Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner- South Restaurants

Some good stuff.

• Competitive salary + a discretionary bonus
• Treat yourself, friends and family to 100% food & drink discount at any Côte Restaurant (T&Cs apply)
• We pay all our teams fortnightly because who doesn’t love a payday?
• Your health and wellbeing is really important to us, so you’re eligible for our Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Access your pay early through Wagestream
• Company pension scheme & life assurance scheme

As a Finance Business Partner at Côte, you'll be the financial guru turning data into insights. Working side-by-side with our operators and reporting to the Head of Commercial Finance, you'll provide clear, actionable insights that boost sales, profit, and value. Whether it's analysing a new marketing initiative, building a new dashboard or guiding the Operational teams with savvy financial advice, you’ll be the go-to for making complex info easy to digest. You’ll play a pivotal part in keeping our restaurants thriving and our guests returning for more!

Locations: You’ll be based mainly at our Support Office in Kensington (W8 5DA) and there will be occasional travel to our restaurants nationwide. Hybrid working is a standard practice amongst our Support Office teams at Côte) with on average 2-3 days in the office.

Some insight to the role.

• Be the key Finance point of contact for the South region of 35-40 restaurants, providing support to the Operational Director by establishing strong credibility and working in a supportive and objective manner.
• Provide commercial analysis and insight in relation to key operational decisions and strategic initiatives, with a simple narrative that is easily understood by non-financial stakeholders.
• Produce and develop weekly and monthly KPI reporting/dashboards that demonstrates real insight and drives action.
• Present financial results and insights to the regional team on a weekly and periodic basis.
• Manage the forecasting and budgeting processes for the region.
• Input into the monthly exec and board reporting packs, with analysis on key business metrics.
• Play a key role in commercial upskilling across the region.
• Work collaboratively with other departments and business partners to produce investment appraisals and supporting analysis.
• Provide ad hoc support to the Head of Commercial Finance, CFO and wider Senior Leadership Team on operational and financial matters.

A bit about you…

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or qualified by experience.
• Proven track record of business partnering and managing stakeholders.
• Curious, proactive, and meticulous with good influencing skills.
• Experience in delivering budgets and the process of achieving stakeholder buy-in.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience in financial modelling.
• Excellent presentation skills (PowerPoint).