Hotel Finance & Talent & Culture Administrator

Accor, the world-leading hospitality group, provides unique hotel stays and experiences in over 5,500 properties throughout 110 countries.

With more than 45 hotel brands, restaurants, bars, entertainment and nightlife venues, co-working and wellness spaces, Accor enables new ways to travel, work, and play.

Joining Mercure London Bankside as our Hotel Finance & Talent & Culture Administrator is a chance to be part of one of Accor's flagship hotels, located in the heart of London – a short distance from London Bridge Station, Waterloo Station and Blackfriars Station. It is an opportunity to take on a varied and rewarding role supporting both our Finance and Talent & Culture functions, while developing your skills within a busy hotel environment.

As part of our team you can have:

• Free night stays in our UK hotels and 50% discount in any Accor Restaurant (T&C Applies)
• Discounted hotel rates all over the world in Accor Hotels
• Continuously learn and develop yourself with our Accor Academy
• Support your wellbeing in your professional and personal lives
• Grow your experience anywhere. Explore limitless opportunities across 5000 hotels in over 100 countries
• Participate actively in initiatives to build a more inclusive and sustainable world
• And many more benefits and perks : Our objective is simple: make you grow and give you the spark to unleash your personality

As our next Hotel Finance & Talent & Culture Administrator, you…

Will play an important role in supporting the smooth running of both the Finance and Talent & Culture functions at Mercure London Bankside.

You will provide administrative support to the Hotel Management Team, Heads of Department and employees, helping to ensure our financial and employee information is accurate, organised and up to date.

This is a varied role that would suit someone who enjoys working across different areas, has excellent attention to detail and is confident managing confidential information and competing priorities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Manage the administration of invoices, including registration, distribution for approval and following up on outstanding items.
• Support daily banking and revenue reconciliation, identifying discrepancies and liaising with relevant departments and Head Office to resolve them.
• Assist with city ledger, balance sheet and other financial reconciliations, as well as the preparation of monthly financial reports and information.
• Maintain accurate and secure financial records and documentation in accordance with Company procedures.
• Support recruitment and onboarding administration, including arranging interviews, preparing new starter documentation and assisting with Right to Work checks.
• Maintain accurate employee records and support the administration of starters, leavers, transfers, promotions and contractual changes.
• Provide administrative support for payroll, including checking hours, overtime, allowances, holidays and absence information.
• Assist with HR reporting and the administration of holidays, absences, employee meetings and other Talent & Culture processes.
• Support training, employee engagement activities, internal communications and Hotel events where required.
• Ensure all Finance and Talent & Culture administration is completed accurately, within required timeframes and in line with Company policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality at all times when handling financial, employee and Hotel information.
• Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes and provide an efficient and professional service to colleagues and management.

What do you get from us?

• Hourly rate £15,80
• Pension Scheme
• Training & Development 
• Additional holidays with service 
• International Development Opportunities 
• And more: recommend a friend scheme, Employee Advisory Service, Childcare Vouchers

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent, creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.

One more thing…

By working at Mercure London Bankside, you will be part of the Accor network, worldwide hospitality leader. With us, you can be all you are, work with purpose, grow, learn, enjoy and explore Accor’s limitless opportunities.

Discover our Talent stories at [Heartists Europe] or on Instagram @heartists.ena.

Ready to discover more? Get in touch with us. We would love to hear from you.

Of course you also want to know what it's like to work at Mercure London Bankside.

First and most important; you end up in a close-knit team in which your own initiative is greatly appreciated and where the atmosphere is good.

We believe that colleagues must be able to complement each other and that everyone must be able to be themselves. You get the opportunity to broaden your responsibilities through training and development, free in-house gym, rewards and recognition.

Information on the processing of personal data

When you submit an application to ESSENDI UK HOTELS 1 LIMITED, trading as Essendi UK, the company processes some of your personal data to consider and manage your application.

We may also process data supplied to us by third parties, for example one or more of your former employers or a third-party supplier of personality questionnaires. Please note that your answers to any questionnaire will not lead to an automated decision.

In our capacity as data controller, we ensure that we comply with all legislation relating to the protection of personal data (in particular the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and the Data Protection Act 2018).

Information relating to the processing of candidates' personal data and to the exercise of their rights of access, opposition, rectification and deletion is available in our Employee Privacy Policy.