_{06th September, 2025}

Head of Finance - Hospitality Sector
 
Location: London
Salary: £80,000 - £100,000
Hybrid: Hybrid - 4 office days per week
 
About the Company
We are proud to be partnering with a leading London-based restaurant group renowned for its award-winning dining concepts. The group operates a diverse portfolio of critically acclaimed venues, each known for exceptional food, innovative menus, and outstanding service. With a commitment to quality and creativity, the business continues to grow and attract some of the industry's best talent. This forward-thinking business are now looking for a Brand Head of Finance to build on their success as they continue to scale their brands.
 
You'll work side-by-side with the senior leadership team, bridging the gap with central finance. It's a hands-on, commercially minded role where your eye for detail and strategic input will help shape decisions and drive the business forward.
 
Job Requirements
 
As a Head of Finance, you will:

• Own the end-to-end monthly management accounts process for the brand — including timely P&L, balance sheet and cashflow reporting, robust balance sheet reconciliations, and a well-controlled month-end close aligned with Group deadlines.
• Manage day-to-day cashflow and working capital, flagging risks and supporting spend decisions
• Maintain and report on site-level capex schedules, ensuring transparency and alignment with Group
• Act as the primary point of contact for all day-to-day finance queries across the brand
• Lead and support the development of the finance team.
• Ensure audit readiness and compliance with Group financial policies and internal control frameworks
• Act as the lead finance business partner to the SLT
• Lead annual budgeting and reforecasting across P&L, labour, site contribution, variable costs and capex
• Provide weekly and monthly performance insights, surfacing risks and opportunities across trading, margins, and cost control
• Own labour cost forecasting, rota modelling, tronc planning and related analysis - ensuring fairness, clarity and operational alignment
• Provide decision support on promotions, pricing, menu engineering, operating models and new openings

Key Person Requirements
 
This Head of Finance role will suit someone who is:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) with 3-5+ years of post-qualified experience in commercially focused finance roles
• Experience in hospitality or restaurant multi-site environments is essential
• Proven ability to influence, challenge and support non-finance stakeholders in fast-paced, decentralised environments
• Must have a commercially-minded approach with strong analytical and modelling skills
• Confident presenting financial insight to senior leaders and constructively challenging assumptions
• Have strong understanding of tronc and recent legislation
• Experience in managing and leading fast paced finance teams
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tenzo) is a plus

 
If you're looking to step into a true senior role with excellent flexibility and autonomy as a Head of Finance owning a full finance remit, while staying in the key details of a high performing team, we'd love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your CV for immediate consideration.
 
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