Finance Director

This multi-concept restaurant group is the epitome of what beautiful, creative and independent restaurant groups strive to achieve. Having successfully navigated through the challenges of Covid and now in real growth-mode again, the business is ready to bring in a seasoned Finance Director to work closely with the owner and senior operators to shape and lead the future of the business, support the teams to continue delivering service excellence and exceptional results, whilst maintaining and developing the unique principles and values of the business.

Responsibilities

Report directly to the owner and to the Board; Lead on all aspects of commercial due diligence for each existing site and all new development projects; Improve, create and implement financial structures, processes and systems; Analyse and report on all project and operating budgets with the objective of controlling costs and maximising growth; Ensure accurate modelling, forecasting and reporting of all financial information, ensuring they are thoroughly audited; Lead on adherence to company financial governance processes; Manage the compiling of all ongoing and annual operating plans, as well as ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions; Liaise with project and operational teams to undertake market research, analyse feasibility and drive commercial initiatives; Establish appropriate goals and benchmarks in conjunction with the COO; Oversee local regulatory and scheduling aspects of collections, credit cards and claims management; Develop and maintain all financial control procedures to maximise productivity and identify and reduce problem areas

Requirements

ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or CIPFA qualified, with a minimum of 5 years senior commercial leadership experience in the hospitality sector at group level; Advanced Excel skills; Experience in setting up systems and processes from scratch; Influential and motivational leadership capability; Experience of working in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment and the ability to prioritize a changing workload and use your initiative; Strong performance management skills; Good communication skills with the ability to present complex financial information to a wide range of stakeholders; Effective at operating in a small team environment with a diverse global network of colleagues and stakeholders; High level of integrity with a commitment to embedding a strong governance culture; A hardworking individual with lots of energy, who can deliver high quality work within tight reporting deadlines.

Nice to have

Excellent knowledge of hospitality systems such as Fourth Hospitality; Having built a financial management department or team before