Senior Director Business Development Finance

Avolta•BETHESDA, MD

9d•$153,500 - $198,100•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director Business Development Finance is responsible for maximizing the return on the company’s investment dollars by providing fact-based input into development projects and by providing oversight of the business case review process. This role assists in improving capital control processes, as well as establishing and leading a formal business case post audit process.

Requirements

Requires 3 years of experience leading a team of finance professionals engaged in developing and executing financial/business analysis
Requires 8 years of experience engaged in developing and delivering financial/business analysis
A bachelor’s degree in a program related to the functional area can count for three of the eight-year requirement
An MBA or a master’s level degree in a program related to the functional area can count for an additional 2 years of the eight-year requirement
3-5 years of Hospitality, F&B and/or Retail experience
Training that leads to expert financial analysis skills (NPV, IRR, cost/benefit, trend analysis)
Must have strong computer modeling and analysis skills
Requires experience in commercial real estate development and multi-location service companies
Requires experience in reading and interpreting legal agreements
Highly advanced financial analysis and business acumen, but also has a strategic vision to understand the long-term implications of each development deal
Demonstrated history of understanding the needs of the business, stakeholders, the employee population, and individual circumstances
Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining positive work environments through coaching, developing, and leading teams to achieve common goals

Responsibilities

Directs the work of the Manager and Senior Manager Development Finance to develop financial modeling, recommendations, post audits, and CapEx reports
Identifies and evaluates potential development opportunities in large and strategic accounts
Assists in the overall oversight of the Business Case review process in preparation for the Regional Investment Committee
Participates in negotiations with landlords and potential business partners
Oversees the preparation of Business Case Post Audits to compare actual project performance to approved Business Case projections; ensure that learnings are shared with others in Business Development so that they may be instituted
Assists in overseeing development of CapEx, OpEx, and departmental budgets
Oversees the preparation of Budget Overrun Authorization Requests and setting up project funding (RFFs)
Provides regular updates to the Opportunity Pipeline for all potential future development projects in assigned accounts