Job Title: Financial Consultant
Contract Duration: 3 months, possible extension
Location: Chicago, IL
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Compensation: $46.00/hour
Summary
This position offers a unique opportunity to support and gain exposure in the Real Estate and Development area of the company’s U.S. Business. The U.S. Real Estate Team works across the U.S. to locate exceptional locations for New Restaurants. The individual in this role works directly with Real Estate Teams to analyze each location using multiple data points and provide meaningful financial analysis for each site. In addition, this role works directly with each of the 10 U.S. Field Offices to provide analysis on sites that will be Rebuilt. This role offers the opportunity to be the subject matter expert in real estate finance and support critical decision making for new store development and reinvestment.
Key Customers
- US Real Estate & Development Teams
- US Real Estate & Development Leadership
- US Controller Group
- US Field Office Leadership
- Global Business Services
- US Finance Leadership
Responsibilities
- Analyze economics of New Restaurants, by modeling sales, cash flow, and returns, as well as providing insight into the relative risks and opportunities of those transactions.
- Influence decision making at weekly Real Estate Committee Meetings through effective communication of the financial returns of projects.
- Evaluate Rebuild economics by leading the review of Incremental returns and collaborate with Global Business Services and Asset Management teams to incorporate US economic policies.
- Continuously improve processes and communication between US Development, Technology, and Finance Teams.
- Gain a deep understanding of U.S. economic policies and adapting analysis as needed that leads to optimal decision making for our real estate portfolio and growth plans.
- Leverage data and analytics to build reporting that communicates key portfolio metrics to executive leadership. Reporting emphasizes insight into portfolio returns, development costs, and global development KPIs.
- Lead ad hoc analysis and special projects to enhance our real estate and development finance strategies as well as opportunities for broader exposure to the U.S. Finance and U.S. Real Estate Development organizations.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
- 3+ years of Finance/Accounting experience
- Exceptional analytical skills with attention to detail for high value decisions
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize competing priorities
- Strong communication skills, both verbally and written, to interact with all customers and levels
- Ability to operate effectively in a team environment with remote workers
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to anticipate customer needs
- Strategic problem solver, ability to build quality relationships and work cross functionally and collaboratively
- Curiosity and desire to understand broader business strategy with connections to real estate and development finance.
- High proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite