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Leisure People Recruitment is seeking a Head of Finance in Sevenoaks to oversee financial control and management reporting for a reputable operator of golf and hospitality venues. This role requires a qualified accountant with strong capabilities in FP&A, audits, and statutory reporting.

As a hands-on leader, you will drive performance improvements and collaborate with senior teams, ensuring compliance and excellent governance. The ideal candidate has substantial experience in senior finance roles within a multi-site environment.

The position offers a salary up to £75,000 plus benefits, with a requirement to work in the office four days a week.

Head of Finance – Golf & Hospitality Venues - Up to £75,000+ benefits

Sevenoaks, Kent (1-day WFH) with occasional travel to other sites

We are working with a successful and ambitious operator of golf and hospitality venues to find a Head of Finance who will be responsible for financial control, management reporting, FP&A, audit, statutory reporting and business partnering across the organisation.

Reporting to the CFITO, this is a hands‑on opportunity for a qualified finance leader who can combine strong technical capability with commercial insight, helping drive performance, improve financial processes and support strategic decision-making across a fast‑paced, multi‑site business.

• Lead the monthly management accounts process, ensuring accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, financial modelling and performance analysis across the business.
• Manage the year‑end audit process and statutory reporting requirements, ensuring compliance and strong financial governance.
• Partner with operational and senior leadership teams to provide commercial insight, challenge and decision support.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance systems, reporting processes, controls and data quality.
• Lead, coach and develop the finance team, creating a high‑performance culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting expertise.
• Significant experience in senior finance roles covering financial control, FP&A and business partnering.
• Proven experience managing audits, statutory accounts, budgeting, forecasting and balance sheet control.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial insight into operational action.
• Confident communicator with experience influencing senior stakeholders and non‑finance teams.
• Hands‑on, resilient and adaptable approach, ideally gained within a multi‑site leisure, hospitality, retail or service‑led environment.
• Living within commuting distance of Sevenoaks and with your own transport.
• Prepared to work in the office 4 days a week with occasional travel to the venues.

Head of Finance - Golf & Hospitality Venues - Up to £75,000+ benefits

Sevenoaks TN15 with occasional travel to other sites (1-day WFH)

We are working with a successful and ambitious operator of golf and hospitality venues to find a Head of Finance who will be responsible for financial control, management reporting, FP&A, audit, statutory reporting and business partnering across the organisation.

Reporting to the CFITO, this is a hands‑on opportunity for a qualified finance leader who can combine strong technical capability with commercial insight, helping drive performance, improve financial processes and support strategic decision‑making across a fast‑paced, multi‑site business.

• Lead the monthly management accounts process, ensuring accurate, timely and insightful financial reporting.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, financial modelling and performance analysis across the business.
• Manage the year-end audit process and statutory reporting requirements, ensuring compliance and strong financial governance.
• Partner with operational and senior leadership teams to provide commercial insight, challenge and decision support.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance systems, reporting processes, controls and data quality.
• Lead, coach and develop the finance team, creating a high‑performance culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting expertise.
• Significant experience in senior finance roles covering financial control, FP&A and business partnering.
• Proven experience managing audits, statutory accounts, budgeting, forecasting and balance sheet control.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial insight into operational action.
• Confident communicator with experience influencing senior stakeholders and non-finance teams.
• Hands‑on, resilient and adaptable approach, ideally gained within a multi‑site leisure, hospitality, retail or service‑led environment.
• Living within commuting distance of Sevenoaks and with your own transport.
• Prepared to work in the office 4 days a week with occasional travel to the venues.

For more information, please click apply and we will be in touch promptly if you have the level of experience we are looking for.

Leisure People Recruitment is looking for a Head of Finance based in Sevenoaks, England. The successful candidate will oversee financial control, management reporting, and strategic performance across multiple golf and hospitality venues.

Key responsibilities include leading accurate monthly financial reporting, managing the audit process, and partnering with leadership teams for commercial insights. The role requires a qualified accountant with significant senior finance experience, strong technical skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Leisure People Recruitment is seeking a Cluster General Manager for their Marina and Waterside operations near Southam in Warwickshire. The ideal candidate will manage multiple sites, striving for exceptional customer experiences while leading and inspiring operational teams.

Offering a salary of up to £45,000 with a 30% bonus potential, the position includes excellent benefits such as 33 days of holiday and life assurance. This is a fantastic opportunity in a growing, reputable leisure business.

Overview

Deputy General Manager – Arts & Entertainment Venue in Winchester. Up to £38,000 + Excellent benefits & Development. 37-hour week (mainly 9-5). Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for a charismatic, customer centric leader to help drive the commercial performance and improve the overall customer experience of a wonderful arts, music and entertainment venue hosting live events, workshops, exhibitions, holiday programmes and talks in the heart of Winchester.

This role is the perfect opportunity to make your mark, and high performance will be rewarded with opportunities to support the wider business and progression over time.

• Coach and inspire the service teams to go above and beyond for their customers and the business.
• Manage the venue through the daily peaks and troughs of trading, ensuring you have the right people in the right places to improve the customer experience.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the venue, ensuring it is clean, safety compliant and in good working order.
• Ensure sales opportunities are maximised across ticketing, retail, food and beverage and events through creative thinking, a clear strategy and strong leadership.
• Introduce and embed the organisations new balance scorecard system.
• Act as the General Manager in their absence including every other weekend.
• Support the General Manager on developing the overall business strategy to improve commercial performance.
• Opportunity to develop and evolve the role further.
• Ongoing mentoring and development to support with future advancement to General Manager and beyond.
• Working for a large, supportive, inclusive, fun organisation with a genuine purpose to enrich the lives of the communities they serve.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life assurance 3x annual salary
• Health cash plan.
• Discounts on retail, leisure, going out and holidays
• Generous occupational maternity, paternity, adoption and sick pay.
• Working a 37-hour week mainly 9-5.

• Hands-on business minded leader with fantastic hospitality skills.
• Experienced in coaching and inspiring teams to improve performance within a similar environment such as performing arts, theatres, live events venues, recreational facilities, entertainment venues, or visitor attractions.
• Multi-faceted operations experience possibly as a Deputy General Manager, Operations Manager, Customer Service Manager, Visitor Experience Manager, Centre Manager or Venue Manager.
• Can provide evidence of improving sales, service and operational performance in previous roles.
• Experience of managing budgets and interpreting income and expenditure lines to make business improvements.
• Experience in taking on and implementing new projects for a business.
• Ideally experience in implementing balance scorecard type metrics.
• Have your own transport or living local to Winchester.
• Able to work a couple of evenings a week for events and every other weekend.
• Ideally have an interest in music, arts, and culture and enriching the lives of the local community.

For further information, please click apply with your CV we will be in touch promptly if you have the right level of experience.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Management and Business Development

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos; Performing Arts and Spectator Sports; Recreational Facilities

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Cluster General Manager – Marina & Waterside – Southam, Warwickshire

Up to £45,000+ 30% bonus potential + excellent benefits.

Do you have a passion for boats, the waterside, outdoor living or being active outdoors? Are you an experienced multi/site manager within a commercial customer centric operation looking for a change in direction? Well please read on…

We are looking for a Cluster General Manager to manage two busy Marina and Waterside operations near Southam in Warwickshire.

Our client is a diverse nationwide leisure business growing aggressively through acquisitions and have a great reputation for retaining and developing team members, so it is a great company to join for development, promotional prospects and to have fun along the way.

• Up to £45,000 for a 37.5-hour week.
• 30% bonus potential (Quarterly and annual).
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
• Life Assurance.
• Big discounts on moorings, gyms and much more.
• Continued investment into your professional development.

• Coach, support and inspire your operational teams to be the best they can be every day.
• Strive to deliver a fantastic customer experience to both your leisure customers and residents.
• Drive berth sales to increase mooring occupancy.
• Manage the boat holiday rental arm of the business.
• Work with multiple external stakeholders to ensure the smooth running of the marinas.
• Ensure the facilities and amenities are always clean, safe and well maintained.
• Typically working 9-5 Mon-Friday with the expectation of working the occasional weekend in peak season to meet the needs of the business and customers.

• Genuine, warm personality with a flair for great customer service and hospitality.
• Commercially astute with experience in driving sales and the bottom line.
• Hands‑on approach to leadership and ownership mentality.
• Business Management experience possibly as a Centre Manager, General Manager, Club Manager, Cluster Manager or Area Manager.
• Strong operator with experience managing in a multi-faceted leisure, recreation, serviced property, retail or hospitality business.
• Business acumen: able to read and act on a P&L, form business plans and manage budgets.
• Have an interest in boats, the waterside, outdoor living or being active outdoors.

Chief Operations Officer – Sports & Hospitality operator Southeast England

We are looking for a Chief Operations Officer for an ambitious southeast England based sports and hospitality operator who provide sports, membership, food & beverage, functions, events and retail in some incredibly diverse venues predominantly within commuting distance of the M25.

Reporting into the CEO, this newly created post will take the lead on developing their food and beverage offering, operating standards and facilities management of their venues and will sit on the executive team to help shape the next phase of their growth journey.

• Develop and deliver a group-wide food & beverage strategy that drives revenue growth, profitability and customer satisfaction across all sites.
• Lead food & beverage operations by establishing consistent service standards, operational procedures and best practice across the portfolio.
• Oversee menu development, pricing, supplier strategy, and procurement
• Lead the strategic management of facilities, CAPX projects, maintenance programmes, compliance and estate performance across all venues.
• Oversee the performance of the Group Chef Manager and Group Facilities Manager, providing strategic leadership and support.
• Partner with General Managers and Executive Team colleagues to deliver operational excellence, commercial performance and organisational objectives.
• Manage operational budgets, identify opportunities for cost efficiencies and revenue growth, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

• An engaging and influential leadership style with the ability to develop high-performing teams and build strong relationships across a diverse organisation.
• Significant senior operational leadership experience at Director, Group, COO or equivalent level within a multi-site leisure, sports, hospitality or contract catering business.
• A proven track record of leading food & beverage operations and delivering measurable commercial and operational improvements.
• Strong experience managing facilities, estates or property operations including project management of CAPX projects.
• Demonstrable success leading organisational change, operational transformation and business growth.
• Excellent commercial, financial and strategic planning skills, supported by a data-driven approach to decision making.
• Ideally experience within a membership club environment such as private members, tennis, golf or sports club.
• Have your own transport and living within easy reach of the M25 for regular site visits.

For more information, please click apply and we will be in touch if you have the right level of experience.

Leisure People Recruitment seeks a Chief Operations Officer for a southeast England-based sports and hospitality operator delivering sports, membership, food & beverage, events and retail across diverse venues near the M25.

Reporting to the CEO, this newly created role leads F&B strategy, operational standards, and facilities management while sitting on the executive team to shape next growth phase. Strong leadership, strategic planning and multi-site operations experience are essential.