Sr Analyst - Marketing & Innovation Finance
About The Position
When our square shaped burgers made their first sizzle on the scene more than 50 years ago, people knew our approach wasn’t like any other. Same goes for the way we support our employees. Our culture of openness, flexibility, and inclusiveness allows everybody to flourish in their own way. If you’re looking for a career where you can be part of the action as we continue to grow our iconic brand – We got you! Provide high quality analysis and insights on sales, performance, and innovation, specifically related to Wendy’s product categories. Candidate will provide financial recommendations to marketing leadership and cross-functional business partners, by evaluating The Wendy's Company and Franchise performance to make well-developed, data driven recommendations that will increase sales, profitability, and ROI. Serve as finance partner with business function for marketing, and partner with cross functional teams (R&D, Digital, Insights) and franchisees to drive profitable growth for the Brand.
Requirements
- Solid knowledge and experience in the development and application of financial, analytical and budgetary techniques, including statistical analysis.
- Strong working knowledge of GAAP, operations, supply chain, and financial analysis.
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field required
- 2 to 3 years experience in financial analysis position with large organization.
- Experience with computer modeling and the ability to create and manage databases and Excel based financial models.
- Excellent attention to detail required
Nice To Haves
- Multi-unit restaurant and/or retail environment a plus.
Responsibilities
- Drive profitability through analysis of restaurant and/or product performance, including sales volumes and growth, benchmarking, and key business performance metrics.
- Assess drivers of restaurant/product performance and provide insights/recommendations to drive profitable growth.
- Perform special projects as directed by VP Finance and Director as requested. Projects may include ad hoc analysis in partnership with peers across Operations execution, Marketing & Innovation, and/or Development.
- Support the development of the annual budgeting process, monthly forecast, and strategic planning process relative to the function supported.
- Generate and support the development of reports utilized by executives and their teams to evaluate restaurant or product performance in various categories including sales, food cost, labor expense, etc.
- Interpret metrics and results to provide leadership with key indicators of success.
Benefits
- Our restaurant support roles are eligible for a wide array of benefits, including things such as parental leave, free EAP sessions, company 401k match and other great offerings.
- For more details about our benefits, including an overview of eligibility and terms for certain benefits, please visit our benefits website, www.wendysbenefits.com
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
