Director of Finance

Summary

The Director of Finance is responsible for overseeing all financial activities of The Kitchen Bistro Restaurants and maintaining a strong system of controls, including preparation of current financial reports as well as summaries and forecasts for future business growth and general economic outlook.

Responsibilities
 

• Directs the preparation of all financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, reports to shareholders, tax returns, and reports for government regulatory agencies. 

• Oversees accounting department, budget preparation, and audit functions.  Meets with department heads, as needed, to keep informed and to offer financial direction.

• Reviews and modifies, if necessary, our system of financial controls to ensure continued accuracy of all financial data, proper handling of funds at all levels and guarantees compliance with all regulatory standards.

• Reviews reports to analyze projections of sales and profit against actual figures, budgeted expenses against final totals, and suggest methods of improving the planning process as appropriate. 

• Analyzes company operations to pinpoint opportunities and areas that need to be reorganized or eliminated. 

• Helps supervise investment of funds; works with banks and/or investment bankers to raise additional capital as required for expansion. 

• Responsible for helping to prepare board decks and maintaining professional relationships with The Kitchen Board of Directors.

• Reviews and negotiates rates on credit card fees, maintenance and service contracts.

• Completes pro forma income statements for potential new projects.

• Hires and trains head finance and accounting personnel, as needed.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in business administration, accounting, or finance preferred.

• C.P.A. designation preferred. 

• Knowledge of database and accounting computer application systems to supply the most accurate financial information. 

• 7-10 years of experience in financial management with increasing responsibilities for multi-faceted direction and planning. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Excellent analytical and organizational skills. 

Working Conditions

• Ability to perform all functions at the office level; operating office equipment

• May be exposed to loud sounds and distracting noise levels from office equipment and other employees

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is nearly always indoors and is regularly required to sit, stand, get up; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk. 

• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch. 

• The employee may occasionally lift, push, pull and /or move up to 25 pounds  

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

• Occasional travel 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that are to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The Kitchen is an EEO Employer. The physical demands described here are representative of those that are to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.