Head of Commercial Finance

SPE Resourcing; Manchester; Híbrido; GBP 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

SPE Resourcing has partnered with a fast-growing hospitality operator seeking a commercial finance leader. This role targets improving profitability through strategic procurement, strong supplier management and robust forecasting.

You will work directly with the founder team, shaping financial decisions across multiple sites and potential expansions, with a hands-on, commercial mindset.

Formación

• Experience in hospitality finance or multi-site operations.
• Hands-on procurement or commercial experience.
• Confidence with management accounts, forecasting and cash.
• Ability to build a model and justify the answer.
• Low ego, high ownership and practical approach.

Responsabilidades

• Run procurement end to end: tender, negotiate, switch and get it right first time.
• Own supplier relationships and cost in key areas (food, packaging, energy, facilities).
• Drive site profitability: margin, wastage, ordering and cost control.
• Own cash flow forecast, budget and weekly trading reporting.
• Oversee the finance function and a small team.
• Model new sites (capex, payback, ROI) and cost up commercial deals.
• Look after asset finance, business rates and company admin.

Conocimientos

Hospitality finance

Procurement

Forecasting

Cash flow modelling

Commercial ownership

Herramientas

Excel modelling

Descripción del empleo

We’re working with a fast-growing, founder-led hospitality operator. They’re trading well in a tough market, opening 2 to 3 sites a year and expanding into new cities across the North.

They need a commercial finance leader who looks at every line in the business and makes it work harder. This is not a month-end accounting role: it’s for a commercial person with a solid grounding in finance.

What you’ll do

• Run procurement end to end: tender, negotiate, switch, and get it right first time
• Own supplier relationships and cost: food, packaging, energy, facilities
• Drive site profitability: margin, wastage, ordering and cost control
• Own the cash flow forecast, budget and weekly trading reporting
• Oversee the finance function and a small team
• Model new sites (capex, payback, ROI) and cost up commercial deals
• Look after asset finance, business rates and company admin

What you’ll bring

• A hospitality background: multi-site restaurants, food service, bars or food-led leisure
• Hands-on procurement or commercial experience
• Confidence with management accounts, forecasting and cash
• The ability to build a model and stand behind the answer
• Low ego, high ownership, sleeves rolled up
• Qualified accountant? Great, but not essential. Intellect and commercial instinct matter more

Why it’s worth a look

• Report directly to the founder, as the third leg of a tight leadership team
• Real influence on growth, from new sites to the deals behind them
• A role and title that grow as the business does

All applications are treated in the strictest confidence.