Finance Manager (Remote)

Job Summary

Join the Compass One Team and Grow with Us

At Compass One we embrace phenomenal people leaders with a passion for food, excellence and customer obsession. We strive to build a work environment that will allow you to be challenged, impactful, and valued for your expertise. We are committed to providing learning pathways and personal growth while encouraging a culture that supports and inspires each other. Diversity and inclusion are essential to our company culture, and top talent is the core of our success.

We offer unique opportunities for personal and professional growth, a competitive benefits package, and a fun and inclusive work environment where people feel valued.

If you aspire for growth and culinary excellence, come join our team!

What We Are Known For

We are known for delivering unique, globally inspired dishes that excite the palate and create memorable dining experiences for our customers. We focus on localism to celebrate regional flavors, support local farmers and suppliers, and create a more sustainable and community-driven dining experience for customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as a lieutenant to the Regional Controller.
• Support the Regional Controller with the creation of Compass annual budgeting and forecasts.
• Support the Operations SVP and Area VP(s) on the client budget twisting process.
• Coordinate the Forecast process and work with the operations team to produce action plans to rectify performance issues.
• Oversee the monthly close process and work closely with the finance team members and field accounting team to improve it continually.
• Guide and support the finance team with monthly close ledger and Profit Loss Statement reviews before going final.
• Analyze and review weekly and monthly results, working closely with the operational team to gain insight into financial issues.
• Seek continuous improvements in account profitability by raising the operations team's financial awareness and financial competence.
• Sound inventory management guidance to Ops and culinary leaders
• Ensure sound financial control throughout the region and work closely with the Internal Audit Department to ensure:
• ICR targets are delivered
• Loss prevention disciplines are in place (cash handling, timely payment of invoices, inventory, etc.)
• Ensure that assets are set up correctly by the accounting and capital assets department by ensuring that all invoices are forwarded promptly.
• Provide client ad-hoc reporting as needed.
• Review and analyze Compass reporting to confront potential issues proactively.
• Provide financial evaluation of new business and re-bid proformas, working closely with the operations team to ensure achievable financial goals.
• Improve the quality of financial review through benchmarking and sensitivity analysis.
• Attend Area and regional meetings as needed.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or Business Administration
• Ability to motivate and work collaboratively with business partners, key team members, senior management, and client groups on various projects and initiatives
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation skills)
• Hands-on, detail-oriented with the ability to see the big picture
• Remains balanced in a fast-paced and changing environment, with the capacity to prioritize tasks and information effectively
• Thrives in ambiguous environments and is results-driven
• Excellent skills in Microsoft applications and other BI tools