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Financial Controller
London | £70,000 – £80,000
4 days in the office, 1 day WFH
The Opportunity
I am partnering with a fast-growing hospitality brand to find a Financial Controller who can play a key role in the next stage of their journey.
Built around high-quality, freshly prepared food, this is a business with a strong identity, a loyal customer base, and ambitious plans for the future. With the company set to double in size over the next three years, they are now looking to strengthen their finance function with an experienced Financial Controller.
It's an exciting opportunity to join a close-knit, entrepreneurial team where you will have genuine visibility across the business and the opportunity to make a tangible impact.
The Role
Working closely with the senior leadership team, you will take ownership of financial control and reporting while helping build the processes, systems, and insight needed to support the next phase of growth.
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys getting into the detail but can also step back, understand the commercial picture, and help the business make better decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Own monthly management accounts, reporting packs, and financial analysis
- Lead month-end and year-end close processes
- Manage budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow
- Strengthen financial controls, processes, and reporting
- Oversee transactional finance, including AP, AR, and payroll
- Manage VAT, tax compliance, statutory reporting, and audit requirements
- Partner with operational teams to improve cost control, margins, and profitability
- Provide clear financial insight to support commercial decision-making
- Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes, and reporting efficiency
- Develop and support the finance team as the business continues to scale
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The Opportunity to Make an Impact
With significant expansion ahead, the Financial Controller will have the opportunity to help shape what the finance function looks like for the next stage of the business.
You will play an important role in:
- Building scalable finance processes and controls
- Improving visibility across site and business performance
- Strengthening forecasting, cash management, and commercial reporting
- Supporting the leadership team with meaningful financial insight
- Developing a finance function capable of supporting a business twice its current size
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About You
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified, or equivalent
- Experienced Financial Controller or senior finance professional
- Strong background in financial reporting, controls, and process improvement
- Commercially minded and comfortable partnering with non-finance stakeholders
- Confident working in a fast-paced, growing environment
- Hands-on, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership
- Experience within hospitality or food & beverage required
- Experience managing and developing a finance team
Why Join?
- Join a successful hospitality brand at a pivotal stage of growth
- Business set to double in size over the next three years
- Genuine opportunity to influence how the finance function develops
- High visibility and exposure to senior leadership
- Broad role combining financial control with commercial impact
- Close-knit, collaborative culture
- Join a brand passionate about quality, freshly prepared food, and its family heritage
If you are a Financial Controller looking for a role where you can make a visible impact and help build the finance function behind an ambitious, growing hospitality brand, I would love to hear from you.
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