Head - Finance/Financial Controller - F&B/Restaurant Chains/Caf Systems/Hotel Industry/Retail

Role Overview Financial Controller

Lavonne is seeking a Financial Controller who will take ownership of establishing and leading the financial control function across our fast-growing café and academy business. This is a critical role for someone who brings strong financial discipline, reporting expertise, and the ability to implement systems, processes, and internal controls from scratch. As the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for driving financial accuracy, building robust reporting frameworks, and ensuring compliance across all business units. You will partner closely with leadership to instill operational and financial discipline as the company scales from a single-city presence to a multi-city footprint. This is a hands-on leadership role ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and is excited about building structure in a high-growth, founder-led business.

Key Responsibilities

Build and Lead the Finance Function

- Establish end-to-end financial systems, controls, and policies from scratch.

Financial Planning & Control

- Develop strong budgetary discipline, cost controls, and reporting frameworks. Lead all forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.

Business Partnering

- Work closely with founders, operations (led by Lijo), and the production team to drive business performance.

Expansion Finance Strategy

- Partner in the strategic rollout of new outlets across multiple cities. Model financial feasibility for growth plans.

Vendor & Commercial Management

- Ensure cost efficiency and timely vendor payments; handle commercial negotiations and

backend financial controls.

Audit, Taxation & Compliance

- Manage internal/external audits, statutory compliance, and work with 3rd-party finance vendors where required.

Ideal Candidate Profile

- 812 years of experience in finance, preferably in F&B, restaurant chains, café systems, hotel industry, or retail.

- Experience in scaling operations.

- Strong understanding of backend production models and cafe/store-level operations.

- Hands-on leader whos comfortable getting into the details.

- Based in Bangalore or willing to relocate.