Assistant Financial Controller

About The Role

Tashas Group is built on a simple but powerful idea: beautiful food, stunning environments and engaging service delivered with heart. What began as one café has grown into a portfolio of distinctive restaurants, bars and retail concepts across multiple countries, yet we remain a company with soul .

At the centre of everything we do is Inspired Hospitality — the belief that details matter, that generosity is a strength, and that excellence is a daily discipline .

Behind every exceptional guest experience is a disciplined, thoughtful and committed team. Our Finance function plays a vital role in protecting the integrity of the business, supporting decision-making, and ensuring we grow with intention and care.

We are now looking for an Assistant Financial Controller to join our Group Finance team — someone who takes pride in accuracy, thrives in ownership, and understands that financial clarity allows creativity to flourish.

Your Mission

You will take full ownership of the financial records and trial balances of assigned stores and legal entities from source transactions through to month-end close.

This is a hands-on, operational role. You will manage the detail, uphold the discipline, and ensure that our financial records are always accurate, complete and audit-ready. At the same time, you will provide meaningful insight that helps the business make thoughtful, informed decisions.

You will be both custodian and contributor protecting the numbers while helping shape the story they tell.

Key Responsibilities

Accounting & Controllership

• Own and manage the full trial balance (TB) for assigned stores and entities.
• Post and review Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) transactions.
• Record cash, bank and staff claim entries accurately and on time.
• Perform regular bank, vendor and customer reconciliations.
• Post and review journals including accruals, provisions, prepayments, depreciation, amortisation and capitalisation.
• Support and execute the full month-end close process.
• Conduct balance sheet reviews and inter-company reconciliations.
• Ensure accounting records remain compliant, accurate and audit-ready at all times.
• Work confidently across ERP systems (Sage, Xero and/or NetSuite preferred).
  
  

Revenue, Invoicing & Expense Management

• Raise and process customer and franchisee invoices accurately and timeously.
• Process vendor invoices and manage payment-related queries.
• Oversee daily expense booking with policy compliance checks.
• Review and post employee reimbursements and company card expenses.
• Accurately book royalties, marketing income, rebates and additional revenue streams.
• Monitor debtor and supplier ageing, following up on outstanding balances where required.
  
  

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare weekly and monthly sales and performance reports across regions.
• Produce monthly management accounts for assigned stores and entities.
• Perform variance analysis against budget and prior periods, with clear commentary.
• Support cashflow monitoring and forecasting, identifying risks or funding needs.
• Assist with group consolidation and reporting requirements.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support operational and commercial decisions.
  
  

Tax & Compliance

• Ensure VAT compliance across operating jurisdictions, including accurate calculation and timely submission.
• Support broader tax compliance in collaboration with advisors and Group Finance.
• Assist with the transition of accounting activities in-house from outsourced providers.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations and internal accounting policies.
  
  

Inter-Company & Reconciliations

• Perform inter-company reconciliations across the Group.
• Book and reconcile cross-charge expenses.
• Ensure balances are agreed and cleared within agreed timelines.
  
  

Audit Support

• Support internal and external audit processes.
• Prepare accurate schedules and reconciliations.
• Act as a key finance contact for auditors for assigned entities.
  
  

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with operations, procurement and commercial teams to ensure financial records reflect operational reality.
• Support store managers and internal stakeholders with finance-related queries.
• Collaborate with Group Finance to ensure reporting consistency and control discipline.
  
  

Who You Are

You are rigorous, thoughtful and steady under pressure. You enjoy taking ownership and see detail not as a burden, but as a responsibility. You understand that accuracy builds trust, and trust builds strong businesses

Experience & Skills

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) or equivalent professional accounting qualification.
• Minimum 5 years’ relevant accounting experience, ideally within a multi-entity or group environment.
• Strong experience owning a full trial balance and managing month-end close.
• Proven experience preparing management accounts and performing variance analysis.
• Solid understanding of VAT and statutory compliance.
• Experience within retail, F&B, hospitality or franchise-based businesses (advantageous).
• High attention to detail and strong personal accountability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.
• ERP experience (Sage, Xero and/or NetSuite preferred).
  
  

What You’ll Love

• Being part of a founder-led, values-driven company with global ambition.
• Working in an environment where excellence is expected and supported.
• Collaborating with teams who care deeply about quality, detail and delivery.
• Contributing to a growing international hospitality group built on integrity and heart.
• Competitive compensation and opportunities for long-term growth within the Group.

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