Chief Financial Officer - Restaurants
- Charlotte, NC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and execute financial strategies that maximize the performance of restaurant portfolio companies while aligning with the fund’s investment objectives.
- Provide oversight and guidance to portfolio company CFOs, ensuring financial discipline, operational efficiency, and compliance with PE expectations.
- Establish financial controls, reporting structures, and forecasting models across all portfolio companies.
- Serve as the primary financial liaison between the fund and restaurant brand CFOs, ensuring clear communication of financial expectations and key performance metrics.
- Partner with portfolio company CFOs to optimize financial performance, improve margins, and enhance cash flow.
- Monitor financial health across brands, identifying risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for revenue growth.
- Lead capital allocation strategies across the restaurant portfolio, including investment prioritization, refinancing, and working capital management.
- Support CFOs in improving unit economics, pricing strategies, and cost controls to drive profitability.
- Lead financial due diligence, modeling, and integration for restaurant acquisitions, divestitures, and roll-ups.
- Evaluate and execute growth strategies, including new store development, franchise expansion, and strategic exits.
- Develop playbooks for post-merger integration, ensuring seamless financial and operational transitions.
- Prepare and present financial reports, forecasts, and performance insights to private equity partners, lenders, and investors.
- Support fundraising and capital deployment efforts, working closely with investment teams on financing structures.
- Oversee debt compliance, covenant monitoring, and capital structure optimization.
- Implement standard KPIs, benchmarking, and reporting across portfolio companies to measure financial success.
- Develop and refine budgeting and forecasting processes at both the fund and portfolio company levels.
- Ensure financial reporting consistency and accuracy, driving data-driven decision-making across the organization.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA and/or CPA strongly preferred.
- Experience:15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience, with at least 5 years in a private equity-backed multi-unit restaurant or retail environment.
- Experience managing multiple CFOs across a diverse portfolio of restaurant or consumer-facing brands.
- Strong expertise in restaurant unit economics, franchising, and corporate finance.
- Deep knowledge of financial modeling, valuation, capital markets, and M&A execution.
- Proven ability to drive financial and operational improvements across multiple business units.
- Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence C-suite executives and investors.
- Advanced financial planning, reporting, and analytical capabilities.
- Experience with financial reporting systems, ERP platforms, and business intelligence tools.
- Strategic thinker with the ability to balance financial discipline with growth initiatives.
- Strong understanding of private equity value creation strategies and exit planning.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth, and dynamic environment.