Multi-Unit Restaurant Finance Ops Lead

Carlisle Corporation; Memphis, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Carlisle Corporation is seeking a Finance Operations Manager to lead financial operations for about 220 restaurants from the corporate office in Memphis. You will develop dashboards, analyze variances, and drive actions to improve margins and efficiency.

You will partner with operations leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, and period close, ensuring strong financial controls and actionable insights for senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting or related field required; MBA/CPA preferred.
• Five or more years of progressive finance, accounting, FP&A, or operations finance experience.
• Experience supporting multi-unit restaurant or field operations strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of restaurant P&L, labor models, food cost, and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations reporting for ~220 fast food restaurants, covering sales, labor, food cost, and profitability.
• Develop dashboards and scorecards to help operations identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with operations leadership to evaluate performance, explain variances, and propose corrective actions.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and reforecasting for restaurant operations, including labor models and cost of goods.
• Analyze P&L to improve margins, reduce waste, control overtime, and strengthen operating discipline.
• Provide financial guidance for openings, remodels, closures, capital projects, and initiatives.
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure accurate close, coding, accruals, and discrepancy resolution.
• Monitor cash handling, deposits, refunds, inventory, and implement field-level controls.
• Partner with Payroll/HR to analyze labor trends, overtime, bonuses, and incentive performance.
• Evaluate vendor spend and purchasing trends to identify savings and accountability.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

BI tools

Payroll systems

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Accounting

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

ERP platforms

Restaurant management systems

Job description

Carlisle Corporation is seeking a Finance Operations Manager to lead financial operations for about 220 restaurants from the corporate office in Memphis. You will develop dashboards, analyze variances, and drive actions to improve margins and efficiency.

You will partner with operations leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, and period close, ensuring strong financial controls and actionable insights for senior management.