RETAIL, F&B & RESTAURANTS
Store-level clarity for multi-location retail and F&B businesses.
Years inside hypermarket, franchise and restaurant finance teams mean I know how margins are really made and lost — by store, format, region and product.
Chaudhary Zahid Ali · ACCA · CMA · MBA · 15+ years in finance
Sound familiar?
- Month-end packs arrive late and don't explain why sales or margin moved.
- No clear view of which stores, formats or menus make money after all costs.
- Cash gets squeezed by stock, supplier terms and new-site investment.
What I deliver
- Store and format P&Ls with like-for-like and contribution analysis
- Monthly management pack with KPIs, variances and commentary
- Budgets, rolling forecasts and new-store feasibility models
- Working-capital and 13-week cash flow control
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FREE RESOURCE
13-Week Cash Flow Starter (Excel)
The same weekly structure I use with clients, ready for your own numbers:
- Weekly receipts, payments and closing cash for 13 weeks
- Opening balance, facility headroom and minimum-cash alert
- Built-in checks and a one-page summary chart
- No macros — every formula is visible and auditable