Company Operations, Financial Analyst

This position will prepare, review, and manage Budget through the preparation and development of business plans to support company growth strategies and business initiatives. In addition, this position will partner with functional departments and teams to work towards developing solutions and efficiencies to help achieve business targets.

This position sits within our Atlanta based Global Support Center with an expectation to be onsite 5 days a week.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare, review, and manage Budget.
• Assist in preparation and development of business plans to support company growth strategies and business initiatives.
• Prepare period, quarterly, and ad hoc financial reports, forecasts, and analysis.
• Provide ongoing assessment of current restaurant Support Center G&A opportunities and efficiencies making recommendations to Manager of Company Ops Finance regarding potential enhancements.  Become a team expert in different P&L line items - across brands - for company restaurants.
• Assist Manager of Company Ops in consolidating all Brands into consistent, presentable formats in all reporting to provide to restaurant Leadership and Support Center teams.
• Assist in preparation of management reporting, performance management tools/dashboards, and other information to support the restaurant Leadership Team.
• Partner with functional departments to develop financial analytical tools and solutions as required (e.g., Restaurant Accounting, Operations Analytics, etc.).
• Participate in special projects as needed.
• Provide tactical financial analysis of restaurants - focusing on opportunities/ benefits, cost controls, and margin enhancements.
• Enhance financial analysis and reporting by creating and refining financial tools in support of cost analysis and profit opportunities.
• Enhance budget and forecast tool efficiencies and communication processes.
• Work closely with Franchise Finance and Restaurant accounting regarding key financial issues and budgets.
• Provide excellent customer service to Support Center, Brand, and restaurant teams.
• Provide guidance to Leadership teams on how to improve financial and operating results.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• 4-year degree required, preferably in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, or a related business field.
• 0 – 3 years’ experience including FP&A, operation analysis or finance or accounting.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Understanding and working knowledge of finance, project/capital assessment.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and foundational accounting principles.
• Excellent analytical acumen including financial modeling and variance analysis.
• Experience with Business Intelligence analysis and presentation tools, including Tableau, Power BI, and SharePoint.
• Strong Listening, Communication, and Influencing Skills.
• Demonstrated Learning Agility, Critical-thinking, Troubleshooting, and
• Analytical Skills.
• Demonstrated Ability to Automate, Re-engineer Processes, and Challenge the Status Quo.
• Exceptional Organizational and Collaboration Skills with Ability to Prioritize and Pivot Quickly.
• Demonstrated Ability to Work in Teams and Collaborate Across Departments.
• Responsive, Action-oriented, Deadline-driven, and Heightened Sense of Urgency.

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,300 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide. We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company.

We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.