Financial Controller, 12 Month Maternity Cover

Who We Are…

We are a collection of members' clubs, restaurants, hotels and cinemas, catering to those in the film, media, fashion and creative industries. The company has unique ventures throughout the UK, USA, Canada, Europe and Asia, with new openings planned globally. Soho House is a space for its diverse membership and teams to connect, grow, have fun and make an impact.

Opportunities for all…

Soho House was created to bring diverse communities of people together, and we take the same approach when building our teams. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a global company. Soho House is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

The Role…

Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will be leading the Central Finance team based in London on a 12 month, maternity cover contract. The Central Finance team at Soho House looks after a wide range of areas including the Global Head Office, Group companies, Cities Without Houses membership alongside global capex & cashflow for the whole Soho House Group.

This position would be most suitable for candidates who are fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA

• Leading team of 6, supporting, advising and reviewing their tasks.
• Cash flow – weekly, monthly and quarterly cash flow reporting and forecasting for Global Soho House Group.
• Payroll forecasting, reporting and analysis for Global Support Office.
• Lead on budgeting and forecasting for Global Support, Cities Without Houses and Group companies.
• Business partnering with the Partnerships team to model the financial impacts of new partnerships. Review of partnerships contracts and applying appropriate revenue and cost accounting.
• Oversight of the Capital expenditure reporting and forecasting on a Global SH basis
• Leading & supporting the team to deliver the audit for the Central finance team
• Support and account for the Soho House Foundations charity

Required Skills

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Commercially focused business partner
• Excellent people person, a strong and compassionate leader
• High attention to detail, organised, able to manage own time and workload, demonstrate initiative
• Team player with hands-on, can-do attitude
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to work through problems logically and with perspective
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, interacting effectively at all levels in business
• Ability to get the best out of financial systems and demonstrable evidence of process improvement / re-engineering
• Strong problem solving ability

Benefits

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you’re seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

• Discounts at Soho House globally, as well as Soho Home, Cowshed & Soho Skin
• Every House Membership
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Private Health and Dental Care
• Cycle to Work Scheme/Season Ticket Loan
• Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate
• Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to