Overview
Our client is a fast-growing, experiential leisure and entertainment brand within the competitive socialising sector — think high-energy, game-based venues combining food, drink and entertainment.
The estate currently spans several locations, and a number of smaller partner venues with further franchise expansion planned. It’s a business with a genuinely exciting next chapter ahead as the brand scales.
This is a hands-on, all-round Finance Manager role, sitting at the centre of the business. You’ll take ownership of the day-to-day finance operation across multiple sites and entities, working closely with senior leadership to bring structure, control and reporting discipline to a business in an active growth phase.
Key Responsibilities
- Accounts payable & receivable – processing and payment of supplier invoices; raising sales invoices, chasing payments and reconciling receipts across the group
- Management accounts – monthly preparation for each entity
- Group banking – day-to-day oversight of all group accounts, payment runs and reconciliations
- Payroll – monthly processing (Access Payroll), including onboarding/offboarding and mid-month adjustments
- Tronc management – liaising with the appointed Troncmaster to ensure accurate distribution and record-keeping
- VAT – preparation and submission of quarterly returns across all entities
- Creditor management – maintaining supplier relationships, payment terms and query resolution
- Cashflow & budgeting – maintaining the group cashflow model and annual budget, flagging variances
- Internal reporting – weekly and monthly financial reporting to key stakeholders
- Franchise & partner billing – raising and tracking royalty invoices, recharges and management fees across the franchise network
- Intercompany transactions – recording and reconciling loans, recharges and balances across group entities
- Expenses & credit cards – processing and coding staff expenses and company card transactions
- Audit & compliance – maintaining accurate books and supporting year-end audit and statutory filings
- Systems ownership – Xero (or equivalent), ensuring the chart of accounts and payroll/system integrations are properly maintained
What They’re Looking For
- Genuinely hands-on — comfortable being the sole or lead finance person day-to-day
- Experience working across multiple sites and legal entities
- Confident bringing structure and control to a finance function in a change/growth phase
- Comfortable in an entrepreneurial, fast-moving environment
- Hospitality, leisure or multi-site retail background preferred
Job Tenure: Permanent
