The Wendy's Company

Director of Finance & Treasury

The Wendy's Company • $120K — $150K *
Memphis, TN 38109In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 8-12+ years of progressive treasury/finance experience
  • Experience managing multi-location cash environments (retail/QSR preferred)
  • Strong knowledge of banking systems, treasury operations, and cash forecasting
  • Demonstrated experience leading teams and implementing treasury technology

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily, weekly, and long-range cash forecasting and liquidity planning
  • Manage relationships with banking partners and payment processors
  • Establish and maintain treasury policies and cash handling controls
  • Support debt management and financial modeling related to funding strategies
  • Implement fraud prevention controls and ensure compliance with audit requirements
  • Lead treasury technology enhancements and drive process automation
  • Lead and develop treasury staff, establishing performance KPIs

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams
  • Access to advanced treasury management systems and technologies
  • Engagement in strategic financial initiatives and decision-making
  • Contributions to important financial planning and risk management processes
Full Job Description
Memphis, TN

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities

Cash & Liquidity Management
  • Oversee daily, weekly, and long-range cash forecasting and liquidity planning
  • Optimize cash positioning across operating and corporate accounts
  • Ensure adequate liquidity for operations, capital expenditures, and debt obligations
  • Oversee and administer payment releases and payment controls

Banking & Financial Relationships
  • Manage relationships with banking partners, cash-in-transit vendors, and payment processors
  • Lead negotiation of banking services, fees, and credit facilities
  • Oversee account opening/closing as needed, signatory management, and treasury controls

Treasury Operations
  • Establish and maintain treasury policies, including cash handling, safes, and deposit controls
  • Monitor ACH, wire activity, and payment approvals
  • Establish and maintain credit card merchant services
  • Ensure timely reconciliation coordination with accounting teams

Capital Structure & Financing
  • Support debt management/reporting, refinancing, and capital planning
  • Assist with financial modeling related to funding strategies and growth initiatives

Risk & Controls
  • Implement fraud prevention controls around cash, payments, and merchant transactions
  • Partner with Risk Management on insurance, operational, and financial exposure areas
  • Oversee monitoring of store deposit variances, armored car exceptions, and store compliance with cash procedures
  • Ensure compliance with internal controls and audit requirements

Systems & Process Optimization
  • Lead treasury technology enhancements (TMS, ERP integrations, banking portals)
  • Drive automation in cash forecasting, reporting, and reconciliations

Team Leadership
  • Lead and develop treasury staff (analysts and cash specialists)
  • Establish KPIs and performance expectations aligned with organizational goals

Qualifications

Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 8-12+ years of progressive treasury/finance experience
  • Experience managing multi-location cash environments (retail/QSR preferred)
  • Strong knowledge of banking systems, treasury operations, and cash forecasting

Preferred
  • Demonstrated experience leading teams, building processes, and implementing treasury technology or automation
  • Experience with establishing internal controls, providing audit support, and fraud prevention
  • Experience managing bank relationships, debt facilities, and lender reporting requirements.
  • Experience with ERP systems (e.g., Intacct, R365) and treasury management systems
  • Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) designation

Recommended Software & Systems Experience
  • Treasury Management Systems such as Kyriba, GTreasury, FIS Treasury and Risk Manager, Treasury Prime, or similar platforms for cash visibility, forecasting, payments, bank connectivity, and risk controls
  • ERP and accounting platforms such as Sage Intacct, Restaurant365, Oracle NetSuite, SAP, or equivalent multi-entity financial systems
  • Banking portals, merchant processor platforms, ACH/wire systems, cash-in-transit reporting tools, and positive pay/fraud prevention applications
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial reporting tools; experience with Power BI, data visualization, or automated reporting preferred

Key Competencies
  • Strategic thinking and financial acumen
  • Strong control mindset with attention to detail
  • Leadership and cross-functional collaboration
  • Data-driven decision-making

Success Metrics (KPIs)
  • Forecast accuracy (cash flow)
  • Bank fee optimization and cost savings
  • Reduction in cash variances and losses
  • Timeliness of cash reporting and reconciliations
  • Audit and compliance outcomes

Reporting Structure

This position reports to the Controller and partners closely with Accounting, Operations, Risk Management, and the Executive Leadership team. The position will be located in our corporate office at 1 Dr. ML King Jr. Ave., Ste. 130 Memphis, TN, 38103.

About The Wendy's Company

The Wendy's Company is an American holding company for the major fast food chain, Wendy's. Its headquarters are in Dublin, Ohio. The company was known as Deisel-Wemmer Co. from 1884 to 1929, Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation from 1929 to 1946, DWG Cigar Corporation from 1946 to 1966, and DWG Corporation from 1966 to 1993. The company is best known for its square hamburgers, sea salt fries and Frosty, a form of soft serve ice cream mixed with frozen starches. Wendy's was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas. Today, Wendy's operates over 6,700 restaurants worldwide.
Learn more about The Wendy's Company
Size
14,500 employees
Market Cap
$4.8 billion
Industry
Food & Beverages
Net Income
$117.8 million
5 Year Trend
+5.7%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
NASDAQ
WEN
* Ladders Estimates

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