QSR Financial Controller

The Grand - York; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Programme

Hotel Room Discounts

Food & Beverage Discounts

Life Assurance

Salary Sacrifice – Car Scheme

Access to earned wages

Pension

Learning & Development Opportunities

Job summary

The Grand - York is searching for a QSR Financial Controller in Watford to lead financial reporting and manage budgeting. This hybrid role involves partnering with senior stakeholders and ensuring compliance.

The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with a deep understanding of financial management. Offered benefits include employee assistance programs, discounts, pension scheme, and learning opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong multi-site financial control experience.
• Deep understanding of P&L management and cost control.
• Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial reporting and month-end processes for accuracy.
• Partner with Operations to drive performance insights.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and investment decisions.
• Oversee cost control and inventory management.
• Ensure strong financial governance and audit compliance.
• Drive process improvements within the finance team.

Skills

Strong financial control experience in multi-site environments

Deep understanding of P&L management, cost control, inventory

Advanced Excel and experience with ERP

Strong problem-solving skills

Confident communicator

Resilient and adaptable

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Financial reporting systems

Job description

QSR Financial Controller

Department: Operational Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Regal Way - Watford

Description

You lead financial control across the QSR business – bringing accuracy, pace and clarity to reporting while ensuring strong, reliable foundations.

Owning month-end, P&L, cash flow and balance sheet, you go beyond the numbers — turning data into insight that helps Operations leaders control costs, improve margins and drive performance.

Partnering closely with senior stakeholders, you connect financial results with what’s happening on the ground, influencing decisions across labour, food and overheads.

From forecasting and investment planning to cost control, pricing and margin optimisation, you play a key role in shaping profitability and supporting growth.

As QSR Financial Controller, you’re not just reporting — you’re driving insight, strengthening control, and enabling the business to grow with confidence.

This hybrid role is Midlands-based, with travel to our Head Office in Watford as required.

What You Will Do In This Splendid Role

• Lead financial reporting and month-end processes, ensuring accuracy across P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
• Partner with Operations to drive performance, providing insight on costs, trends and profitability
• Manage budgeting and forecasting, including variance analysis and support for investment decisions
• Oversee cost control and inventory management, ensuring accurate stock, spend and wastage reporting
• Support pricing, promotions and margin optimisation to improve commercial performance
• Ensure strong financial governance, controls and audit compliance
• Drive process improvements and support development of finance team capability

What Makes You Splendid

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Strong financial control experience in multi-site environments
• Deep understanding of P&L management, cost control, inventory and operational KPIs
• Advanced Excel and experience with ERP and financial reporting systems
• Commercially minded, with the ability to turn data into actionable insight
• Highly detail-oriented, ensuring accuracy and integrity across complex reporting
• Strong problem-solving skills with a practical, solutions-focused approach
• Confident communicator, able to influence and collaborate with operational and senior stakeholders
• Results-driven, with a focus on continuous improvement and performance delivery
• Resilient and adaptable, thriving in fast-paced, high-volume environments

We live by our values, and we’d love you to bring them to life every day:

• Nimble – Thrives in a fast‑paced, high-volume environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities, trading performance and business needs
• Honest – Operates with integrity and transparency, ensuring accuracy in reporting, robust financial controls, and confidence in the numbers
• Brilliant – Brings energy, curiosity and a drive for excellence, using financial insight to identify opportunities, improve margins and enhance performance
• Open – Builds strong, trusted relationships with operations and stakeholders, translating financial data into clear, actionable insight

Bring your enthusiasm, professionalism and collaborative spirit, and we’ll give you the platform and support to make your mark.

Our Splendid Benefits

When you join Splendid, you will enjoy a reward package to support your lifestyle, wellbeing and career. Here are just some of the benefits on offer:

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – confidential wellbeing support whenever you need it with 24/7 access to remote GP appointments.
• Hotel Room Discounts – stay with us or our partner hotels at special team rates including discounted rates for friends and family.
• Food & Beverage Discounts – enjoy meals and drinks at reduced prices across our hotels.
• Life Assurance – peace of mind for you and your loved ones.
• Salary Sacrifice – Car Scheme - Our team members can enjoy the ultimate benefit of driving a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a fixed monthly amount taken from your salary.
• Stream – access your earned wages up to 50% whenever you need them giving you financial flexibility and Highstreet discounts available.
• Pension - Auto enrolment into the company pension scheme.
• Learning & Development - Opportunities available to progress your skills and career.