Group Finance Director

Group Finance Director – MJMK Restaurants

Location: London – Full Time in the Office, W1

Direct applicants only, no recruitment agencies please

We are looking for a Group Finance Director to join us full-time, based in our London office.

This is a hands‑on, senior leadership role working closely with the founders and wider team. Due to the nature of the role and the need to be embedded with the team and the founders, this is an in‑office position with no set wfh arrangement.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership and team

• Lead and develop the finance function, mentoring the team and building capability as the business scales
• Embed strong processes, controls and ways of working across the finance team

Financial control and reporting

• Maintain tight financial control across the business, ensuring all cash movements are accurately tracked, reconciled and understood
• Ensure robust and accurate monthly reporting, with full ownership of P&L, balance sheet and cashflow, and all key accounts fully reconciled
• Lead the year‑end process and manage auditors, statutory accounts and compliance
• Oversee tax, VAT and HMRC compliance, including hospitality‑specific considerations

Planning, strategy and stakeholders

• Partner closely with the founders on cashflow, liquidity planning and overall financial strategy
• Own and refine forward‑looking financial models, supporting decision‑making across the group and new openings
• Lead board and investor reporting, including building and presenting complex financial models, forecasts and performance updates to investors and lenders
• Manage banking relationships, debt facilities and covenant reporting

Commercial finance and FP&A

• Lead the group’s FP&A function, owning budgeting, forecasting and reforecasting cycles across all sites and central costs
• Translate financial data into clear, actionable insight to support decision‑making across operations, marketing and openings
• Develop and track key KPIs, driving accountability across the business
• Support pricing, menu engineering and revenue optimisation through detailed analysis
• Provide scenario analysis on new sites, investments and strategic initiatives
• Drive cost control at a granular level, working closely with site teams, Heads of Department and the Head of Commercial to identify opportunities and deliver ongoing cost savings across the business

Commercial and operational support

• Partner with Heads of Department to drive profitability, cost control and operational efficiency
• Drive site‑level performance through margin analysis, labour optimisation, TRONC oversight and KPI tracking
• Oversee key supplier contracts and support procurement initiatives to drive savings and consistency
• Work with the leadership team on commercial decision‑making, including site selection, lease negotiations and investment cases

Growth and systems

• Oversee CAPEX planning and tracking for new openings, alongside tight control of pre‑opening OPEX
• Support a pipeline of new openings in a capital‑intensive, fast‑moving environment
• Own and improve financial systems, controls and reporting processes as the business grows
• Support and oversee the finance and operational tech stack, including systems such as Xero, Tenzo, MarketMan, Toast, ApprovalMax and Sona, ensuring data integrity, integration and reporting consistency across the business

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KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience as a Finance Director within a multi‑site hospitality or consumer‑facing business
• Strong track record building complex financial models, cashflow forecasts and long‑term plans
• Experience presenting financial performance, forecasts and models to investors, lenders and boards
• Experience managing lender relationships, debt structures and covenants
• Strong commercial finance and FP&A capability, with experience running budgeting and forecasting cycles
• Commercially minded, able to translate financial data into clear, actionable insight
• Hands‑on leadership style, comfortable operating both strategically and in the detail
• Experience supporting new openings, CAPEX‑heavy growth and scaling businesses
• Strong understanding of hospitality metrics, labour models and operational drivers
• Experience with finance and general operational systems

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