Brand Head of Finance

JKS Restaurants; Leicester; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hospitality group in Leicester is seeking a Brand Head of Finance to lead financial control and commercial finance for its core restaurant brand. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in hospitality finance, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders. This role offers competitive salary and benefits, including dining allowances and health insurance.

Benefits

Monthly dining out allowance

Up to 50% off dining across restaurants

Gym membership

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Health insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-qualified experience in commercially focused finance roles.
• Experience in hospitality or restaurant multi-site environments.
• Ability to influence non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end monthly management accounts process.
• Provide decision support on promotions, pricing, and new openings.
• Lead annual budgeting and reforecasting across P&L.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modelling

Influencing stakeholders

Attention to detail

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA)

Tools

Power BI

Tenzo

Job description

Salary - Up to £90,000 pa

Schedule - Full Time

Experience - Previous experience in hospitality or restaurant multi-site environments at this level or similar

As we transition to brand-led operating models, we're evolving our finance leadership to match. This newly created role will serve as the end-to-end finance lead for one of our core restaurant brands - overseeing both financial control and commercial finance.

You’ll work closely with the Brand MD, Operations Director, and other senior stakeholders, while maintaining a strong connection to the central finance team. This is a hands-on, commercially focused role, ideal for a finance leader who’s confident in the detail but always thinking strategically.

The Group

JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. Since its inception, the group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition, including 7 Michelin stars, 4 Michelin Bib Gourmands, a restaurant ranked among the World’s 100 Best Restaurants, and a spot in the Sunday Times Best 100 Places to Work 2024.

The JKS portfolio currently features Michelin-starred restaurants such as Trishna, Gymkhana, Kitchen Table, Sabor, and Lyle’s, along with cult favourites Hoppers, BAO, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar, Bibi, and Ambassadors Clubhouse. Pubs include The Cadogan Arms, The George and The Hound.

JKS Restaurants offers a unique opportunity to pursue a career in fine dining or to develop within trend-focused casual cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to advance their careers within a people-focused, collaborative hospitality group.

The Position

As Brand Head of Finance, you’ll be joining at a pivotal time of change, with finance positioned as a true partner to brand operations. This role offers the autonomy of owning a full finance remit, while staying plugged into a high-performing central team. You’ll help shape how we work, grow, and succeed from the inside out.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Control & Core Reporting -

• Own the end-to-end monthly management accounts process for the brand — including timely P&L, balance sheet and cashflow reporting, robust balance sheet reconciliations, and a well-controlled month-end close aligned with Group deadlines.
• Manage day-to-day cashflow and working capital, flagging risks and supporting spend decisions
• Maintain and report on site-level capex schedules, ensuring transparency and alignment with Group
• Act as the primary point of contact for all day-to-day finance queries across the brand
• Lead and support the development of a small brand finance team, including a Management Accountant and Accounts Assistant, as they progress in their roles and work toward professional qualifications.
• Ensure audit readiness and compliance with Group financial policies and internal control frameworks

Commercial Finance, FP&A & Business Partnering -

• Act as the lead finance business partner to the Brand MD and Ops Director; participate in senior stakeholder and brand forums, as the financial voice at the table
• Lead annual budgeting and reforecasting across P&L, labour, site contribution, variable costs and capex
• Provide weekly and monthly performance insights, surfacing risks and opportunities across trading, margins, and cost control
• Own labour cost forecasting, rota modelling, tronc planning and related analysis - ensuring fairness, clarity and operational alignment
• Model and track bonus schemes in partnership with People and Ops teams, ensuring they drive the right behaviours
• Provide decision support on promotions, pricing, menu engineering, operating models and new openings

What We’re Looking For -

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) with 5+ years of post-qualified experience in commercially focused finance roles
• Experience in hospitality or restaurant multi-site environments is essential
• Proven ability to influence, challenge and support non-finance stakeholders in fast-paced, decentralised environments
• Strong analytical and modelling skills with a proactive, commercially-minded approach
• Confident presenting financial insight to senior leaders and constructively challenging assumptions
• Able to balance strategic thinking with attention to operational detail
• Resilient, agile and hands-on - thrives in dynamic, growing settings
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tenzo) is a plus

Benefits & Culture

Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

Treat Yourself

• Monthly dining out allowance
• Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
• Retail & Takeaway Discounts
• Code App Membership

Look After Yourself

• Gym Membership
• Wagestream – stream your pay earlier
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Health Insurance
• Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Financial Advice
• Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package – Celebrating your big occasions
• Season Ticket Loan

Progress Yourself

• Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
• A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
• Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.

Be Yourself

• Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 33 days)
• Staff parties & long service awards