Financial Controller - Hospitality SectorLocation: LondonSalary: £90,000 to £110,000 + bonus (DOE)Hybrid: Hybrid - 4 office days per weekAbout the Company We are proud to be partnering with a leading London based hospitality group with an exceptional reputation for quality, innovation and customer experience. With a portfolio of well known brands and a strong growth trajectory, the business is continuing to evolve its operating model and strengthen its senior leadership team. As part of this journey, they are now looking to appoint a Financial Controller to take ownership of a strategically important multi entity portfolio within the Group. This is a high impact role, offering the chance to lead from the front across financial control, reporting, governance and commercial support. This is a control led role first, but equally one where you will work closely with senior operational stakeholders and act as the financial voice at the table. You will play a key part in driving pace, accountability and strong financial discipline, while ensuring the business remains aligned to Group standards and governance.Job requirements: As a Financial Controller, you will:
Own end to end finance delivery for a key multi entity portfolio, with clear accountability for pace, quality and output
Lead the monthly close process to agreed deadlines, ensuring accurate P&L, balance sheet and cashflow reporting
Maintain a clean and well governed balance sheet across all entities, ensuring reconciliations are completed, reviewed and actioned
Take ownership of key schedules including accruals, prepayments, payroll, capex, intercompany and provisions
Ensure a strong financial control environment is in place, with clear documentation, approvals, audit trail and cut off discipline
Ensure audit readiness throughout the year and lead delivery across year end and statutory reporting requirements
Ensure compliance with Group financial policies, internal control frameworks and delegated authorities
Provide oversight and challenge of weekly cash forecasts, ensuring assumptions are robust and risks are identified early
Partner closely with the Treasury Manager and wider leadership team to ensure cash impacts of commercial and operational decisions are understood
Act as senior finance partner to operational leadership, providing both support and constructive challenge
Deliver performance insight across trading, margins, controllable costs and site contribution
Support commercial decision making across pricing, promotions, menu engineering, operating models and new initiatives
Lead finance input into budgeting and reforecasting in partnership with Group FP&A
Provide structured analysis on labour, productivity and cost control, ensuring plans are realistic and deliverable
Support investment appraisals, new initiatives and strategic change, ensuring strong governance and returns discipline
Build and embed scalable finance processes as the portfolio continues to evolve
Drive continuous improvement across reporting, workflows, controls and data quality
Lead and develop the finance team, setting clear expectations, coaching performance and building accountability
Key Person Requirements:
A qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with strong post qualified experience in Financial Control or Controllership roles
Experienced in owning end to end month end, balance sheet governance and audit readiness across multi entity environments
Experience within multi-site hospitality or retail environments
Control minded, with the judgement to operate at pace without compromising integrity or standards
Confident managing senior stakeholders and able to influence, challenge and support non finance leaders
Commercially aware, with strong analytical skills and the ability to turn numbers into clear business decisions
Hands on, resilient and delivery focused, with the ability to thrive in a fast moving and evolving environment
Advanced in Excel and comfortable working across finance systems and reporting tools
If you are looking for a broad and visible Financial Controller role where you can take full ownership of finance delivery for a key portfolio, while partnering closely with senior leadership in a growing hospitality business, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV for immediate consideration.
