Finance Assistant

Finance Assistant

Canary Wharf, London

We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Finance Assistant to join a busy hospitality and catering operation based in Canary Wharf. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous finance experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and wants to develop within a commercially focused role.

The successful candidate will support the finance function across multiple operational areas, helping to ensure accurate reporting, strong financial controls, and effective analysis of business performance. You’ll work closely with operational managers and senior stakeholders, providing valuable insight into sales, labour, stock, and purchasing performance while supporting the day-to-day running of the finance department.

This role would suit someone who is highly organised, analytical, and confident managing multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

• Support weekly and period-end financial reporting processes
• Analyse sales performance and provide ad hoc reporting when required
• Produce labour reports and support managers with labour analysis
• Investigate stock, gross profit, and cost variances alongside operational teams
• Support financial controls, compliance checks, and audit processes
• Maintain reporting systems and ensure operational data is kept up to date
• Assist with reconciliations, administration, and finance-related queries
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to improve financial understanding and performance
• Support purchasing compliance and reporting processes
• Assist with maintaining EPOS and reporting systems

About You

• Previous experience within a finance, accounts, or analytical role
• Hospitality or catering industry experience would be highly beneficial
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for accuracy
• Intermediate Excel skills and confidence working with data
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Able to prioritise workload and meet deadlines in a busy environment
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify trends and investigate issues
• Proactive, adaptable, and willing to support across multiple areas of the business

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing operation where you can make a real impact while developing your finance and commercial experience within hospitality.

We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Free meals
• Subsidised gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme
• Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
• Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
• Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
• Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
• Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
• Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
• Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
• You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families

About Us

Restaurant Associates provides brilliant hospitality through our food, drink and services. We work with our partners and collaborate with our clients to achieve great things together. Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.

Job Reference: com/1805/44769001/52808777/SU #RA Group

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!