Position: VP, Finance Location : San Diego, CA Company Overview Getting our start in 1995, QDOBA has grown to more than 740 restaurants in the U.S.
and Canada.
Even though our footprint has grown tremendously in the past 20 years, we’ve always stayed true to our brand promise: Bringing Flavor to People’s Lives.
We believe the flavor of our people is the most important ingredient to QDOBA’s success.
We are an optimistic and entrepreneurial collective that celebrates positivity, creativity, and innovation.
At our core, we are a glass half full, can-do bunch united as one to make a great brand.
Position Summary Responsible for driving annual planning and quarterly forecasting processes for business decision making including management reporting, strategic analysis and decision-making for the Company, utilizing data-driven insights.
Provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior leadership through presentations, analysis, industry comparisons, new business opportunities, acquisition analysis, and other projects as needed.
Responsibilities
· Drive an efficient, effective, and comprehensive process for developing financial plans and analysis that links to QDOBAs strategic objectives
· Provide a basis for actions and decision making through developing an analytical framework that supports the business daily
· Develop and continually improve detailed forecasting/budgeting processes and models to support the long and short-term needs of the business: strategic, cash, financial (P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow) and debt compliance
· Lead quantitative analysis of driver-based metrics and financial results to deliver insights about QDOBAs financial performance
· Lead the storyboarding, analytical output and production of materials used for communication to the QDOBAs Executive team and / or Board of Directors
· Identify risks and opportunities to management and recommend strategies to achieve company financial goals (monthly, quarterly, annual and long-term)
· Support the month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting requirements with clear reporting, analysis, and insights.
· Review analysis results, develop insightful suggestions for investment, sourcing, menu pricing, new product introductions, cost reduction and lead strategic business decisions.
· Lead finance team on day-to-day direction and guidance to help support the design and development of complex financial computer models, forecasting/budgeting processes, sales and restaurant level financial analysis, proformas and cash flow projections.
· Continually improve processes and ensure consistencies, drive change as necessary, and elevate the level of reporting for the overall company
· Collaborate with controllership and track trends in various P&L accounts, research and explain variances to budget and forecast.
· Build and maintain strong, trusted, cross-functional relationships with senior leadership and board members.
Requirements
· 15 years of financial experience, retail, private, or public experience preferred
· BS/BA Required; MBA or CPA preferred
· Proven ability to connect the dots on how value gets created, drive growth, and profitability
· Thrive on constant change, adapting effortlessly to new business challenges and strategies
· Ability to interpret and synthesize data into intelligent business decisions; ability to clearly communicate complex ideas
· Capable of strategically influencing business partners through diplomacy, building consensus, negotiating, and exercising leadership skills
· Ability to staff, motivate and lead department; ability to influence and drive strategy through cross functional teams
· Strong customer focus
· Ability to adapt to a dynamic, rapidly changing business environment
· Advanced level of Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint required QDOBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer