Senior Finance Manager

The Senior Manager – Finance will lead the finance function of a dynamic and fast-growing restaurant group. The role is designed to elevate finance from a purely reporting-oriented function into a strategic business partner, enabling data-driven decisions that foster growth and sustainability. Key focus areas include management accounting, profitability analysis, forecasting, and cashflow management.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Strategy & Planning

• Drive management accounting processes by developing forecasting models, scenario planning, and margin tracking.
• Deliver in-depth profitability analytics across outlets, brands, menu items, and promotional activities, identifying opportunities to maximize margins.
• Develop robust short- and long-term cashflow strategies to ensure liquidity and continuity.
• Implement rolling forecasts (weekly, monthly, quarterly) to support agile business decisions.

2. Business Insights & Performance Analytics

• Design and maintain dashboards that integrate sales, food cost, labor, and overhead data into a clear profitability view.
• Partner with Operations, Culinary, and Marketing teams to measure the financial impact of menu changes, campaigns, and customer acquisition initiatives.
• Identify cost drivers and recommend savings strategies while preserving brand standards and customer experience.
• Provide financial insights to guide pricing, vendor negotiations, and investment planning.

3. Cashflow & Treasury Management

• Oversee daily and weekly cashflow, ensuring proactive management of working capital (DSO, DPO, inventory).
• Build and maintain cashflow forecasting models to minimize financial risk and avoid last-minute funding gaps.
• Strengthen relationships with banks and financial institutions to secure favorable terms for credit, leasing, and capital projects.

4. Financial Management & Compliance

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, statutory compliance, and external audits.
• Drive ERP adoption to enable real-time visibility into financial and operational performance.
• Enhance financial governance, internal controls, and risk management practices.

5. Business Partnering & Leadership

• Act as a trusted commercial advisor to the CEO and Executive Committee, offering actionable financial insights.
• Build financial acumen across business unit heads and operational managers to drive cost awareness and accountability.
• Support the CEO in preparing Board-level presentations with forward-looking projections and strategic insights.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Finance team to transition into a proactive, analytical, and advisory function.