Business Analyst - Cavalier Ventures

Overview

The Business Manager & Analyst reports the Company Controller and works closely with the Executive Management of Cavalier Ventures, to provide operational support through analysis of historical and forecasted Revenue, Labor and Production efficiency. This position will also routinely monitor and test internal controls, providing guidance and training where needed to ensure business policies and processes are being followed. Additionally, this position will be expected to be a subject expert in all production, ABC and Point of Sale (POS) reporting systems.

Responsibilities

Revenue: • Review and send invoices to Customers. • Monitor and report on collection of accounts receivable. • Assist preparation and review of monthly compliance filings for ABC.• Assist with supporting the revenue forecasting process as needed.• Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on production, sales, purchasing, and inventory systems. • Assist with complex projects as needed.• Lead the analytical efforts related to measuring the effectiveness of various marketing/sales/ revenue management program initiatives, including tracking expected revenue impact, expected returns, and actual performance vs. expectations.• Conduct periodic audits to analyze data from all systems to ensure integrity (i.e. reliability of source data used for reporting, forecasting, efficiency metrics, etc.).• Assist management with accurate forecasting of revenues and provide recommendations for improvements

Cost of Goods Sold:• Calculate actual production costs as compared to budget and theoretical and investigate and report on root causes of variances. • Observe inventories conducted by team to ensure timely and accurate counts and valuations • Analyze all aspects of COGS including materials costs, labor, efficiency metrics, volumes, etc. and report on same to ensure COGS meets or exceeds expectations.• Assist management with accurate forecasting of COGS and provide recommendations for improvements

Labor:• Review daily and bi-weekly payroll reporting for accuracy; calculate tip and payroll taxes; make tip adjustments as needed and ensure all automated reports are reconciled and accurate.• Assist management with accurate forecasting of labor and provide recommendations for improvements

Expenses:• Review and analyze all expenses for accuracy• Assist with analysis of contracts, purchasing, buy vs. lease, etc.• Assist management with accurate forecasting of expenses and provide recommendations for improvements

Other:• Attend month-end financial and operational performance meetings with Management Teams to diagnose variances to plan and forecast• Special projects as assigned

Qualifications

Type QualificationSkill Strong organizational and multi-tasking skillsSkill Excellent verbal and written communicationSkill Ability to use a spreadsheet program, specifically EXCELSkill Ability to conduct financial related meetings for owners/investors/senior management, etc.Skill Ability to assist in accurately forecasting financial resultsSkill Excellent analytical skills neededSkill Experience in creating and reviewing budgets verifying accuracy and reasonablenessSkill Knowledge of industry related tax issues.