Financial Controller

The prime objective of the role is to provide commercial analysis and insight, financial reporting, and forecasting, and to influence and challenge business decisions to maximise business profit.

This role is key to the success of our delivery. You will work closely with the senior management team of Elior and Scottish Rugby to ensure that our financial performance is in line with key objectives of the contract, and that both fixed, variable costs and expenditures are within acceptable weekly limits, and that we're always operating to achieve profitability targets.

We want you to embody the Elior way of working, which is high energy and have a strong ability to contribute to the team, love variety and never shy away from a challenge!

As the Commercial Financial Controller, you will be responsible for:

Key Operational Accountabilities:

• Business partnering with the onsite operations team.


• Consistent weekly reporting of sales, gross profit, labour, and overheads for each profit centre. Unlock and visualise the key drivers on the performance of the hospitality contract, providing insight to growth across different revenue streams.


• Produce KPI dashboard on the effectiveness of the Murrayfield hospitality contract


• Prepare monthly pack that tells the story in numbers and highlights the effectiveness of the Elior catering operation and all supporting functions


• This will include operational effectiveness of the various events, event-based P&Ls, effectiveness of the sales and marketing initiatives, in depth variance analysis


• Assisting in client presentations on the key messages of financial performance, driving a risk and opps schedule and responding to client queries in a timely manner.


• Identify and report on key trend metrics on various events in a financial dashboard.


• Lead the planning/forecast iterations for the Stadium through partnering with MD/client to align business strategy to financial performance.


• Work alongside the MDs to bring clarity to actions needed in the delivery of periodic and year-end numbers; driving actions to deliver results.


• Insights on high/low margin products & recommendations to improve profitability.


• Focus around purchasing compliance, and identifying opportunities to improve profitability (switch & saves of products/suppliers etc)


• Assess overall finance compliance and provide recommendations for improvements


• Provide decision support to initiatives and projects supporting delivery of targets through insightful analysis and idea generation


Key Working Relationships

• On-site operations team


• Central support colleagues


• Scottish Rugby finance and operational team


Working Pattern: 37.5 hours

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Commercial Financial Controller to join our team and continue to provide outstanding financial support and success to our operations. To be considered for this role you will need to have strong financial acumen, be analytical in mindset, and have strong reporting skills. Knowledge of contract catering would be beneficial but not essential.

At Elior we're enriching lives, everywhere, every day. Feeding children in schools, loved ones in hospitals and care homes, sports fans in stadiums, visitors in heritage sites and teams in the workplace.

We are a multi-award-winning global player in the hospitality sector, founded in 1991 with over 105,000 colleagues worldwide, serving over 4 million guests every day. In the UK, our dedicated team serve our customers across 1200 locations.

Because of our success and stability, we can offer you excellent career opportunities where you will be nurtured and supported to fulfil your potential. We are renowned for looking after our people, with 87% of our colleagues feeling proud to work with us, and we are committed to delivering delicious and healthy food, which is ethically sourced.

And we're committed to looking after the planet, supporting the community, cutting food waste and supporting wellbeing. We've lots to shout about with our strong and united approach in tackling many important global sustainability issues.

This role sits within our stadia division, catering for fans and visitors at prestigious stadiums across the UK. With matchdays, concerts, conferences, and banquets to be catered for, our specialist teams are experts in adapting to our client's needs with locally sourced seasonal menu's. At the heart of the matchday experience, we bring choice, quality, and value for money to some of the most prestigious sports venues across the UK., Our aim is to celebrate a culture of equality, diversity, and inclusion, continuing to make Elior a great place to work!