Finance Manager - Multi-Site Hospitality Group - London

Nightcap PLC; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality group in Soho is seeking a Finance Manager to lead financial operations and reporting across its 44 venues. The role involves managing a team, implementing financial controls, and collaborating with non-finance stakeholders to enhance decision-making. The ideal candidate has solid management accounts experience and commercial insight, alongside a recognized accounting qualification. This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, and the chance to impact a growing business.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid working

25 days' holiday + bank holidays

Staff discounts

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• At least 3 years' post-qualification experience.
• Experience in hospitality, leisure, retail, or multi-site businesses.
• Strong management accounts background.

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly management accounts process end-to-end.
• Produce insightful variance analysis and recommendations.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling reforecasts.
• Manage external audits and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Take ownership of cashflow forecasting and management.

Skills

Management accounts

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Commercial insight

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

Tools

Business Central

Xero

Job description

We're looking for a technically strong and commercially minded Finance Manager to join our Group Finance team in Soho. This is a pivotal mid-senior role responsible for leading the day-to-day finance operations, overseeing all aspects of financial and management accounting, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of group reporting. The successful candidate will lead two Management Accountants and partner closely with Operations, Marketing, and the CFO to produce accurate, timely insight across our portfolio of 44 trading venues. You'll be the heartbeat of our monthly reporting cycle, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and meaningful analysis that drives business results. This is an exceptional opportunity for a Finance Manager who loves management accounts, thrives in fast-paced industry environments (hospitality experience a strong advantage), and wants to make a tangible impact in a growing multi-brand group., Management Accounting & Commercial Insight

Responsibilities

• Own the monthly management accounts process end-to-end, ensuring accurate P&Ls for all sites and group entities.
• Produce insightful variance analysis, commentary, and actionable recommendations for operational teams.
• Partner with GMs, Ops Directors and the CFO to understand drivers of performance and identify margin/profit improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards for sites, brands and group-level reporting.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, site-level cost reviews, and rolling reforecasts.
• Support business cases for refurbishments, new openings, and strategic initiatives.

Financial Accounting & Compliance

• Ensure core balance sheet controls and reconciliations are maintained across the team.
• Lead the preparation of year-end financial statements in line with FRS 102 and IFRS16.
• Manage the annual audit process, liaising directly with external auditors.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of VAT, Corporation Tax, PAYE, and other HMRC submissions.
• Maintain and strengthen internal financial controls, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and group policies.

Cashflow & Working Capital

• Take ownership of weekly cashflow forecasting and cash management processes.
• Monitor working capital, supplier payments, and bank reconciliations, ensuring sufficient liquidity across the group.
• Identify and implement opportunities to optimise cash management and financial efficiency.

Team Leadership

• Line-manage and develop two Management Accountants, providing guidance, mentoring, and clear progression pathways.
• Support the upskilling of the wider finance team and encourage a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement.

Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement

• Champion process automation and efficiency improvements across financial and operational systems (e.g. Business Central, POS, payroll, and banking platforms).
• Collaborate with site and head‑office teams to streamline financial workflows and reporting accuracy.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with at least 3 years' post-qualification experience.
• At least 2-3 years' experience in industry, ideally with exposure to hospitality, leisure, retail, or other multi-site businesses.
• Strong management accounts background - month‑end, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting.
• Confident partnering with non‑finance stakeholders at all levels.
• Hands‑on, proactive, and comfortable rolling up your sleeves in a busy environment.
• Strong Excel and systems skills (Business Central, Xero, POS or similar an advantage).
• A natural commercial thinker - focused on insight, performance and helping the business make better decisions.
• Proactive, hands‑on, and organised - comfortable working in a dynamic, fast‑paced business.

Benefits

• Competitive salary 70,000- 75,000 + Bonus
• Hybrid working - 3 days per week in our Soho Support Centre
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
• Staff discounts across our venues
• Pension scheme and other group benefits
• A chance to play a key role in one of the UK's most exciting hospitality growth stories