Head of Finance - Bars, Hotels and Franchise (remote based)

COMPANY SHARES  | BONUS SCHEME | PENSION ENHANCEMENTS UP TO 10% | 4-WEEK SABBATICAL EVERY 5 YEARS | STAFF DISCOUNT | EXTRA HOLIDAY DAY EACH YEAR | ADDITIONAL PAY FOR EACH BEER EXAM PASSED

We love great craft beer. We want everyone to be as passionate about it as we are – and our central team are vital in this mission. Every single person in our team can shape our future for the better, whether that’s for our people, planet or our incredible beer. Because we expect great things from you, we give great things back. And not only that - we are a Best Places to Work employer 2023

HOP STOCK | We believe in sharing our success with our crew and have a unique Hop Stock benefit for our salaried team. That means you share in our success, and if we grow strongly, we win together.

PENSION ENHANCEMENT | We increase our contributions to your pension up to 10% of your salary so together we can properly invest in your future. And, since the statutory amount all businesses pay is 3%, our decision to pay above that shows we’re taking your future seriously.

4-WEEK SABBATICAL| After every 5 years here you will receive an additional 4 weeks off to spend doing whatever you want.

STAFF DISCOUNT | 25% off in bars, 30% off online and 50% off BrewDog Merch to fill up your fridge and your wardrobe* (*don’t put your hoody in the fridge though)

ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY DAYS | For every full year completed up to your 5^th year with us we add on one additional day’s leave above and beyond your initial entitlement. You therefore get an extra full week off at 5 years every single year onward to rest up.

BEER TRAINING | We love beer and we want you to love beer too, so we’ll support you through the internationally-recognised Cicerone qualifications, so you can love it almost as much as we do. We’ll also pay you more for each level you pass.

AND A LOT MORE | Okay, deep breath… enhanced sick pay, healthcare, life assurance, high street retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave, pawternity leave, DE+I and crew forum groups and an allowance to quality check some beers each month!

We’re also the world’s first carbon negative beer business. We’re focused on making sure that we, and future generations, have a planet to brew great beer on. Our industry leading techniques help us create and deliver unique beer whilst doing our bit (and others’) for the environment.

• Finance lead for all Brewdog Bars (owned and franchise) as well as hotels g;obally.
• Ownership of the Retail Budget and Forecasting process.
• Weekly / Monthly reporting on Retail performance at both a site and department level – highlighting ongoing trends and trajectory.
• Production of key analysis highlighting areas of risk and opportunity to the business.
• Tracking monthly initiatives to highlight their value to the Group.
• P&L consolidation.
• Challenging P&L assumptions and results versus expectations and forecast.
• Running monthly P&L reviews with key Retail Operators.
• Estate evaluation highlighting trends by region, type of site, key metrics, etc. This also includes working with the legal team to highlight areas of opportunity both for site acquisition and exit.
• Finance project lead for Retail. This includes supporting IT, process changes, financial insight, etc.
• Production of a Rolling 12 month forecast and beyond (helping to support the Groups 5 year plan).
• Franchise support helping to drive this area of the business as it continues to expand globally. This includes production of the P&L and understanding individual Franchise contracts and associated implications.
• Work closely with the Head of Commercial Finance to highlight Retail performance.
• Direct support to the Global Retail Team. This will require close business partnering and support to all key functions within that team – Ops, Food & Drink Teams, HR, Marketing, Property, Legal, IT.
• Direct support to the Head of Franchise, working to provide a consolidated view of Retail (Owned bars as well as Franchise).
• Drive a collaborative working culture across both the finance and retail functions, working closely to ensure fulfilment of business requirements whilst encouraging openness and approachability.
• Work together with the other departments to ensure the smooth running of the total operation.
•  Make decisions based on what is best for the business and not just your department