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Inspire · 1 month ago

Senior Manager, Franchise Revenue and Corporate Cash Accounting

Atlanta, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company with a portfolio that includes over 33,000 restaurants worldwide. The Senior Manager of Accounting will provide leadership for cash and collections, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, and will work closely with various teams to enhance efficiency and standardization in accounting processes.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingRestaurants

Responsibilities

Oversee the department’s daily matching and monthly cash reconciliations in our cash management tool to meet close and reporting deadlines. Cash balances are ~$1B, with over $500M of operational activity, ~$300M of investing activity and ~$500M of financing activity to account for on an annual basis

Oversee collections and transactional accounting for all franchisee-facing activities including loyalty, payment services, rebates, the universal enrollment tool, non-core billings, CPG, loans, interest charges, and other miscellaneous customer activity for approximately 33,000 franchise locations, representing ~$2.8B in annual revenue

Oversee the month-end and quarter-end close process activities, including review of journal entries, review of accurate and complete account reconciliations and analyses

Coordinate and deliver accelerated month end close processes including financial reporting. Review and advise on proper treatment of accounting issues in accordance with US GAAP

Communicate effectively across the organization regarding business and accounting issues, policies and procedures to ensure accurate accounting in accordance with US GAAP

Ensure compliance with internal and external audits, establish and execute control environment

Manage and develop a high-performing team where inclusion and diversity are leveraged for innovation and continuous improvement. Foster a culture of collaboration, training, and success

Provide business partnering and decision support on complex/unique/new business activities

Develop and maintain acquisition playbook to integrate acquisition processes and personnel into centralized teams, processes, and systems

Partner with the Finance leadership, Development and Franchise Services with ad hoc projects and analysis as required

Qualification

US GAAP knowledgeCash management toolsAccounting experienceTeam managementMicrosoft ExcelInternal controlsOracle ERP experienceFinancial acumenCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsAdaptability

Required

4-Year degree in Accounting

10+ years of progressive accounting experience

Experience with cash management tools and general ledger financial systems experience

Prior experience managing teams

Ability to plan work effectively, supervise and coordinate the work of the team, meet assigned deadlines, and make sound decisions

Self-sufficient, dependable and strong ability to multi-task and shift priorities

Ability to combine technical abilities, financial & business acumen, problem-solving skills and U.S. GAAP knowledge to develop and deliver solutions for business partners and senior management

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills – including but not limited to, pivot tables, lookup, and complex formulas. Must be able to work in Outlook, Excel and Word in a Windows environment

Excellent communication skills and a customer service

Strong knowledge of internal controls and able to determine and recommend new changes to controls

Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, fast growing company where adaptability is imperative