Whitbread is the UK’s largest hospitality business with over 1,200 hotels and restaurants across the UK but we’re more than that. We’re the 38,000 people who make everyday expe...
Whitbread is the UK’s largest hospitality business with over 1,200 hotels and restaurants across the UK but we’re more than that. We’re the 38,000 people who make everyday experiences special that delight over 5 million guests every month.
In the role of Senior Labour Finance Manager, you will business partner the Premier Inn operational and central operational teams on labour cost control and delivery of future labour efficiencies and finance support on any future labour change initiative across the Premier Inn business. This will include providing the financial planning, analysis, and challenge / support on the c.£0.5bn p/a labour budget for 850 Premier Inn sites in to maximise Premier Inn’s labours operational and financial performance.
Location: Dunstable, hybrid- a minimum of 3 days per week in the office.
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £85,000-£90,000
Why you’ll love it here:
- Bonus: Enjoy an annual Whitbread performance incentive worth up to 30% of base salary
- Cash/Car allowance
- Healthcare: Bupa plus family
- Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brands
What you’ll do:
- Operational and Strategic Business Partnering: Work closely with various senior stakeholders, including PI&R MD, Operations Directors, Regional Operating Managers and the Head of Reward. Influence and challenge both operational delivery and broader financial planning inputs and labour strategies.
- Cost line financial management: Manage and provide financial support for the labour cost line (c.£0.5bn annually). Including owing the full planning cycle from budget, forecasting and on-going reporting.
- Labour model ownership; You will own the Premier Inn Labour Model, You will be responsible for developing and running the model. This will include driving improvements in accuracy, output and governance processes.
- Costing savings/Operational Deliver operational efficiencies to meet our £30m labour savings target. Develop both the high-level strategies and then be comfortable in the details to update the site level models to ensure delivery.
- Line management: Lead direct team of 3 – 2 managers and 1 analyst and provide leadership across wider PI Ops finance team.
What we need:
- Qualified accountant: A qualified accountant (ACMA, ACCA, ACA) with at least three years post-qualification experience (will consider qualified by experience)
- Financial Planning Processes: Experience managing multisite cost line budget processes, in-year re-forecasts and monthly performance reporting.
- Proven record managing and developing high performance team
- Commercial Acumen: Strong analytical skills. History of using analytics of operational business drivers and strong commercial judgments to influence actions and results.
- Influencing and communication skills: Demonstrated ability to communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels, both financial and non-financial, across different mediums
Be part of our Finance team at Whitbread:
Times are changing and our ambition is bigger than ever. This means huge things when it comes to budget and forecasting, and that’s where our Finance team really springs into action. Finding the right answers to drive us forwards. With new concepts launching, new spaces secured and reams of plans in motion, there’s no more exciting time to join than right now. Get to experience career growth that moves as fast as we do and be part of framing where we are heading #LI1-MS
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 61678-4492
Advertised: 14 Apr 2025
