Finance Manager

Searcys is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Finance Manager to join our team. As a Finance Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the financial operations of our catering and client services, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with financial regulations. If you have a strong background in finance, excellent analytical skills, and a passion for the catering industry, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

This role will be based in a B&I contract.

Benefits of the Finance Manager role include:

• 50% discount across Searcys venues
• Enrolment into the Searcys enhanced pension scheme
• Up to 35 days annual leave (depending on role)
• Access to everyday discounts and communication portal
• Employee assistance programme
• Meals provided on shift when working within the venue
• Birthday off
• Access to gym facilities on site in the venue

Working hours: 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Competitive

Job Responsibilities:

1. Managing all financial aspects of a contract
2. Operating in-unit bookkeeping systems: processing and querying daily purchase invoices and credit notes, daily reconciliation of revenues and takings, balancing cash office, calculating stock transfers, waste reports, and closing weekly accounting periods
3. Submitting weekly paperwork to central office
4. Maintaining accrual-specific documents (free issue, beverages, agency, vending)
5. Delivering client reporting suite on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis for the Cost Plus contract
6. Reconciliation and reporting of client stock
7. Preparing and analyzing client-specific reports
8. Preparing and posting monthly accruals and journals
9. Revising and submitting P&L statements
10. Issuing monthly client invoices with backup documentation
11. Providing quarterly client reports
12. Budgeting and reconciliation of balance sheets for clients and Searcys
13. Managing weekly payroll
14. Experience in management accounting is preferred
15. Ability to work with and analyze large data sets
16. Experience in a multi-site retail food service or catering environment is essential
17. A motivated, self-starting, and proactive approach to work
18. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, comfortable interacting at all levels of the business

Join us at Searcys, the oldest caterer in the UK since 1847, and be part of prestigious events in London, gaining insights and mentorship from experienced colleagues. Be part of a storied legacy in hospitality.

We offer a sense of pride and belonging, supported by our rich history and reputation. For more about Searcys, visit our website at .