industry Experience
Red D are recruiting a Financial Controller for an exciting new hotel opening in Belfast. This is a rare opportunity to shape the full financial function across a new hotel from pre-opening through to stabilisation. You'll set up the systems, build the controls, and play a key part in the senior team as the hotels launch and grow.
This role suits a Financial Controller who enjoys structure, pace, and the challenge of building something from day one.
About the Role
As Financial Controller, you will:
- Lead all pre-opening finance preparation including systems setup
- Establish financial controls, reporting structures, and SOPs
- Own month-end, budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management
- Provide financial insights to the General Manager and senior leadership team
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit requirements
- Build and develop the finance function
- Partner with operations to support profitability and cost efficiency
- Play a strategic role during opening and post-opening stabilisation
Qualifications
- Experienced Hotel Financial Controller or Senior Finance Manager
- Strong hospitality finance background
- Pre-opening experience an advantage
- Commercial, analytical, and well organised
- Confident working in a fast-moving environment
- Enjoys building processes and developing teams
This Financial Controller role offers a genuine chance to influence the success of this major new development in Belfast and create a solid financial framework from day one.
We can only consider candidates with full, unrestricted permission to live and work in the UK.
Job Details
- Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Sales, Management, and Finance
- Industries: Hospitality and Financial Services
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