Finance Director

FS Partners is delighted to be partnering with an international, London-based restaurant group to appoint a Group Finance Director. This is a hands-on, high-impact role in a fast-moving, founder-led business that is scaling fast. Our client operates a portfolio of casual and high-end restaurant brands, with an international estate. It's an entrepreneurial environment where finance sits right at the heart of decision-making, working closely with the Director on strategy and growth.

Key Responsibilities Lead, mentor and develop the finance team, embedding strong processes and controls as the business scales Maintain tight financial control, with full ownership of P&L, balance sheet and cashflow, and all key accounts reconciled Lead year-end, auditors, statutory accounts, and tax, VAT and HMRC compliance, including hospitality-specific considerations Partner with the Director on cashflow, liquidity planning and financial strategy Own forward-looking financial models to support decisions across the group and new openings Lead board, investor and lender reporting, including presenting complex models and forecasts Manage banking relationships, debt facilities and covenant reporting Run the FP&A function: budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting across all sites and central costs Develop and track KPIs, and turn data into clear, actionable insight for operations, marketing and openings Support pricing, menu engineering and revenue optimisation Drive granular cost control with site teams, Heads of Department and the Head of Commercial Improve site performance through margin analysis, labour optimisation, TRONC oversight and KPI tracking Oversee key supplier contracts and procurement initiatives Support commercial decisions, including site selection, lease negotiations and investment cases Oversee CAPEX planning and pre-opening OPEX for a pipeline of new openings Own and improve the finance and operational tech stack.

About You Proven Finance Director experience in a multi-site hospitality or consumer-facing business ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified A strong track record building complex financial models, cashflow forecasts and long-term plans Confident presenting to investors, lenders and boards Experience managing lender relationships, debt structures and covenants Strong commercial finance and FP&A capability Commercially minded, with the ability to translate numbers into clear, actionable insight A hands-on leader who's comfortable operating strategically and in the detail Experience supporting new openings and CAPEX-heavy growth in a scaling business A strong understanding of hospitality metrics, labour models and operational drivers

Experience with finance and operational systems