Strategic Financial Controller – Multi-Site Restaurants

COREcruitment Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

COREcruitment Ltd is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller for a multi-site restaurant group in London. You will work closely with Operations to turn financial insight into commercial impact, lead month-end and site-level reporting, and build robust financial controls as the business scales.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification with at least five years post-qualification experience and a proven ability to partner with Operations across a growing estate.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with at least five years post-qualified experience.
• Proven experience in the restaurant sector.
• Strong track record of partnering with Operations in a multi-site environment.
• Experience implementing financial controls and improving processes.
• Solid technical accounting knowledge including IFRS 16 and strong margins/labour/cost understanding.
• Confident communicator who can challenge constructively and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end, management accounts, site-level P&L and KPI reporting.
• Partner with Operations to challenge performance and drive improvements.
• Monitor gross profit, wastage, stock, labour costs and margins.
• Implement and embed robust financial controls across the estate.
• Oversee revenue controls, reconciliations, cash flow and working capital.
• Lead and develop the finance team and support new site openings.

Skills

Financial reporting

Business partnering

Financial controls

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

COREcruitment Ltd is seeking a hands-on Financial Controller for a multi-site restaurant group in London. You will work closely with Operations to turn financial insight into commercial impact, lead month-end and site-level reporting, and build robust financial controls as the business scales.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification with at least five years post-qualification experience and a proven ability to partner with Operations across a growing estate.