
Finance professional with experience in financial reporting, management accounts, and performance analysis within the hospitality sector. Produces daily sales reporting, supports month-end close, and analyses revenue and cost drivers to inform business decisions. Strong capability in Excel, PowerPoint, and financial systems including Xero, Sun Systems, and Oracle. Degree-educated in Business Management with Accounting & Finance, with a strong interest in FP&A, commercial analysis, and data-driven decision making.
— Produced daily sales reports covering F&B (breakfast, lunch, dinner, bar) and Rooms, providing revenue insights used by senior management to monitor trading performance
— Prepared monthly management accounts, including P&L, departmental cost breakdowns, and balance sheet summaries, ensuring accurate and audit-ready close
— Delivered weekly and monthly P&L analysis, identifying key revenue and cost drivers and highlighting underperformance and cost pressures
— Managed annual budgets, translating departmental targets into monthly benchmarks and monitoring performance through variance analysis
— Controlled budget performance, investigating variances (including a £4k F&B overspend), identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions to bring costs back in line
— Built menu cost scenario models, analysing ingredient cost changes against pricing to assess margin impact and support pricing decisions
— Delivered cost reduction initiatives across linen, F&B supplies, housekeeping, cleaning materials, and guest amenities, achieving 28.5% linen savings and ~12% savings across cleaning and amenities through supplier benchmarking and renegotiation
— Consolidated supplier data into a structured cost tracker, enabling price benchmarking, improving cost visibility, and supporting more efficient procurement decisions
— Maintained financial records, including invoice processing, VAT coding, and audit documentation across Xero, Dext, Sun Systems, and Oracle
— Performed bank and corporate card reconciliations, resolving discrepancies prior to month-end close
— Built Excel-based financial models, tracking revenue, costs, and cash flow to support reporting accuracy and financial visibility