Commercial Finance Business Partner, Hospitality, London, 70k  

We are working with a fast-growing, international casual dining brand recognised for its distinctive presence in the food & beverage sector.

With operations across multiple markets and a footprint that continues to expand, they are expanding their finance team and are looking for a commercial finance business partner to work closely with the operations team and other departments within the business.

Responsibilities

• Partner with F&B leadership and operational teams as a trusted advisor, translating financial performance into actionable commercial insights.
• Drive profitable growth by analysing sales, margin, and cost trends; highlight risks and opportunities, and influence strategic decision-making.
• Support annual budget setting and rolling forecasts, delivering data-led recommendations to optimise revenue and profitability across multiple sites and international operations.
• Challenge and support operational teams with business cases for new concepts, initiatives, supplier negotiations, and capital investments.
• Build and evolve financial models to assess commercial opportunities, ensuring robust evaluation of ROI and long-term value creation.
• Enhance performance reporting dashboards and KPIs, enabling data-driven decisions across the business.
• Work cross-functionally with commercial, operations, and finance teams to improve processes, streamline systems, and ensure scalability of reporting.
• Actively contribute to continuous improvement in financial processes, systems integration (POS, ERP, BI) and business controls, ensuring compliance without compromising agility.

The ideal candidate

• Strong commercial finance experience with a proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders and driving business performance.
• Excellent analysis and modelling capability (Excel, BI tools, ERP such as NetSuite, Sage; confident in POS data flows and integrations).
• A balance of strategic acumen and practical problem-solving; able to translate numbers into clear narratives and recommendations.
• Experience supporting multi-site hospitality operations, ideally hotels or F&B, with an understanding of international contexts.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills, comfortable challenging and supporting senior non-finance colleagues.
• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent), or qualified by experience with directly relevant background.
• Agile, adaptable, and proactive – able to manage competing priorities and deliver impact in a fast-paced environment.