Golf Operations and Retail Assistant | Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club – Late March 2026 Position now filled
Are you looking to kickstart a career in the golf industry? Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club, a well-respected private members’ club, has an exciting opportunity for a Golf Operations / Golf Administration Assistant.
This is a varied role covering all aspects of golf related services, including retail and competition administration.
The Role:
We’re looking for an energetic and friendly Golf Operations and Retail Assistant to support our Pro Shop team at Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club, Deal, Kent.
Reporting to our Head PGA Professional, you’ll be essential to our day-to-day golf and retail operations, ensuring that guests, members, and admin team are assisted with check-ins, tee sheet processing, competition processing, buggy and trolley rentals, and more.
Existing within a dynamic team, this exciting role offers unmatched golf opportunities, access to our cliff top golf course, the freedom to improve your golf game, and a community of welcoming like-minds eager to lend a helping hand.
As our Golf Operations and Retail Assistant, you’ll be:
- Continuously demonstrating a respect for our staff, members, guests’ property, and wider environment.
- Processing tee sheets and receiving and inputting booking requests accurately into our golf management system.
- Checking golfers in and processing payments via card. Utilising the correct green fee code in addition to additional items such as retail and confectionary items.
- Supporting the general preparation and administration of golf events, as instructed by our Head PGA Professional.
- Cleaning, labelling, and setting up equipment as per standard operating procedures.
- Ensuring golf club buggies and trollies are organised, accessible, and readily available.
- Developing, improving, and supporting our guest services, seeking to go above and beyond to exceed expectations.
Please note, this is a full-time role on an Annualised Hour Contract working 40 hours per week.
The skills you’ll be sharing with us:
- A proven academic ability
- A passion for golf, the golf game, and developing your skills (preferred)
- Computer literacy with experience in Microsoft Office systems
- A comprehensive knowledge of golf and golf rules (desirable)
- Ability to work under your own initiative
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to high-quality standards
- Hospitality experience within a similar retail/customer-facing setting (preferred)
- A desire to learn, grow, and develop yourself within a fast-paced environment
- A flexible schedule approach that adapts to evolving business needs and demands
What we’ll offer you in return:
- Hours: 40 hours full-time with a possible option for a job share
- Competitive salary with commission on sales
- Work related training, First Aid, Fire Safety, H&S
- Staff membership.
Join our vibrant team and take the first step towards a fulfilling career in golf!
In the first instance, please apply with a cover letter that sets out why you are the right person for this job and a separate CV to the GM, Neil Hallam Jones at [email protected]
We look forward to hearing from you!
Finance Officer May 2026 Position now filled
Walmer & Kingsdown Golf Club are recruiting for an Finance Officer to work as part of the enthusiastic team at the club.
Due to retirement, the Club is restructuring it’s finance function and we are seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Finance Officer to manage all aspects of the
Club’s finance function. This will include all the day to day finance activities, as well as provide financial support to the General Manager (GM) and assist the Finance Director (FD) on the monthly reporting to the Board. This is a broad role and will appeal to someone who can understand and be responsible for the finance function “end to end”.
Key Responsibilities
Day to day responsibilities:
- Maintain a sound accounting system (currently Sage) to provide accurate accounts and detailed management reports.
- Post and reconcile Pro Shop and Bar weekly reports and post to Sage reconciling to external systems such as XPOS and V1
- Record and process all invoices through to payment ensuring correct authorization and coding. Ensure all suppliers are paid within credit terms
- Reconcile all bank and credit card statements ensuring correct accounting for all payments and
- Process the payroll for the Club’s staff (currently 13 via Sage Pay) including reporting to HMRC and the pension provider. Complete payroll year end reporting in a timely manner for the auditor and printing P60’s
- Submit quarterly VAT returns on behalf of the Club maintain the partial exemption calculations.
- Reconcile key items such as member on line top ups, visitor deposits and post to Sage
- Monitor the Club’s income from subscriptions, ensuring prompt payment receipts and reconciliation.
- Invoice external bodies and visitors where required and ensure payments are received in a timely manner.
- Provide cover for office staff in periods of
- Securely bank any cash receipts
Monthly Reporting:
- Produce monthly management accounts for the Financial Director using Sage and Excel including P&L account, balance sheet and cashflow forecast
- Provide monthly analysis of spend reports to the Head Green Keeper, Club Professional and General Manager, and in liaison with the FD, compare actual costs to budget
- Assist the FD and GM with the production of an annual budget
- Work with the FD to ensure all aspects of the accounts comply with accepted accounting standards and policies liaising with the club’s auditors when required
- Assist the GM and other Council members, in ensuring that all financial correspondence and enquiries are dealt with promptly
What We Are Looking For:
- Previous experience in a finance or accounts role (essential)
- Familiarity with Sage accounts software (essential)
- Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Office and Outlook (particularly Excel) (essential)
- Strong administrative & systems skills with the confidence to review external partner systems and integrate where appropriate for the benefit of the club
- Someone who can evaluate current processes and implement changes where appropriate to ensure optimum efficiencies
- Payroll and HR experience (desirable).
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy
Benefits
- Part Time – hours to be decided but approximately 24 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Flexible working hours within normal office hours could be accommodated.
- Competitive salary
- Club pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- A supportive and friendly working environment in a prestigious golf club setting
In the first instance, please apply with a cover letter that sets out why you are the right person for this job and a separate CV to the GM, Neil Hallam Jones at [email protected]
Closing date for applications is 12.00 on 11th February, 2026