Senior Financial Analyst

Company: Raising Cane's
Location: Plano
Posted on: May 22, 2023

Job Description:

Overview: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 makes 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 ten restaurant companies in the United States.Responsibilities:Your Role at Raising Cane's:The Senior Financial Analyst is responsible for supporting the Restaurants within their geographical division and providing actionable financial analysis using strong business acumen and communication skills. This role will be tasked with defining and implementing key systems and processes to drive scalable growth to achieve the company's long-term goals.The Senior Financial Analyst will be tasked with owning and assisting with reporting and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and strategic planning. This role will also be responsible for collaborating cross-functionally across the organization and with the senior leadership team to perform ad hoc analyses, prepare and deliver presentations.Your Impact and Responsibilities:Primary Responsibility - Restaurant SupportProvides timely, clear and actionable commentary on financial results, key trends in the business, and forecasts to drive sales, profitability and operational improvements. Actionable reporting includes:Granular restaurant-level sales and traffic analysis highlighting opportunities to the restaurantsGranular restaurant-level sales & traffic forecast reviewsKey restaurant-level expense analysis specifically for Cost of Goods Sold, Labor, and Operating ExpenseHours of operation analysis and other traffic opportunities within the restaurantNew restaurant reporting and analyticsIdentifies financial and operational business opportunities within individual restaurantsSupports the financial and operational reporting analysis of restaurant operations for daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual salesSpecializes in one functional area of the restaurant business (sales, operations, staffing, etc.) and provides regular reporting and analyses to restaurants on that subjectSecondary Responsibility - Cross-Functional Business SupportDevelops financial models and tools to identify trends, analyze results, and optimize profit to enhance reporting efficiencies at the restaurant and company levelsPrepares and provides the marketing team with actionable commentary on financial results, key trends in the business, and forecasts to drive sales, profitability and departmental improvements. Actionable reporting and support includes:Monthly and quarterly departmental business reportingPromotional and discount reportingMarketing activation and post-campaign impact / ROI analysesMarketing spend and expense analysisTool development to support field marketing initiativesSystem-wide donation trackingAssists in implementing and supporting key technology enhancements that will allow the FP&A, and business intelligence departments to continue to meet the expectations of the growing organization including data warehouse and reporting tool capabilities, and IT systems including Hot Schedules, Great Plains, Aloha and proprietary technologyAssists FP&A team and company leaders to build and prepare financial performance presentationsSupports all other system-wide analysis needs that do not fall under the scope of the individual Restaurant FP&A team(s)Qualifications:Requirements for Success:Self-driven, flexible, and highly energetic with strong analytical, written and verbal communication skillsAbility to work effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively3+ years multi-unit retail or restaurant industry financial analysis required (or equivalent experience)Proficient in various technology systems and able to adapt to new systems quickly, i.e. business intelligence and planning softwareDemonstrated competence in the use of software tools for data extraction, manipulation, analysis and presentationBachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field / MBA or CPA preferredMicrosoft Proficient: Excel, PowerPoint, and WordAble to work out of the Dallas Restaurant Support Office located in Plano, TXAble to travel as required

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