Foodhall Finance Manager

Role Overview

Finance Manager for Seven Al Hamra Food Hall at TGP International. This role establishes and leads a world-class finance function, ensuring strong financial governance, accurate reporting, effective cash management, and commercial insight to support decision-making and drive profitability. Reports to the TGP Food Hall Director with dotted reporting to the CFO.

Role Purpose

To establish and scale the finance operation for a new Food Hall from inception, delivering financial discipline, transparency, and agility while supporting both corporate-level financial control and on-site commercial performance.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Setup, Control & Governance

• Establish finance operations from scratch, including ERP implementation and process stabilization.
• Scale up the Finance department as the business grows.
• Establish, implement, and continuously improve financial controls, processes, and reporting frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and statutory requirements.
• Meet all financial deadlines (monthly, quarterly, annual) accurately and on time.
• Review and approve monthly management accounts and statutory financial statements.

Reporting & Decision Support

• Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful month-end reporting to TGP and Food Hall management.
• Provide financial analysis and commentary to support commercial and operational decision-making.
• Develop performance dashboards for revenue, costs, and profitability.

Budgeting, Forecasting & Cashflow

• Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecasting process.
• Work with the Food Hall General Manager and department heads to align financial targets with operational plans.
• Manage cashflow and prepare cash forecasts to ensure liquidity and financial stability.

Payments, Collections & Financial Operations

• Oversee all payments, supplier settlements, and debt collection.
• Ensure strong credit control processes with tenants and partners.
• Maintain accurate accounts payable, accounts receivable, and cash controls.

Business Planning & Feasibility

• Prepare financial models and feasibility studies for new sites, tenant changes, and commercial initiatives.
• Support investment decisions, expansions, and capital projects.

Audit, Compliance & Statutory Reporting

• Manage relationships with external auditors.
• Lead the year-end audit and ensure statutory accounts are completed on time.
• Ensure compliance with KSA accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements.

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop an initial finance team with responsibility for scaling the function as the business grows.
• Build a high-performance finance culture focused on accuracy, accountability, and business partnership.

Stakeholder Management

• Build strong working relationships with TGP leadership, the Food Hall General Manager, operators, and external partners.
• Support financial requests and strategic projects.

Qualifications & Experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent).
• 10 to 15 years' plus post-qualification experience.
• Previous experience in hospitality, food & beverage, or site-based operations.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong technical accounting and financial analysis skills.
• Proven experience managing and developing finance teams.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Strong understanding of cashflow, budgeting, and commercial finance.
• Experience working with audits and statutory reporting.
• Highly deadline-driven while maintaining strong financial integrity.
• Strong communicator able to engage with senior leadership and operational teams.
• Commercially minded with a hands-on approach.
• Able to operate in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.