• Job Description

  Req#: R0071310

  Church’s Texas Chicken

  Employee Job Description

  Job Title: Senior Vice President, Finance

  Reports To: EVP, Chief Financial Officer

  Department: Finance

  Location: Atlanta, GA

  Revised: July 2023

  J ob S ummary:

  The Senior Vice President, Finance (SVP, Finance) leads Church’s FP&A and Treasury functions and focuses on driving profit, managing cash, and overseeing capital structure obligations for Church’s Texas Chicken. The SVP, Finance will interact with all aspects and segments of the Church’s Texas Chicken business; examples include the international franchise team, the domestic franchise team, company-owned operations team, information technology (IT), human resources, marketing, legal, risk, and real estate/development. In addition, this position will oversee and steer the Budget process, working with the CFO, Executive Team, and Leadership Team to establish strategic initiatives and priorities that will drive growth, profitability and cash flow.

  The SVP, Finance will lead the team designing, analyzing, compiling, and distributing financial reports to management and operations teams as well as assisting the CFO and Executive and Leadership Teams in preparing reports and presentations for board and strategic planning meetings. They will design the annual budget process and intermediate forecasts, review variance analysis of actual to budget data and projections and provide financial analytical thought-leadership for results-driving analysis in partnership with all lines of business and levels of management.

  This leader will also oversee all capital structure-related deliverables, shape capital structure strategy to support business liquidity needs, and assess & recommend company-wide capital investment opportunities to meet / exceed returns targets.

  Key Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Deliver analysis from FP&A and Treasury functions to support and partner with all Church’s Texas Chicken lines of business and supporting departments to expand revenues, manage expenses, enhance cash flow and deliver investment returns
  • Support through analysis each Church’s Texas Chicken support center department
  • Provide Executive/Board Level financial reporting, analysis and presentations
  • Manage and provide ongoing, periodic management reporting
  • Oversee franchisee P&L database, both domestic and international, and deliver downstream insights and profit opportunities thru downstream stakeholders
  • Guide the annual budget process and annual multi-year strategic planning process / model
  • Provide self-driven analysis designed to help Church’s Texas Chicken reach its financial goals
  • Identify financial areas of concern that are currently being overlooked by a given department
  • Business owner for FP&A and Treasury tools
  • Ensure all capital structure and WBS reporting deadlines are managed and met
  • Evaluate and steer capital investment opportunities and monitor returns for approved investments
  • Manage ongoing relationships with IT both on and off shore to ensure system integrity and upgrades as necessary
  • Ad hoc reporting as requested
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Direct, Lead, and Manage a team of 2-4 direct reports and functions with 8-10 total team members

  Position Requirements (Education, Qualifications, Experience):

  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA preferred
  • More than 14 years finance experience with growing levels of responsibility
  • Independent, curious, and analytical thinker; analytical thought-leadership
  • Ability to identify and correlate data across separate systems
  • Strong partnership, collaboration and interpersonal skills. Able to work well cross-functionally
  • Ability to coach and manage activities of others
  • Detail-oriented
  • Continuous improvement mindset, with experience in streamlining and automating recurring processes
  • Preferred: Significant prior Restaurant and/or hospitality experience; Prior consulting or investment banking experience also valued

  Competencies:

  • Critical Thinking – Defines and resolves a situation or problem by analyzing issues involved, weighing options, and evaluating alternatives; maintains objective attitude; approaches situations and problems systematically; uses observation, experience, reflection, and/or reasoning to drive business forward.
  • Influencing Others – Convinces and persuades others, in partnership, in either positive or negative circumstances to accomplish goals and objectives; responds to objections successfully; uses tact when expressing ideas or opinions. Strong ability to break down complex analysis to distilled, accurate impactful messages.
  • Initiative – Proactively; addresses issues or opportunities without supervision; focuses on desired results and accomplishments; demonstrates clear purpose, enthusiasm, and a “can-do” attitude.
  • Innovative and Creative – Looks for ways to improve oneself, the job, the project, the system, and the organization; challenges conventional practices, generates new ideas to create novel solutions to problems.
  • Managing Execution – Manages multiple projects and effectively prioritizes tasks and goals; uses goals to guide actions and create detailed action plans; organizes and schedules people and tasks; utilizes resources effectively to meet goals.
  • Negotiating – Presents issues or ideas in a clear and influential manner; maintains an open-minded and non-judgmental attitude; listens to others’ views and empathizes.
  • Relationship Management – Initiates and develops relationships with others; demonstrates credibility; confronts conflict quickly and professionally; inspires confidence in others.
  • Strategic Thinking – Gaining perspective on critical and complex issues.

  Physical Requirements:

  Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

  Travel required 5-10%

  1. If you’re hungry for a career that’s fun, fast-paced and loaded with opportunity, then you’ve come to the right place. At Church's®, we’re not your typical quick service restaurant. We make real comfort food that makes a difference in peoples’ lives. And for over 60 years, our restaurant has been a place where hard-working people can get ahead and go on to do amazing things by serving others.

  2. Church’s Chicken is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

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