Finance Manager
Job Description
Company Description
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 Finance Manager is responsible for supporting the Divisional Leader of Restaurants within their geographical division 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 operations leaders to drive performance improvements and ensure financial success.
They will lead their team to provide regular updates to senior leadership on key business opportunities within the division they support as well as to perform ad hoc analyses relevant to broader company operations.
Job Description
- Works closely with the Divisional Leader of Restaurants to identify financial opportunities and challenges, providing insights that drive operational excellence
- Provides clear and actionable recommendations based on findings
- Monitors cost patterns across restaurants, implementing strategies to improve margins which will not impact the high standards of operational excellence provided by the restaurants
- Provides mentorship and guidance to the finance team, promoting a culture of continuous improvement
- Develops financial and operational reporting and analysis packages to support restaurant operations to be distributed on a regular cadence
- Provides the cross-functional business partners with actionable commentary on financial results, key trends in the business, and forecasts including:
- Marketing analysis to drive sales, profitability, and departmental improvements
- Monthly and quarterly departmental business reporting
- Recruiting and training reporting to ensure we are staffing our restaurants properly and focusing recruiter resources where they would be highest value-add
- Analysis on technology implementation initiatives to guide future tests and innovation
- Assists in implementing and supporting key technology enhancements that will allow the FP&A and business intelligence departments to meet the expectations of the growing organization, including data warehouse and reporting tool capabilities, as well as IT systems such as Hot Schedules, Great Plains, Aloha, and proprietary technology
- Assists the FP&A team and company leaders to build and prepare financial performance presentations
- Supports all other system-wide analysis needs that do not fall under the scope of the individual restaurant FP&A team(s)
Qualifications
- 5+ years of finance experience, preferably within the restaurant or retail industry
- 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
- Ability 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
- Ability 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
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Application Instructions
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Apply OnlinePosted: 10/22/2024
Job Status: Full Time
Job Reference #: 744000022054141