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Finance & Business Support Assistant

Job details
Posting date: 23 January 2026
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 February 2026
Location: Edinburgh, EH2 2PB
Company: IHG Hotels & Resorts
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 1456426842

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity for a Finance & Business Support Assistant to join our Cluster Commercial Office at InterContinental Edinburgh the George and Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel on a Full-Time contract!

We are offering £14.61 per hour, equal to £30,400.00 salary.

You can check out our instagram pages to have a look at our Edinburgh properties @intercontinentaledinburgh & @kimptoncharlottesquare !

At Kimpton, we are all about being yourself – we pride individuality and being the best version of you. Our meticulously designed Hotel brings together traditional Edinburgh architecture with an exciting and fresh indoor feel. Whereas InterContinental® Edinburgh The George Hotel, is full of culture and has been serving guests since 1881, so we know what it takes to provide an amazing guest experience and just as importantly, to ensure our Team Members are happy.

So, what does our Finance & Business Support Assistant get in return for bringing the InterContinental life to our guests?

  • Becoming part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts family, one of the world’s leading hotel companies - which means global opportunities.

  • Complimentary stay for you+1 in our Hotel upon successful completion of probation, generous discounts across our F&B outlets at Kimpton Charlotte Square and InterContinental Edinburgh The George, plus Spa & Gym discounts at our Kimpton property.

  • Extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice

  • Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.

  • Meals whilst on duty

  • 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, this increases up to a maximum of 33 days (Pro Rated)

  • Enhanced Family Leave (you can ask more details at the interview).

  • Mental Health First Aiders on Duty and access to Employee Assistance Programs.

  • Taxi subsidy for shifts starting/ending between 23:00-06:00.

  • We provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance

  • Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world

  • Discounts from over 15,000 stores – all the way from retail to cinema

  • Don’t forget, bring your friends and take part in our generous ‘Refer a Friend’ programme!

As a Finance & Business Support Assistant, your main duties and responsibilities will be supporting the Finance team by producing monthly accounts, meeting all deadlines and adhering to IHG policies and procedures.

Your tasks will be varied, including managing the Procurement System; assisting in billing and query resolution, completing the income audit; resolving imbalances with Team Members and completing other Ad Hoc accounting requests.

You will maintain strong relationships with the immediate finance team and wider hotel team, working to ensure that everything is running smoothly and any issues are resolved quickly and effectively.

Your main responsibilities as a Finance & Business Support Assistant will be:

  • Assist with daily income audit, resolving imbalances directly as needed and identifying and raising significant audit or procedural differences with the Finance Lead / Finance Business Partner and senior management.​

  • Assist with the auditing of management allowances and supporting documents.​

  • Assist with daily / weekly compliance tasks as part of the CSA requirement, and to report any discrepancies to the Finance Lead.​

  • Helping to foster a positive control environment across the hotel whilst providing support to the wider hotel team.

  • Maintaining ongoing relationship with BSC team to ensure deadlines are met and procedures followed in line with Accounting SOP’s and CSA requirements.

  • Assist with cash, credit card & banking reconciliations.

  • Completing other ad hoc tasks requests as needed.​

  • Supporting both the Finance Manager & Finance Business Partner with month-end procedures.

  • Assisting the Finance Manager with payroll process.

  • Be seen as a systems expert to support other functional areas e.g. Time & Attendance, POS, PMS, Procurement System etc.

At IHG, we believe there’s Room for You: Room to Grow (providing career development and learning opportunities), Room to Belong (fostering an inclusive environment where diverse employees can be their authentic selves), and Room to Make a Difference (empowering employees to have an impact on the guest experience and the business).

If you are someone who likes to bring your wisdom and local-know-how to a provide a truly personal and luxurious experience for our guests, apply to join us as our new Finance & Business Support Assistant today!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

As the world’s first and most global luxury hotel brand, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has pioneered international travel since the 1940s, we are passionate about sharing our renowned international know-how and cultural wisdom in truly impressive surroundings. We all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental®️ brand and to be part of the brand you will have a thirst for travel, passion for culture and appreciation for diversity. We create inspiring experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world. If you’d like to embrace a world of opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.

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