This position is responsible for developing pricing programs, cost levelizing strategies, and revenue and expense allocations across multiple cost categories; specifically, the Buffalo Wild Wings Brand Fund (BWW’s), the Buffalo Wild Wings Freight Fund, the Buffalo Wild Wings Obsolete Inventory Fund and the Sonic Brand Fund (SBF), and the various components of each. In addition, the role will support pricing and cost planning, reporting and analysis for Baskin Robins (domestic and international). The role also prepares various reports and presentations for upper leadership on the performance of each category.
This position sits within our Atlanta based Global Support Center with an expectation to be onsite 80% of the time.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Manage the BWW’s Brand Fund, Freight Fund, and Obsolete Inventory Fund and Sonic Brand Fund
- Develop a Price Levelization strategy that ensures costs are levelized across the entire network across multiple suppliers.
- Audit cost savings generated by the BWW and Sonic Freight Fund and ensure revenue is collected in a timely manner and allocated across various cost categories.
- Collaborate with the Brand teams and the Inspire Brands Accounting team ensuring the program is accomplishing its goals while maintaining compliance with accounting principles and standards.
- Review Fund balances every month and develop strategies to adjust the fund components to recover any unexpected expenses.
- Determine cost and revenue allocations for invoices and receipts.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly budgets projecting revenue and expenses for the Accounting Team
- Track, audit, and pay supplier obsolete inventory expenses.
- Conduct scenario planning for fund performance variances and collaborate on mitigation strategies with brand finance, operations, and accounting teams.
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- Own budgeting and reporting process for Baskin International DFA tub standard
- Develop and advance monthlycommodities and financial review for Baskin International costs
- Responsible formanaging ice cream costing and system load
- Own andadvancepricing analytics to ensuremargin targetsmaintainedas pricing changes
- Report on andmanageBaskin Robbins obsolete inventory expenses
- Coordinate commodities forecast with Commodities Management team and translateinto forecast inputs
- Present financial performance trends, pricing impacts, and fund risk assessments to senior leadership.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives with Procurement, Brand Marketing, and Accounting to drive alignment on pricing strategy, supplier funding, and cost recovery mechanisms.
Other duties as assigned by management
EDUCATION & EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
- 4-Year degree in business, finance, accounting or related fields.
- 5 years experience in a similar role in lieu of a 4-Year.
- 2-5years of experienceinbusiness,supply chainmanagement,finance, or accounting.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES
- Knowledge of Revenue and Expense Accounts
- Strong math skills.
- Invoice processing, coding and allocation experience.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to distill financial data into actionable insights for leadership.
DIRECT REPORTS
- 2 (Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Analyst).
Inspire is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes more than 33,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC restaurants worldwide.
We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink, and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.
