About the Role

We're looking for a hands-on Finance Director to run day-to-day financial reporting, cost control and P&L; management for a growing, multi-unit hospitality group in Mumbai.

This is an execution-focused role: pulling information out of outlets, kitchens, purchase teams and vendors, turning it into accurate reporting, and using it to actively manage costs, cash flow and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

- Financial Planning & Budgeting
- Prepare annual budgets, monthly/quarterly forecasts and rolling cash-flow and profitability projections for the group and each outlet, tracking actuals against budget and chasing down variances.
- Management Information System (MIS)
- Prepare the group's MIS - daily revenue flash, weekly P&L;, monthly management accounts and outlet-

wise P&L; - with cost percentages, margins, EBITDA and variance explanations.
- Cost Control & Profitability
- Monitor food, beverage, labour and operating costs with the F&B; Cost Controller; track inventory variances, wastage and vendor pricing to catch leakage and fix recurring issues with operations and kitchen teams.
- Purchase & Vendor Controls
- Run the purchase-order process against budgets and approved rates, track vendor balances and payment schedules, and benchmark rates to flag duplicate or inflated purchases.5. Events & Commercial Pricing
- Work out event contribution margins and pricing against minimum-margin requirements, and review profitability after each event to sharpen future pricing.
- Cash Flow & Treasury
- Prepare weekly cash-flow forecasts, plan payment runs, track receivables and collections, and flag cash-flow gaps early.




- Capex & Current Projects
- Prepare pre-opening and project budgets, track capex and vendor commitments against approvals,

and build financial models for new locations.
- Outlet Financial Accountability
- Set clear monthly targets for each outlet, then walk through performance with the GM every month -

what was budgeted, what actually happened, why, and what's being done about it.
- Compliance, Accounting & Statutory Matters
- Handle monthly closing, keep books accurate, and coordinate with CAs, auditors and tax consultants on GST, TDS, income tax and annual audits.
- Partner Reporting
- Prepare group- and outlet-wise reporting on revenue, margins, EBITDA, cash position and key risks for partner review.
- Coordination & Follow-Through
- Work alongside the Accounts and Cost Control team day to day, keep SOPs followed on the ground,

and support better systems and less manual reconciliation.

Skills & Competencies

- Financial: P&L; management, budgeting & forecasting, cash-flow management, cost accounting, variance analysis, working-capital & capex tracking, statutory compliance.
- Hospitality/Commercial: Restaurant P&L;, food & beverage costing, inventory control, vendor management, event profitability, outlet-level profitability,



labour-cost management.
- Systems: Advanced Excel/Google Sheets, accounting/ERP systems, POS and MIS dashboards - used hands- on, daily.

Personal Attributes

- Hands-on and detail-oriented - comfortable doing the legwork of pulling numbers together, not just reviewing what others prepare.
- Organised and analytical, with strong follow-through on chasing information from the right people until variances are explained.
- Able to work directly with founders, partners, GMs and vendors, and communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues.
- Most importantly: reliable and thorough - someone who executes and turns raw information into accurate, timely reporting, every time.

Key Performance Indicators

- Accuracy and timeliness of MIS, P&L; delivery and reporting.
- Budget-vs-actual performance and reduction in financial leakage or unexplained variances.
- Food and beverage cost improvement and vendor cost optimisation.
- Purchase compliance, cash-flow visibility and capex control.
- Statutory compliance and reduced partner involvement in day-to-day financial administration.

The Person We Are Looking For

We're not looking for someone who only reviews numbers other people have prepared. We need a hands-on Finance Manager who pulls data from outlets, the kitchen, vendors and the accounts team, puts it together accurately, and follows up until the numbers add up — while still getting the day-to-day books right.

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📌 Financial Director (Mumbai)
🏢 La Panthera
📍 Mumbai