Property Accounting & Projects Manager

Whitbread PLC

hybridPosted Jul 1, 2026
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Skills

oracleexcel

About the role

Fixed Term Contract 18 month, end date 18th December 2027

Location: Dunstable Head office LU5

Hybrid working, 3 days a week in the office

As a Property Accounting & Projects Manager you’ll play a central role in delivering best in class financial reporting and control for the Group’s evolving Property strategy—owning the accuracy, efficiency and integrity of fixed asset and lease accounting across key transformation projects. Working closely with the wider FR&C team, you’ll ensure robust reporting, strong controls, and clear insight on disposals, write offs, depreciation changes and strategic site activity.

With direct exposure to external auditors, responsibility for statutory compliance, and the opportunity to drive process improvements through Oracle Fusion, this role offers real influence over how the business manages risk, strengthens governance and unlocks value across major property initiatives.

What you'll be doing

Financial reporting integrity — Own the accuracy, completeness and statutory compliance of all fixed asset and lease reporting for property projects, ensuring specialised transactions are correctly accounted for and reflected in the right entities.

Financial control — Strengthen and operate robust controls under the Financial controls framework, delivering clean audit outcomes, monitored control status, and a well maintained, fully reconciled asset register.

Process setup — Build clear, well defined processes for complex property transactions, ensuring end to end documentation, controlled workflows, and alignment with the target operating model.

Process improvement — Drive continuous improvement across fixed asset and lease processes, reducing rework, enhancing automation, embedding “right first time” principles, and benchmarking against external best practice.

Oracle optimisation — Advance the use of Oracle Fusion and Financial controls framework to clean, streamline and optimise asset registers and trial balances, enabling controlled accounting for disposals, Accelerated Growth Plan extensions, assets held for sale, adjusting items and sale and leaseback activity.

Why you'll love it here

Bonus potential 20%

Matched Contributory Pension up to 10%

Up to 60% off Premier inn and Hub stays

What you'll need

Strong working knowledge of enterprise accounting systems and Microsoft Office, including strong Excel skills

Proven broad accounting knowledge, ability to talk through ideas & assess wider impacts

Qualified Accountant - recognised accounting qualification

Experience of managing teams

Proven experience of driving process improvements

Broad Finance experience, including period close, financial planning and reporting

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