Financial Controller

Our client is looking for an experienced Financial Controller to join their growing London-based finance team supporting a portfolio of clients within the hospitality sector.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and commercially minded finance professional to take ownership of a client portfolio, delivering high-quality financial reporting, operational finance support, and team leadership within a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

This is a hands-on and varied position where you will act as the financial lead for a portfolio of clients while supporting operational teams with financial insight and control. Responsibilities will include:

• Managing a portfolio of approximately 8-10 clients and acting as the key financial contact
• Preparing accurate monthly management accounts including full analysis of overheads and balance sheet control accounts
• Producing weekly flash reports highlighting sales performance, cost of sales, stock consumption, and wage costs against budget and prior year performance
• Assisting with the preparation of statutory accounts and supporting external advisors during the year-end process
• Preparing and maintaining client budgets and financial forecasts
• Working closely with operational managers to monitor payroll and operational costs against agreed budgets
• Supporting stock control processes and ensuring accurate reconciliation of food, beverage, and consumable stock
• Performing reconciliations between stock control systems and accounting records to investigate and resolve variances
• Reviewing payroll submissions and ensuring accuracy before processing through the payroll bureau
• Monitoring PAYE, NI, and payroll-related control accounts
• Producing cash flow reports and supporting supplier and vendor relationship management
• Overseeing purchase ledger processes, creditor reconciliations, and payment approvals
• Managing and supporting the internal accounts team, including training and development
• Visiting client sites where required to support operational and financial reviews
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial systems, reporting processes, and operational efficiency

This role offers exposure to a fast-paced hospitality environment and is ideal for someone who enjoys combining technical accounting with operational finance and client interaction.

• Previous experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or similar senior finance position
• Strong experience within the hospitality sector or another high-volume operational environment
• Advanced working knowledge of accounting systems such as Xero and Sage
• Experience working with payroll processes and operational cost control
• Strong understanding of management accounts, reconciliations, and financial reporting
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with non-financial operational teams
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable managing multiple clients and priorities
• Proactive and confident working within a collaborative team environment

• Opportunity to manage a diverse portfolio of hospitality clients
• Varied and commercially focused finance role
• Modern office environment in Canary Wharf
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Competitive salary and benefits package including pension and healthcare
• Excellent long-term development opportunities within a growing organisation