Development Finance Manager

At Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers® we serve only the best tasting and most craveable chicken finger meals. It’s our ONE LOVE®. Our Crew make it happen, our Culture makes it unique and the Community makes it all worthwhile. 

Every talented Crewmember in our Restaurant Support Office (RSO) is important to our success and a value to our rapidly growing Company. We all work with a sense of purpose and focus on our chicken finger meals, Customers, Crew, Communities and Company Culture. We are constantly striving to Raise The Bar. The future for Raising Cane’s is growth focused and we’re on the path to being one of the top 10 restaurant companies in the United States.

Your Role at Raising Cane’s:

The Development Finance Manager is responsible for supporting Restaurant Development and providing actionable financial analysis using strong business acumen and communication skills. This position requires a proactive individual with strong analytical skills, who will collaborate closely with functional leaders to drive performance improvements and ensure financial success. They will provide regular updates to senior leadership on key business opportunities within the development function as well as to perform ad hoc analyses relevant to broader company operations.

• Works closely with the Real Estate, Design, Construction, and Facilities teams to identify financial opportunities and challenges, providing insights that drive functional excellence
• Furnishes clear and actionable recommendations based on findings
• Monitors development cost patterns and schedule trends across restaurants
• Provides financial stewardship to the development team, promoting a culture of continuous improvement
• Generates financial and functional reporting and analysis packages to support development processes to be distributed on a regular cadence
• Enables the cross-functional business partners with actionable commentary on financial results, key trends in the business, and forecasts including:
  • Monthly and quarterly departmental business reviews and reports
  • Construction commodity, general contractor, and supplier cost trends
  • Project post-audit process
  • Remodel / renewal program analysis
  • Tenant improvement allowance, surplus property, dead deal analytics
• Supports the quality control of all project budgets and aids in the evaluation of new development opportunities
• Assists in implementing and supporting key technology enhancements in Lucernex or data warehouse and reporting tools
• Helps the FP&A team and company leaders to build and prepare financial performance presentations
• Performs other duties as assigned

• 5+ years of finance experience, preferably within the restaurant or retail industry; development / construction experience a plus
• Proficient in various technology systems and able to adapt to new systems quickly, i.e., business intelligence and planning software
• Demonstrated competence in the use of software tools for data extraction, manipulation, analysis, and presentation
• Able to go beyond basic presentation of analytical findings to craft salient narratives and specific recommendations
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities that may be constantly changing
• Self-driven, flexible, and highly energetic with strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively
• Microsoft Proficient: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Able to work out of the Dallas Restaurant Support Office located in Plano, TX
• Able to travel as required
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field / MBA or CPA preferred

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