The Manager Finance and Business Intelligence provides financial and analytical decision-making support to senior
management by developing short-, medium-, and long-term financial forecasts and identifying opportunities for
improving corporate and restaurant-level performance. Prepare timely and accurate financial analysis and develop
reporting and decision-making analytical tools to enable corporate management and the executive leadership team to
assess brand performance, including annual strategic initiatives, portfolio management, and investment
opportunities/returns. Additionally, the role will forecast, analyze and communicate financial performance in an accurate
and objective manner to various levels of management both within finance and relevant business partners. |
| |
| |
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS & KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as a cross-functional finance partner and key point of contact for enterprise-wide strategic initiatives,
coordinating with stakeholders across the organization to drive successful implementation of transformational
projects
• Support the development of the annual budget, quarterly financial forecasts, and five-year long-range planning.
Utilize existing projection models and develop new tools as necessary to improve and facilitate the current
planning processes. Partner with the operations and RSC team to gather relevant data, assess, and provide
forecast input on restaurant profitability opportunities, cost of sales, cost of labor, controllable costs,
advertising, fixed expenses, etc.
• Responsible for the ongoing development, accurate preparation, and timely distribution of weekly, monthly, and
quarterly reports, including KPI reports, weekly and monthly flash reports, monthly financial and operational
reports, new restaurant performance, monthly capital expenditures actual/forecast reports, and other reports
as requested by senior management.
• Lead monthly analysis projects, including:
o Assist senior management in prioritizing capital expenditures – emergency, equipment
upgrades, remodels, etc.
o Develop cost reduction and management initiatives reporting.
o Provide assessment of G&A spending and make recommendations regarding potential cost
savings and/or reduction opportunities.
o Identify underperforming units and work with operations and real estate teams in the analysis
of store improvements, closures, lease renewals, etc
• Provide financial and general business leadership to all levels of the company and operations management to
support the achievement of corporate and regional goals through identification and presentation of profit
opportunities and financial results.
• Support the development of financial and operational tools to facilitate decision-making of business partners in
operations, purchasing, marketing, and/or development. Provide analyses to evaluate the potential financial
performance of alternative options.
• Lead the G&A budget process for the Restaurant Support Center
JOB DESCRIPTION ⁞ RSC
• Identify opportunities for adding financial value to the company and prepare analyses to support value-added
recommendations.
• Lead the evaluation and provide support for Miller’s Ale House capital expenditure decisions, including new
restaurant openings, remodels, relocations, lease agreements, and other initiatives
• Post-investment performance reviews to assess actual ROI, IRR, NPV, payback period, cash-on-cash return for
various brand initiatives
• Ensure, in coordination with other corporate departments, that raw data used in reporting, analysis, and
planning is accurate and complete.
• Participate in special projects as requested.
