Shared Services Financial Analyst

Inspire; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspire, a leading multi-brand global restaurant company, is looking for a Financial Planning and Analysis professional at their Atlanta Support Center. The ideal candidate will execute budgeting processes, conduct monthly analyses, and support business strategies with critical financial insights.

This position requires a strong academic background in finance and a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience, with a focus on teamwork and excellent analytical skills. Join Inspire for a dynamic and rewarding career opportunity in a growing environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Planning & Analysis.
• Experience with Multi‑brand corporate or Shared Services preferred.
• Proven ability to manage time and multiple projects with constraints.

Responsibilities

• Execute the overall G&A process for the annual budget.
• Complete monthly variance analyses for G&A spend.
• Assist in preparation and collection of periodic forecasts.
• Support business requests for enhanced insights.
• Identify and propose improvements to day-to-day operations.
• Ensure accuracy and quality of team deliverables.
• Provide excellent customer service to business partners.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field

Master’s Degree in Business, Finance, or Accounting (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Hyperion Planning

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

As Inspire Brands transforms into a dominant multi‑brand global restaurant company, the development of a mature Shared Services organization is pivotal. This exciting role will provide critical Financial Planning and Analytical support to all Shared Services functions. The support includes not just financial planning activities such as executing annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly reporting, but also acting as a true Finance Business Partner to the organization. Ensuring our Shared Services leaders have the information and guidance they need to be successful is our aim as Finance Business Partners, and this role plays a critical part in bringing that to life.

Inspire Brands is a rapidly changing and growing company, and those with an appetite for a steep learning curve will thrive in this company, and in this role in particular.

This role sits onsite 5 days per week in our Atlanta Support Center.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting: Execute the overall G&A process for the annual budget, partnering with the business to ensure their requests are captured and managed appropriately, and the results of the process are clearly communicated.
• Monthly analyses: Complete monthly variance analyses for G&A spend and provide explanations of material variances for use in monthly business reviews.
• Forecasting: Assist in the preparation and collection of information from Shared Services teams in order to produce periodic forecasts.
• Ad hoc analyses: Support business needs and requests from Finance leadership to help drive enhanced insights to improve business performance and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Process Improvement: Consistently identify and propose ways to improve day‑to‑day operations so we can spend more time working with our Business Partners to help them succeed.
• 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 & Experience Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 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.
• Proven 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.