Driven Brands, headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is the parent company of North America's leading automotive aftermarket brands across four distinct verticals: Repair & Maintenance, housing Meineke Car Care CentersR; Paint & Collision, housing MaacoR and CARSTARR; Distribution, housing 1-800-Radiator & A/CR and Spire Supply; and Quick Lube, housing Take 5 Oil Change. Driven Brands has nearly 2,700 centers across North America and combined; all businesses generate more than $2.6 billion in system sales and service approximately 8 million vehicles annually. Driven Brands also houses its Charitable Foundations for its brands which collectively raise over $1.5 million per year.
Driven Brands is the quintessential growth company, more than tripling its revenues, brands, employees, and profits over the past six years. The primary focuses of the company are growing its franchisees' profitability, all brands' unit count and creating opportunities for its employees, franchisees, and investors. Our culture of meritocracy inspires high performance and innovation among our employees. We enable our employees and franchisees to go further, faster- generating growth for our franchisees' businesses and our employees' careers. For more information, visit drivenbrands.com.
Job Description
The Director of FP&A Paint & Glass will be the hands-on finance leader for the Paint and Glass verticals within the Paint, Collision & Glass (PC&G) business segment, a dynamic and growing portion of Driven Brands. The Paint & Glass brands include Maaco, Autoglass Now and Uniban, representing over 730 locations, and over $750M in sales and growing.
This position reports to the Vice President, FP&A for the PC&G segment, and offers a high level of visibility to the CFO and other Senior/Executive Management Team members. There is also a high level of cross-functional interaction with the Operations, Financial, Marketing and Business Development teams.
Lead financial planning and forecasting for the fast-growth and highly acquisitive glass business, while identifying opportunities for further profitability within other key brands
Lead strategic projects, identify key business and financial risks, and support setting financial priorities
Lead a small team of analysts and set direction for priorities and deliverables
Prepare, review and analyze financial forecasts, operating budgets and strategic plans
Provide in-depth analysis on financial performance and root cause variances to forecasts
Analyze ROI and profitability for business initiatives and identify improvement plans for gaps
Monitor and report on macro and industry trends, trading multiples, financial and operating metrics and relevant M&A transactions
Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variances
Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives
Understand business requirements and translate them into specific reporting tools
Support Senior Management Team and department heads with in-depth analysis
Develop quarterly and monthly financial and business reports
Prepare presentations for the Board of Directors and Senior Management Team
Ad-hoc reporting and analysis
Bachelor's Degree (Business, Accounting or Finance, preferred)
MBA, CPA, CFA, CMA or other professional designation is a plus
7+ years of experience with a background that includes accounting and financial analysis.
Experience building and leading teams
Strong core FP&A skills, including business case modeling
Deep understanding and appreciation for the business drivers / levers of business and how they translate to financial success
Demonstrated ability to accurately model the financial aspects and outcomes of business issues using spreadsheets and/or other applicable tools based on operational understanding and business acumen
Professional polish in written and spoken form with ability to communicate and present to senior level managers
Strong communicator and relationship builder, with team-oriented focus
Credible thought leader
Keen analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to learn new systems and processes quickly
Entrepreneurial spirit and strong analytical, decision making, project management, planning and organizational skills
Experience with multi-location business models preferred
Power user of Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge of planning technologies; Planful and OneStream desirable
Proficient with business analytics and reporting software
Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to handle multiple priorities against multiple deadlines
Able to work well with people across multiple functions
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Requisition ID: 2022-22583
External Company URL: https://www.drivenbrands.com/
Street: 440 S Church Street
Line of Business: Driven Brands, Inc.
