Head of Finance - Multi-Site QSR Growth Lead

Bite Talent; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bite Talent is partnering with a fast-growing London food brand to hire a Finance Leader who owns the numbers day to day, sits with ops, and asks the right questions early.

You’ll bridge trading and reporting, own site P&Ls and investment cases, lead budgeting and forecasting with the ops team, and partner HR on headcount and rotas.

This is a hands‑on, on‑site role with a clear path to build and lead a team as the business expands.

Qualifications

• A finance leader from multi-site QSR, hospitality or retail, comfortable with fast-moving trading data
• Commercially sharp and plain-English. You explain numbers to a general manager as easily as to a board
• Curious about how restaurants really run. You’d rather be on site than stuck in a spreadsheet
• Hands-on now, with the ambition to build and lead a team later

Responsibilities

• Bridge trading and reporting. Link weekly trading data (labour, cost of sales, waste, sales mix) to the monthly management accounts so nothing comes as a surprise at month end.
• Fix issues at source. When margin slips at a site, you’ll know why, and you’ll work with the area team to sort it, not just report it.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting. Build the annual budget and rolling forecasts hand in hand with ops, alongside a hands‑on FD who wants a genuine partner.
• Back every new opening. Own site P&Ls, investment cases and post-opening reviews so the business knows which sites are earning their keep.
• Partner HR. Labour is the biggest controllable cost. You’ll help shape rotas, pay and headcount decisions with real data.
• Tighten the engine. Keep the outsourced month end on track, improve controls and systems, and make reporting simpler and faster as the estate grows.
• Be the go-to. Operators should come to you because you make their lives easier, not because they have to.

Skills

Multi-site finance leadership

Commercial finance

Budgeting and forecasting

P&L management

Job description

Bite Talent is partnering with a fast-growing London food brand to hire a Finance Leader who owns the numbers day to day, sits with ops, and asks the right questions early.

You’ll bridge trading and reporting, own site P&Ls and investment cases, lead budgeting and forecasting with the ops team, and partner HR on headcount and rotas.

This is a hands‑on, on‑site role with a clear path to build and lead a team as the business expands.