Senior Financial Controller — Multi-Site Hospitality Growth

Arcade; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Refer a friend bonus

Wage advance facility to instantly use

Restaurant discount 50%

Hospitality Action support

Team events

Job summary

Arcade is seeking a Financial Controller to lead integrity, accuracy, and governance of financial reporting across our growing multi-site estate. You will own month-end close, statutory reporting, audit, tax compliance, revenue control, cash management, and balance sheet while developing the Finance team.

The role is hands-on, combining detailed control with leadership and cross-functional partnering to support Arcade’s future growth and new openings in a fast-paced hospitality business.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with at least five years’ post-qualified experience.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS 16, tronc and service charge arrangements.
• Proven experience leading a finance function within a fast-paced, multi-site business.
• Strong financial control, technical accounting and external audit management expertise.
• Experience in revenue control, stock, gross profit and labour cost reporting.
• Advanced Excel and ERP systems experience.
• Experience improving finance systems and controls.
• Experience in hospitality, leisure, retail or FMCG.
• Experience supporting hyper growth, new site openings and multi-entity or multi-currency operations.

Responsibilities

• Owning the monthly, quarterly and annual close across all sites, central functions and Group entities
• Producing accurate management accounts, site-level P&Ls, board packs and KPI reporting
• Maintaining the integrity of the balance sheet, General Ledger and Chart of Accounts
• Owning revenue reconciliation across POS, card, cash, delivery platforms, gift cards, deposits and deferred income
• Working with Operations to identify margin leakage, including wastage, yield, portioning, discounting and loss
• Monitoring labour costs, rota-to-payroll variances and productivity alongside Operations and Payroll
• Managing cash flow, working capital, treasury processes and supplier payment controls
• Managing lease accounting, including IFRS 16, turnover rents and lease events
• Preparing statutory accounts and leading the annual external audit
• Coordinating corporation tax, VAT and PAYE compliance

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Financial control

External audit coordination

Revenue control

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Arcade is seeking a Financial Controller to lead integrity, accuracy, and governance of financial reporting across our growing multi-site estate. You will own month-end close, statutory reporting, audit, tax compliance, revenue control, cash management, and balance sheet while developing the Finance team.

The role is hands-on, combining detailed control with leadership and cross-functional partnering to support Arcade’s future growth and new openings in a fast-paced hospitality business.