We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us the Finance Assistant, you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You’ll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

The stages of the recruitment process are:

1. First stage virtual interview with Talent Attraction & Employer Branding Manager
2. Second stage in-person interview with Group Financial Controller and Talent Attraction & Employer Branding Manager
3. Excel Assessment  
4. Final in-person interview with Chief Financial Officer

As a Finance Assistant at Dorchester Collection, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive: 

• Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all 10 Dorchester Collection hotels 
• 50% off at bars and restaurants within all of our Dorchester Collection hotels
• £750 Refer a friend bonus scheme
• World class development opportunities
• Social events throughout the year
• Workday Lunches in the form of a prepaid contactless card
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Exclusive Access to a discount platform featuring 1000s of retailers
• Complimentary dry cleaning
• Competitive retirement scheme

The finance assistant is entrusted with a wide range of responsibilities across the Corporate Finance department, along with assisting the Group Financial Controller (GFC). The role will allow the candidate to understand the various steps of the financial and management reporting of the company. In this role, you will:

• Promote and safeguard the Corporate Finance function; ensure a positive, consistent and accurate representation of Dorchester Collection finance discipline
• Cost control: assisting the GFC with monthly analysis of Dorchester Collection departments: Operations, IT, Finance, Technical Services and Sales and Marketing
• Manage finance systems to control corporate office travel and other expenses
• Review actual expenses versus budget and produce commentary – follow up on other Dorchester Collection expenses: utilities, employee meals, fixed charges
• Assist with the banking function, including bank reconciliations and payment transfers
• Process invoices and payment batches
• Various ad hoc tasks, including financial analysis and modelling, filing, preparing auditor’s queries documentation, etc.
• Assisting with the budget process with Dorchester Collection departments – setting up files, producing comments to assist Heads of Departments to analyse their expenses, and assisting the GFC to calculate the budget for the company
• Communicating and reconciling corporate office recharges and supporting documentation
• Calculating and reconciling hotel and residence management fees

The items shared are the essence of a day in the life of a finance assistant, but we’ll make sure you are provided with specifics on how we care for our hotel

The hours of operation for this role are Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:30pm. The role is based in our corporate office in Knightsbridge, with a work from home day on Mondays.

Essential Skills

• You have advanced computer skills in MS Excel (Visual Basic and/or overall strong Excel expertise)
• You have previous experience in data visualisation and presentation through MS PowerPoint
• You have previous experience in accounting software (Dynamics Great Plains, Sage, SAP, Business Central)
• You have excellent analysis skills (including Financial Modelling)
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You have presented to senior stakeholders and can comfortably present with credibility and confidence
• You are able to demonstrate commercial awareness and business acumen
• You have good attention to detail, and have problem solving skills
• You are able to manage multiple complex projects and assignments and meet short deadlines

Desirable Skills

• French and Italian an advantage but not a requirement for the role.