Description

Donswift Company is hiring a Financial Controller with the following key responsibilities;

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Prepare and analyze monthly management accounts: Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, Balance Sheet, and ageing reports
• Deliver timely month-end and year-end closing reports
• Daily reconciliation of revenue recognition and cost of goods sold between POS, inventory, and accounting systems

Inventory Control & Cost Management

• Oversee real-time inventory management across all branches using integrated inventory and accounting software
• Ensure zero stock-outs for all critical fast-moving items
• Prepare daily food cost reports
• Conduct branch-level and consolidated COGS analysis
• Maintain documented minimum inventory levels and reorder points

Cash Flow & Working Capital

• Prepare weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts
• Ensure liquidity for operations including payroll and suppliers

Supplier & Procurement Management

• Manage supplier relationships and credit terms
• Maintain approved supplier and alternative supplier documentation with updated price lists

Policies, SOPs & Controls

• Develop and enforce SOPs for central purchasing, stock transfers, and inter-branch requisitions
• Maintain internal controls and audit readiness

Asset Management

• Maintain an updated fixed asset register and conduct monthly asset tracking

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and develop the finance and inventory teams
• Build financial awareness across operational teams

Analytical & Strategic Support

• Prepare advanced analytical reports to support pricing, menu engineering, and business decisions

Technical Skills

• Experience with Quickbooks, Odoo ERP preferred
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel
• Experience with POS, inventory, management and accounting systems.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and leadership skills
• High attention to detail and integrity
• Commercially and operationally minded

Education & Requirements

• Education: Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related field

Experience: 5 years

Industry Experience: Hospitality

Additional Details

• Minimum 5-8 years’ experience in restaurant or hospitality finance.
• Multi-branch and inventory-intensive operations experience required.

• Prepare and analyze monthly management accounts: Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement, Balance Sheet, and ageing reports
• Deliver timely month-end and year-end closing reports
• Daily reconciliation of revenue recognition and cost of goods sold between POS, inventory, and accounting systems
• Oversee real-time inventory management across all branches using integrated inventory and accounting software
• Ensure zero stock-outs for all critical fast-moving items
• Prepare daily food cost reports
• Conduct branch-level and consolidated COGS analysis
• Maintain documented minimum inventory levels and reorder points
• Prepare weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts
• Ensure liquidity for operations including payroll and suppliers
• Manage supplier relationships and credit terms
• Maintain approved supplier and alternative supplier documentation with updated price lists
• Develop and enforce SOPs for central purchasing, stock transfers, and inter-branch requisitions
• Maintain internal controls and audit readiness
• Maintain an updated fixed asset register and conduct monthly asset tracking
• Lead and develop the finance and inventory teams
• Build financial awareness across operational teams
• Prepare advanced analytical reports to support pricing, menu engineering, and business decisions

• Experience with Quickbooks, Odoo ERP preferred
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel
• Experience with POS, inventory, management and accounting systems.
• Strong analytical and leadership skills
• High attention to detail and integrity
• Commercially and operationally minded

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related field