Finance Manager

Job Summary

The Finance Manager serves as a key strategic partner to both the Company-Owned Store (COS) and Brand leadership teams, driving financial performance across the GoTo Foods portfolio. This role supports the Sr. Director / Director of Finance in forecasting, planning, and performance management processes, while providing actionable insights to influence decision-making and improve business outcomes. The position is responsible for developing financial models, analyzing business performance, and preparing insights to support decision-making.

Essential Functions

• Financial Analysis

• Provide financial support for COS and Brand teams, including reporting, profitability analysis, and ad hoc financial requests
• Analyze and report on key performance indicators including net sales, royalties, unit growth, and operating expenses
• Conduct monthly analysis of profit & loss statements and provide variance analysis and performance recommendations to business leaders and partners

• Business Partnering

• Serve as a key day-to-day finance contact supporting COS and Brand business partners
• Develop comprehensive financial models and business cases to evaluate performance against strategic goals and initiatives
• Analyze finance performance and prepare insights and recommendations to support decision-making

• Forecast and Budget

• Lead execution of the annual budgeting process, which includes the preparation of detailed income and expense budgets
• Help identify areas of improvement for the planning and forecasting process
• Analyze variances vs. forecast, budget, and prior year, and prepare explanations for leadership review

• Financial Reporting

• Manage the month-end close process and timely reporting of results to stakeholders, including presenting during monthly P&L review meetings
• Collaborate with accounting to ensure monthly results are accurately reflected in the company’s financial systems
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial results packages and presentations

• Team Leadership

• Manage and develop a Senior Financial Analyst, review work for accuracy and quality
• Delegate and prioritize work to ensure timely execution of deliverables
• Drive process improvements across existing workflows

Education

• Bachelor's Degree, Finance, Accounting or related field of study, Required
• Master's Degree, Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ years of progressive finance, accounting or financial planning/analysis, Required
• Advanced experience in forecasting, budgeting and variance analysis, Required
• Retail, franchisee, restaurant, food or beverage industry experience, Preferred

Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with extensive skills in MS Excel
• Ability to build, organize, and retrieve reports using financial software applications such as OneStream
• Ability to build complex financial models used for budgeting and forecasting
• Ability to understand, anticipate, and respond effectively to the needs of business partners in a timely manner
• Ability to communicate complex, technical concepts to business in clear, concise language and demonstrate active listening while supporting others
• Ability to synthesize and analyze multiple data sources to create clear presentations for business leaders
• Ability to quickly define issues, identify appropriate action, and coordinate and track progress to resolution
• Able to handle multiple responsibilities in a constantly changing environment under time constraints; able to effectively prioritize work and ensure critical deadlines are met

Skills

• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities in a constantly changing environment under time constraints; able to effectively prioritize work and ensure critical deadlines are met

Travel Requirement

N/A