Senior Manager, Cash Application / Operations

Senior Manager, Cash Application / Operations

Company Background

Flynn Restaurant Group (FRG) was started in 1999 as the owner and operator of eight Applebee’s in Washington State.

Since then the company has grown at over 30% a year, added five additional leading brands in Taco Bell, Panera, Arby’s, Pizza Hut, and Wendy’s, and has become the largest restaurant franchise and one of top 20 largest foodservice companies in the United States.

Today, through its six wholly-owned subsidiaries, Apple American Group, Bell American, Pan American, RB American, Hut American and Wend American Group, FRG owns and operates over 440 Applebee's, 280 Taco Bells, 130 Panera cafes, 360 Arby’s, 930 Pizza Huts, and 190 Wendy’s representing $4 Billion in Sales and directly employing almost 73,000 people in 44 states.

Going forward the company plans to continue its aggressive growth by building and acquiring additional restaurants as well as opportunistically expanding into other brands and businesses.

Flynn Restaurant Group Support Center

Our mission at the Support Center is clear - we provide ever improving support to enable our operators to focus on running premier restaurants.

We value our 200+ team members and are committed to setting clear expectations, rewarding and appreciating their contributions and helping them reach their full potential.

We look for people to join our team who think beyond themselves and consider the overall business, that want to "Own it" and take a "Whatever it Takes" attitude in all they do.

Position Description

The Senior Manager, Cash Ops reports to the Senior Director of Treasury and is responsible for managing 10-12 staff members, supervising cash application to ensure timely and accurate posting and reconciliation, reviewing the operations needs of support for cash, handling, purchasing card and gift card administration , and identify process improvements. We are seeking an experienced leader to build trust among our Treasury Ops team and the Operator stakeholders to drive operational excellence.

Essential responsibilities will include:

* Provide subject matter expertise, coach, guide on cash verification issues

* Manage day-to-day activities of the cash verification team to successfully reduce open items for cash and credit card receipts

* Work closely with 3rd party vendors to ensure operations needs are being met, regarding cash handling, credit card processing, and purchasing card and gift card program

* Recognize trends, identify root causes to resolve issues and improve and deliver on key performance metrics

* Partner and influence business, operations and technology teams to integrate scalable end-to-end cash application processes and solutions

* Support cash operations for new acquisitions

* Ensures policies and procedures meet the organization's objectives, and regulatory requirements

* Work on audit, accounting and other special projects

Desired Skills and Experience

* 4-year degree in accounting, finance or other related area

* Detailed understanding of accounting, finance and treasury concepts

* 7 years of relevant experience, 5 years management experience

* Treasury workstation experience, preferably Kyriba

* Ability to effectively lead and manage multiple projects

* Ability to communicate effectively with management, business partners and direct reports

* Detail-oriented and strong analytical and organizational skills

* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment

* Advanced user level with Microsoft Office Products.

* Demonstrable experience in leading continuous improvement projects to improve ownership with measurable results

* Personal drive, energy, and the ability to work effectively in a hands-on action-oriented environment.

* A leader who values and promotes a culture of accountability-both for himself/herself and for others.

Why Work for Flynn?

Flynn Restaurant Group offers a variety of benefits and perks to encourage and empower our employees. We are committed to helping each employee work and live to his or her fullest potential. We offer a variety of benefits and perks while working for us:

* Medical / Dental / Vision

* Retirement and Savings Plan

* Short and Long Term Disability

* Basic Life Insurance

* Voluntary Life Insurance

* Tuition Reimbursement

* Paid Time Off

* Flexible Work Schedules

??Company Outings

* Dining Discounts

* PC/Laptop Assistances

* On-Site Fitness Center

* On-Site Daycare

* On site Cafe

* FUN Work Environment!

The Flynn Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer