Finance Analyst for Whitbread Restaurants. Hybrid based role in our Dunstable office 3 days per week.
Step into a role where your commercial insight shapes the future of our restaurant business. As a Finance Analyst, you’ll be the driving force behind our drinks portfolio, partnering directly with the Commercial Marketing Director to unlock growth, sharpen margins, and elevate performance across one of the UK’s biggest hospitality brands.
You’ll dive deep into pricing, cost of sales, product mix, and margin optimisation—turning complex data into clear, actionable strategy. Working closely with our Commercial Drinks and Procurement teams, you’ll challenge performance, influence decisions, and help deliver a winning commercial plan. You’ll also streamline processes and lead high‑impact projects across the wider F&B Commercial team.
If you’re energised by commercial problem‑solving and love using financial insight to create real business impact, this is a role where you can truly make your mark.
What you’ll be doing
- Provide financial control, insight, and recommendations to boost drinks sales and margins.
- Analyse performance drivers, from pricing and costs to product mix.
- Support stock forecasting to reduce waste and avoid stock-outs.
- Report on trials, sales initiatives, and key events to maximise returns.
- Partner with Procurement to manage rebates, trade investments, and tender processes.
Why you will love it here
Bonus of up to 15%
Up to 60% off Premier inn stays
25% off Food at our Restaurants
Up to 10% Contributory Pension
What you’ll need
- Finance qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) completed or in progress – study support provided.
- Commercial acumen - understanding of operational business drivers and levers impacting sales & margin
- Exposure to roles where Finance acts as a key business partner
- Ability to interpret, present, and communicate financial data to non-financial audiences.
- Experience partnering with the business in a finance role and working with spreadsheet-based models.
- Proven ability to deliver accurately under pressure and to tight deadlines.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Job ref: 151167-4492
Advertised: 26 Mar 2026
Application closed: 17 Apr 2026
