Boparan Ventures Recruitment Case Study
Boparan Ventures is the investment arm of Ranjit Boparan, the millionaire entrepreneur behind the Midlands-based 2 Sisters Food distribution empire. In 2008, Boparan Ventures acquired 5 Fishworks restaurants after their parent company went into administration.
Following a successful period under new ownership for the restaurants, the business was expanded in 2010 with the acquisition of the Harry Ramsdens chain of restaurants in the UK.
The restaurant chain had undergone several changes of ownership over the previous decade and therefore the sites and back office functions were in a poor state and in need of investment.
The newly appointed CFO contacted Harcourt Matthews, having been a candidate in the past, to discuss his remit of recruiting an entire new team and building a finance department with all the relavant systems, including PO system, MI, KPI's, from scratch.
Due to the immediate need and the very dynamic nature of both the business and the market sector, we initially recruited the team on a temporary basis, with each candidate subsequently being offered a permanent position. This was achieved via a range of recruitment apporaches including CV database searches, jobsite advertising and targeting our existing active candidate database to identify appropriate individuals who were available at short notice to join the group.
The range of roles recruited for include:
- AP/AR Manager: with specific experience of creating an AP system
- Reporting Analyst: part qualified individual with a strong academic track record and an enthusiasm to develop in a small but fast growing entrpreneurial business
- Cash Reconciliations Analyst: recruited to catch up on outstanding bank reconciliations over 6 months old
- Finance Manager: to lead the new team, develop the reporting systems and take full p&l responsibility with experience of working in a retail SME
Boparan is continuing to evolve with ad-hoc recruitment needs being supported on a temporary and permanent basis. Additionally, as the result of our success with Boparan, the client has recommended Harcourt Matthews to another multi-site Retailer who we are now supporting as a recruitment partner.
