Location: Syracuse,NY, USA
Carrols Restaurant Group, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, is a subsidiary of Burger King Corporation. Carrols operates over 1,000 Burger King locations across 23 states and approximately 60 Popeyes locations in 6 states. Carrols currently employes over 25,000 people in our restaurants and our Home Office. We ve been in the quick service restaurant business for over 60 years, so we know a little bit about success. We re all about finding talented people and giving them the tools and knowledge to make it to the top.
At Carrols, a job is never just a job. It s a career. We are excited to search for and bring on a new team member in our Finacial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Department. We are currently recruiting for a Director of FP&A to join our team.
The Director of FP&A is a critical role for Carrols to help drive the overall financial performance for the company and ensuring its success long-term in a competitive market environment. As such, the Director of FP&A is primarily responsible for overseeing and managing the financial planning and analysis processes for the organizations 1200+ Burger King and Popeyes restaurants. This is considered to be a very high visibility position that is a strategic partner to the President and Head of Finance. . It is critical that a successful candidate maintain positive working and reporting relationships at the home office, field, and parent company levels. This position repots to the VP of Finance and Accounting and will directly supervise and mentor 3-4 analysts.
Accountable For:
Budgeting and Forecasting Developing top-down and bottoms-up annual budgets that align with company objectives, incorporate strategic planning and cost-savings opportunities, and that represent appropriate targets at the individual restaurant level to drive performance. Additionally, responsible for the ongoing forecasting process, including communication of the forecast to the executive leadership team. This includes revenue projections, expense budgets, and capex planning.
Financial Reporting and Performance Analysis Generate reports for weekly, monthly, quarterly usage for the company that assist with the monitoring of the financial performance for each restaurant, districts, regions, divisions and total company. This would include actual to budget and forecasted amounts. Articulate identified trends and other relevant metrics to senior management. The financial analysis function also supports property management, real estate, and other lease financing decisions.
Decision Support Provide financial insights and analysis to support strategic decision-making at both the restaurant and total company levels.This may involve evaluating new restaurant development or remodel projects and assessing the financial impact of marketing initiatives or analyzing the profitability of product introductions to market.
Cross Functional Collaboration Collaborate with other departments such as Operations, Marketing, Real Estate and Development, Construction, Maintenance, and Procurement to ensure alignment between financial goals and operational strategies. This would include participating in cross-functional meetings to provide that financial insight and continued supporting of strategic initiatives.
Team Leadership lead and manage a team of financial analysts responsible for supporting the FP&A function. This includes setting clear goals and objectives, providing guidance and mentorship, and fostering a culture of customer service excellence to our stores and other business partners.
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