Category Management Analyst, Sr. jobs in Athens, GA

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Budgeting:  Support execution of the G&A annual budget process, partnering with business leaders to capture requirements and to clearly communicate results.
• Reporting:  Provide monthly variance analysis & narrative for budget vs. actuals. vs. forecast for relevant projects.
• Forecasting:  Support the preparation and collection of information as inputs to produce periodic forecasts.
• Analyses:  Support enhanced insights to improve business performance and identify efficiency opportunities as requested by management.
• Partnering:  Track and validate invoices for purchased media, ensuring correct approvals to pay are gathered and invoices are submitted for payment.
• Problem Solving: Help create processes that will be utilized by other team members as Standard Operating Procedures
• Diligence:  Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and quality of team deliverables.
• Customer Service:  Provide excellent service to our business partners, fellow Finance team members, and other team members throughout the Support Center.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 4-year degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in Planning & Analysis
• Preferred: Master’s Degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting.
• Required: 3 years of experience in Planning & Analysis.
• Preferred: 1 years of Multi-brand corporate or Shared Services experience.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS or ABILITIES

• Comfort with ambiguity and tolerance for a dynamic set of tasks and priorities.
• Strong track record as a proven team player.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Strong finance, project / capital assessment, technical, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage time and multiple projects, often with time constraints.
• Strongly preferred:  Experience with Enterprise Planning and Reporting software such as Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Financial Management, including use of SmartView. 
• Strongly preferred:  Experience with Business Intelligence analysis and presentation tools, including Tableau, Power BI and SharePoint.
   

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC Drive-In 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.