Director of Finance

Director of Finance

Responsible for financial forecasting, budgeting and business analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Works directly with senior management in conducting constructive assessment of operating strategies and results and providing financial guidance and direction on operations.
• Perform financial statement analysis, review and comparison of P & L to operating plans and forecasts. Interface with senior management to review performance, explain and control variances and assist in achievement and tracking of objectives.
• Directly works with management in business and financial planning, forecasting and budgeting.
• Responsible for managing the CAPEX; forecast, budgeting and variance spending analysis.
• Responsible for financial analysis and reporting over operational reporting, advertising/marketing programs, sales, cost of sales, labor, new product analysis, sales mix analysis, return on investment analysis, new store projections, cannibalization and performance against projections and models.
• Coordinate as liaison with Corporate Finance and IT to ensure understanding, communication and support of evolving or changing business requirements that require financial or systems support.
• Identify business issues that may have accounting, tax and legal implications and communicate and involve the appropriate corporate function. Includes review of contracts.

Daily interface with senior management (COO, VP of Ops), department heads, operations leaders and staff and frequent interface with corporate management.

Reports to the Vice President of Finance.

Excellent communication skills and ability to work alongside senior management and department heads to optimize long term business results.

Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively manage a team.

Leverage extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Able to effectively prioritize and exercise good judgment with the highest level of integrity.

Able to effectively manage decentralized staff and workload.

Requires a Bachelors Degree, preferably in Finance or Business Administration, and at least 10 years of experience, including strategic and results driven leadership, budgeting, forecasting and business analysis.

MBA and restaurant or retail industry experience a plus.

Strong organizational and leadership skills with the ability to effectively delegate tasks with appropriate oversight, to influence decision making with analytical rigor and to contribute to a positive, productive and collaborative culture.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.

Expect heavy travel the first year and moderate travel after first year. Up to 50% travel the first year.