Finance Manager – Restaurants (UAE VAT, Corporate Tax, Inventory & Multi-Branch Accounting)

Inventory & Cost Control

• Monitor and reconcile inventory across all restaurant branches
• Perform monthly inventory valuation and stock reconciliations
• Analyze food cost and beverage cost percentages
• Investigate inventory variances, wastage, spoilage, and shrinkage
• Establish inventory control procedures and branch-level controls
• Work with operations teams to improve inventory turnover and reduce waste
• Reconcile purchases, transfers, consumption, and closing inventory

Multi-Branch Financial Management

• Manage accounting and reporting for 8 restaurant locations
• Consolidate branch financials into group reporting
• Track branch profitability and KPI performance
• Prepare branch-wise P&L statements
• Monitor labor costs, food costs, and operating expenses by location
• Support budgeting and forecasting for each branch

UAE Tax & Compliance

• Prepare and review UAE VAT returns
• Support UAE Corporate Tax compliance
• Maintain audit-ready records and documentation
• Coordinate with external auditors and tax advisors

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Prepare monthly management accounts
• Cash flow forecasting
• Budgeting and variance analysis
• Develop financial models for new branches and expansion plans
• Provide recommendations to improve profitability

Key Restaurant Experience Requirements

Look for candidates who have:

• 5+ years in restaurant, hospitality, F&B, or retail finance
• Experience managing multiple outlets/branches
• Inventory accounting experience
• Food cost and recipe costing knowledge
• POS system experience (e.g., Micros, Foodics, Toast, Oracle Hospitality, etc.)
• UAE VAT experience
• UAE Corporate Tax knowledge
• Experience with ERP/accounting systems such as Zoho Books, QuickBooks, Odoo, SAP Business One, Oracle NetSuite, etc.

Pay: AED3,000.00 - AED8,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person