Hotel Finance Manager – L Hotel Fátima

• Employment contract under Portuguese labour law

• Meal allowance

• Uniform provided

• Paid training before opening

• Join a brand-new hotel team from day one

About L Hotel Fátima: The Lakhani Group (TLG) is opening L Hotel Fátima on 12 October 2026, and we are building our founding team.

The Hotel Finance Manager owns the hotel's accounts, budgets and financial controls. As a pre-opening hire, you will set up finance processes so the hotel trades with clean numbers from its first night. Office hours, Mon–Fri. Reports to: Hotel Manager, with a dotted line to TLG Group Finance.

• Set up and run hotel accounting: chart of accounts, PMS and POS revenue integration, and month-end close

• Prepare the annual budget, monthly forecasts and P&L reports for the Hotel Manager and TLG

• Manage accounts payable and receivable, supplier payments, and group and agency invoicing

• Oversee daily revenue audit, cash control and card reconciliations, reviewing the Night Auditor's reports

• Monitor costs by department and flag variances

• Run payroll inputs with HR and ensure tax (IVA, IRS withholding) and Social Security compliance, working with the certified accountant

• Maintain internal controls, purchasing approvals and audit-ready records

Key responsibilities:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics

• At least 3 years in finance or accounting, ideally in hotels or hospitality

• Solid knowledge of Portuguese accounting (SNC) and tax rules

• Advanced Excel; experience with accounting software (e.g. PHC, Primavera, SAGE) and a PMS

• Fluent Portuguese and good English

• Organised, accurate and comfortable reporting to senior management

• Nice to have: hotel pre-opening experience; USALI reporting; OCC registration