What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Financial Analyst - Arby's position at Inspire Brands?
The Senior Financial Analyst supports the Arby’s U.S. Finance team by delivering financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analytical support that enables informed business decisions. This role partners closely with Marketing, Operations, Finance, Accounting, and Shared Services teams to provide timely insights into business performance, support planning processes, and improve reporting capabilities across the organization.
This position plays a key role in the annual budget, monthly forecasting, and financial reporting processes. The Senior Financial Analyst will own designated areas of the Arby’s P&L, support financial oversight of the Arby’s Franchise Association (AFA), and contribute to process improvement initiatives that enhance reporting efficiency and decision-making capabilities.
The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, intellectually curious, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Own designated areas of the Arby’s P&L, including forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and month-end performance reporting.
- Support the annual budget, monthly forecast, and long-range planning processes for the Arby’s business.
- Prepare and distribute recurring financial reporting packages, analyses, and management presentations for Finance, Marketing and Operations leadership.
- Perform monthly variance analysis and clearly communicate key drivers, risks, opportunities, and emerging trends.
- Manage expense forecasting and reporting for G&A functions while partnering with business leaders to understand spending trends and forecast assumptions.
- Support the financial management and reporting activities of the Arby’s Franchise Association (AFA), including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and monthly reporting.
- Develop financial models and analyses to evaluate business performance and support management decision-making.
- Partner with Accounting to ensure the completeness and accuracy of financial results and investigate key variances and performance drivers.
- Assist in preparing materials for leadership meetings, business reviews, and executive presentations.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, automate reporting, and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of financial analysis.
- Support ad hoc analyses, special projects, and strategic initiatives as needed.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required.
- Minimum 4 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Accounting, or related disciplines.
- CPA is a plus but not required.
- Experience in restaurant, retail, hospitality, franchise, or other multi-unit operating environments preferred.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES
- Strong financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, planning, and financial modeling capabilities.
- Ability to synthesize large volumes of financial and operational data into concise, actionable insights.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, and financial modeling techniques.
- Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms preferred.
- Experience with planning and reporting applications such as Oracle EPBCS, Smart View, Essbase, OneStream, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake preferred.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow concepts.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across Finance and cross-functional teams.
- Self-starter with a continuous improvement mindset and a willingness to challenge existing processes and identify more efficient solutions.