As the Director of Finance for a growing restaurant group in Wayzata, you'll build and lead the FP&A function, driving financial strategy, reporting, and operational efficiency. This hands-on role partners with leadership to provide data-driven insights, optimize profitability, and shape the company's financial future. This exciting opportunity is ideal for a strategic finance leader who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-unit business environment.

Worksite Location: This is an in-office position. Offices located in Wayzata, MN.

Salary Range: $150k - $175k/yr. base salary

Benefits: Comprehensive benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, short-term/long-term disability, accident insurance, and 401k with company match.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Own FP&A – Develop and scale budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.
• Reporting & Data Analytics – Establish real-time financial reporting, dashboards, and key performance tracking.
• Strategic Partnership – Collaborate with leadership and department heads to provide insights that drive decision-making.
• Planning – Lead budgeting and forecasting processes to ensure financial accuracy and accountability.
• Operational Finance – Improve efficiency and cost controls across the organization.
• Communicate Results – Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for leadership.
• Highlight Opportunities – Identify trends, collaborate on solutions, and drive profitability.
• Investor & Leadership Reporting – Provide data-driven insights for executive teams and ownership.
• Hands-On Leadership – Work at both strategic and tactical levels to make an immediate impact.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years in FP&A, finance leadership, or strategic finance, ideally in hospitality, restaurants, or multi-unit businesses.
• Experience developing an FP&A function to support a multi-divisional business.
• Strong understanding of restaurant P&Ls, labor modeling, and cost controls.
• QuickBooks Desktop experience is a plus.
• Expertise in report development, system implementation, and financial tool creation.
• Ability to work collaboratively across all levels of an organization.
• Strong proficiency in Excel modeling, Power-BI a plus.
• Strong communication skills—able to break down financial concepts for non-finance stakeholders.
• A curiosity to understand all areas of the business and how that knowledge can project the future performance of the business.
• Ability to prioritize and manage a large number of companies and P&L in a growing, evolving business.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• MBA or CPA a plus.
• This is an opportunity to directly and materially impact a growing business while shaping the financial future of a leading restaurant group.

About Versique

Versique: /ver-seek/ adj. being both versatile and unique; n. a high-performance recruiting firm specializing in executive leadership search, direct hire, and interim hiring solutions. 

Versique Executive, Professional, & Interim Recruiting is a locally owned and operated hiring and placement firm based in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. With specialized practice areas across our three divisions, Versique delivers tailored expertise to a wide range of industries. What sets us apart is our team of recruiters—seasoned professionals who have worked in the very fields they now hire for, providing unmatched industry insight and connections.

We believe people are more than just resumes—they are transformative, unlocking the potential for organizational growth and success.

Versique is proud to be award-winning, earning recognition on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies and the Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal's Fast 50 list for 2023. We are also consistently recognized as a Star Tribune Top Workplace and were named a Best Place to Work in 2022 by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

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Versique is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.

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