Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant – Arcade Restaurants 🚀

Driving Financial Excellence in a Fast-Paced Environment 

Join our Finance team as a Financial Accountant and be part of a our growth mission! 🚀

We’re looking for a talented Financial Accountant in London with experience in multi-site, high-volume hospitality operations, ideally within restaurant groups to join our dynamic team at Arcade Restaurant Group. 

This is a pivotal role where your financial expertise will help shape the success of a growing portfolio of diverse and exciting food brands. You’ll ensure smooth financial operations, support our brand partners, and contribute directly to commercial performance.

At Arcade, finance goes beyond the numbers. You’ll be part of a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment where precision, innovation, and collaboration drive everything we do. If you’re ready to step into a role where your impact is felt across the business, we’d love to hear from you.

About the Role – Financial Accountant

As a Financial Accountant, you will act as the financial backbone of our operations, ensuring financial clarity, accuracy, and efficiency across our London sites. Working closely with our Senior Finance team and Directors you will:

• Take ownership of financial reporting, reconciliations, and process improvements, ensuring accuracy and efficiency across all Arcade locations.
• Serve as the key link between outsourced finance teams and internal stakeholders.
• Assist with month-end and year-end financial processes, preparing schedules for board reporting and audit analysis.
• Provide financial and statistical reports to brand partners, landlords, and government agencies, including turnover rent and revenue data.
• Maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliations and flag any financial risks.
• Track and analyse discounts and banking discrepancies at site level.
• Manage intercompany reconciliations across different vendors and locations.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and reporting quality.
• Oversee sales ledger functions, ensuring revenue accuracy and compliance.

We'd love to hear from you if you: 

✅ Bring 3+ years of experience in a similar role.

✅ Are excited about day-to-day financial reporting and controlling nuances for a multi-site restaurant business.

✅ Thrive in a fast-paced hospitality/restaurant finance environment.

✅ Are meticulous with numbers and able to spot discrepancies instantly.

✅ Are confident using Xero, Aquilla, or Sharperlight, with solid Excel skills (SUMIF, VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH).

✅ Bring a strong understanding of EPOS systems and their impact on financial accuracy.

✅ Have a growth mindset and constantly look for ways to improve financial processes.

✅ Are a self-starter who takes initiative without needing micromanagement.

 

Our Benefits & Culture
Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.
We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

• Refer a friend bonus
• Internal wage advance facility to instantly access the wages you’ve earned
• Delicious, seasonal meals when you’re at work
• A restaurant recognition budget for Birthday goodies and career milestones
• Dedicated staff chill out areas with kitchens and your own seating off the restaurant floor
• Balanced rotas. Your time outside of work is important to us.
• 50% off food in our restaurants for you and your loved ones
• 50% off food in JKS restaurants within Arcade for you and your loved ones
• Access to counselling, remote GP/physio services, legal advice and more through Hospitality Action 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
• Huge Summer and Christmas team parties where we all down tools and have some fun!