Commercial Finance Manager

ZipRecruiter; Chester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pub restaurant group seeks a talented Finance Manager to oversee financial operations across its locations. The role involves providing financial insights, preparing reports, and supporting strategic growth. Ideal candidates will have significant experience in finance within the hospitality sector, excellent communication skills, and a professional accounting qualification. Attractive salary range and benefits included.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Pension

Life assurance

30% employee discount

Private healthcare

Tusker car scheme (self-sacrifice)

Perkbox membership with discounts

Qualifications

• Typically 5+ years in Finance, with at least 2 years in a managerial role.
• Strong track record in financial modelling and profitability analysis.
• Experience influencing non-financial stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations across pubs and provide insights.
• Prepare and analyze reports, highlight trends, variances, and opportunities.
• Support strategic planning and decision-making.

Skills

Communication

Financial Modelling

Problem Solving

Excel

Organizational Skills

Education

Professional accounting qualification (CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Job Description

About us

Brunning and Price is a group of 89 pub restaurants (and counting) spanning from the Lake District to the South Coast. Each pub has its own style and flavour, though you'll find freshly cooked food, local cask ales, quality wines and a back bar bursting full of malt whiskies, gins and rums throughout. In a nutshell, we run informal places for people who like to meet, eat, drink and talk in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

Were looking for a talented and commercially minded Finance Manager to join our growing pub company. This is a key role, responsible for overseeing financial operations across our pubs, and you'll work closely with our operations team to provide financial insights that drive performance and support strategic growth. The ideal candidate will have experience in hospitality or retail, a strong understanding of multi-site financial management, and qualifications such as ACCA, CIMA, or ACA. If you're passionate about pubs, numbers, and making a real difference behind the scenes, wed love to hear from you.

Whats in it for you?

• £50,000 - £70,000 per annum dep. on experience
• Annual bonus
• Pension
• Life assurance
• 30% employee discount for you and your friends and family
• Private healthcare
• Tusker car scheme (self-sacrifice)
• Perkbox membership with some great lifestyle discounts

Key Responsibilities

• Key point of contact for the Operations & Pub management teams
• Ownership of all Key P&L lines (Sales, Labour, COGS)
• Prepare and analyse reports, highlight trends, variances and opportunities for growth or efficiencies
• Key stakeholder in the budget & forecast processes
• Develop and maintain KPIs to track performance
• Support strategic planning and decision making
• Support on wider projects, including new systems and process change

Experience and Skills to include

• Typically 5 + years in Finance, with at least 2 years in a managerial or commercial- facing role
• Experience influencing non-financial stakeholders and providing commercially relevant insights to support operational decision-making is
• Excellent communication skills and a strong team player
• Strong track record in financial modelling, scenario planning and profitability analysis
• Strong excel skills
• Ability to think of different solutions to a problem
• Capable of articulating findings in a clear and understandable way
• Confident dealing with senior stakeholders in the business
• Self-starter with ability to work on their own initiative
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multi task and prioritise work load

Qualifications Required

• Professional accounting qualification (CIMA or equivalent)

Key Stakeholders: Operations Director, Finance Director

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