About the Role

Shawarmashi is a growing quick-service restaurant brand expanding across Kerala and India. We're looking for a hands-on Finance Manager / Financial Controller to build financial discipline into a multi-outlet operation from the ground up — someone equally comfortable closing monthly books and building forecasting models for expansion decisions.

Key Responsibilities

- Own end-to-end financial reporting across all outlets — consolidated P&L;, cash flow, and balance sheet

- Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis and commentary for the board

- Oversee the bookkeeping team — ensure accuracy, timeliness, and consistency of day-to-day accounting entries across outlets

- Track and analyze unit economics per outlet: food cost %, labor cost %, wastage, and rent-to-revenue ratios

- Build monthly and quarterly forecasts to support board-level investment decisions on new outlets or capex

- Design and manage cost-control systems — vendor pricing, inventory reconciliation, menu costing

- Set up franchise financial frameworks — royalty structures, franchisee reporting templates, and compliance tracking as the brand scales

- Manage statutory compliance — GST, TDS, and other India-specific regulatory filings

- Partner directly with the board on financial strategy and budgeting





- Identify cost leakages and margin-improvement opportunities across outlets

- Help automate finance management functions by giving feedback to and supporting the in-house software team

Requirements

- 4-8 years of experience in finance/accounting, with at least 2 years in multi-unit F&B;, QSR, or retail

- Experience managing or supervising a bookkeeping/accounts team

- Strong grasp of Indian accounting standards, GST, and statutory compliance

- Proven experience building financial models and forecasts (not just historical reporting)

- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets;

experience with accounting software (Tally, Zoho Books, or similar)

- Comfortable working in a lean, fast-moving startup environment with direct board exposure

- Based in or willing to relocate to Kerala

Nice to Have

- Prior experience with franchise-model businesses

- Exposure to POS/restaurant tech systems for data-driven cost tracking

What We Offer

- Direct exposure to board-level strategy and investment decisions

- Ownership of finance function from an early stage, with room to grow into a broader operational finance role

- Competitive compensation aligned with experience

Pay: ₹25,000.00 - ₹40,000.00 per month

Advantages

- Cell phone reimbursement

- Flexible schedule

- Paid sick time

- Paid time off

Work Location: In person

📌 Finance Manager / Financial Controller — Multi-Outlet F&B (Kakkanad)
🏢 SHAWARMASHI FOODS
📍 Kakkanad