VP of Finance – Restaurant Group | M&A & Growth Leader

Self Opportunity, Inc.; Addison (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive leadership exposure

Direct access to ownership

Job summary

Self Opportunity, Inc. in Addison, TX is seeking a hands-on Vice President of Finance to lead all accounting and finance functions for a growing multi-unit restaurant group. You will own financial strategy, drive M&A activity, and steer reporting, budgeting, and capital planning to support rapid expansion.

The role requires deep accounting expertise, strong modeling, and experience with restaurant systems. This on-site leadership position reports to ownership and partners with the CEO/CFO to

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including leadership roles.
• Direct, hands-on M&A experience (buy-side preferred): due diligence, deal structuring, and integration
• Strong technical accounting background; CPA strongly preferred
• Restaurant, hospitality, franchise, or multi-unit retail experience strongly preferred
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills; experience with restaurant accounting systems (e.g., R365, Sage Intacct, NetSuite) is a plus
• Bachelor’s in Accounting or Finance; MBA a plus
• Executive presence and the ability to translate financials into clear business decisions

Responsibilities

• Lead all accounting and finance operations, including GL, close, consolidation, AP/AR, payroll accounting, and audit readiness
• Drive M&A activity end to end: target evaluation, financial due diligence, valuation, deal modeling, and post-acquisition integration
• Own financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across all restaurant units
• Build and manage unit-level P&L reporting, four-wall EBITDA analysis, and KPI dashboards (food/labor costs, prime cost, same-store sales)
• Partner with the CEO/CFO and ownership on capital planning, lender relations, and growth strategy
• Ensure GAAP compliance, internal controls, and tax coordination
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performing finance and accounting team

Skills

Finance leadership

M&A experience

CPA

Restaurant accounting

Financial modeling

Excel

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's in Accounting/Finance

MBA

Tools

R365

Sage Intacct

NetSuite

Job description

Self Opportunity, Inc. in Addison, TX is seeking a hands-on Vice President of Finance to lead all accounting and finance functions for a growing multi-unit restaurant group. You will own financial strategy, drive M&A activity, and steer reporting, budgeting, and capital planning to support rapid expansion.

The role requires deep accounting expertise, strong modeling, and experience with restaurant systems. This on-site leadership position reports to ownership and partners with the CEO/CFO to