Restaurant M&A and Franchise Transactions Manager

Inspire Brands, Inc. • $100K — $120K *
Atlanta, GA 30349In-Person
Food & Beverages
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field required
  • 3+ years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, or transaction advisory
  • MBA or Master’s Degree in Finance preferred
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills focused on financial returns
  • Excellent communication skills to interact with various stakeholders efficiently

Responsibilities

  • Support end-to-end execution of restaurant transactions, from analysis to post-closing cleanup
  • Utilize financial models to evaluate transaction economics and aid in decision-making
  • Coordinate cross-functional deal teams for accountability and timely deliverables
  • Draft and manage transaction-related documents and analyses
  • Independently manage franchise transfers ensuring compliance and accuracy
  • Serve as a resource for franchisees on financial processes and requirements
  • Provide analytical support for ad hoc business development situations

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work across multiple renowned restaurant brands
  • Engagement in high-impact, complex acquisition and transfer transactions
  • Collaboration with diverse teams including Finance, Legal, and Operations
  • Focus on professional growth with potential for educational advancement through preferred qualifications
  • Dynamic work environment subject to rapid changes and learning opportunities
Full Job Description

The Restaurant Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing complex, high-impact restaurant portfolio initiatives across multiple brands, including acquisitions and dispositions of corporately owned restaurants and franchisee-to-franchisee transfers. This role partners closely with Finance, Legal, Real Estate, Operations, HR, Accounting, and Franchisees to evaluate and approve franchise transfers and execute transactions efficiently from initial analysis through post-close cleanup.

The Portfolio Manager plays a critical role in advancing enterprise portfolio strategy by providing strong financial analysis, operational insight, process discipline, and proactive problem-solving across a high-volume, fast-paced transaction environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Portfolio Acquisitions & Dispositions(50%)

  • Support end-to-end execution of restaurant transactions, including financial analysis, business case development, leadership recommendations, LOI execution, diligence coordination, closing, and post-closing cleanup.
  • Utilize and maintain financial models to evaluate transaction economics and support strategic decision-making.
  • Coordinate cross-functional deal teams, driving accountability, timelines, and deliverables.
  • Draft, review, and manage transaction-related schedules, exhibits, due diligence materials, lease and rent analyses, and vendor/contract evaluations.
  • Develop and standardize tools, templates, and workflows to improve efficiency and consistency.

Franchise Transfers(40%)

  • Independently manage franchise transfers across brands, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely completion.
  • Review and evaluate transfer components, including P&Ls, funding sources, debt structures, ratios, and approval requirements.
  • Serve as a trusted resource for franchisees by explaining financial templates, transfer requirements, and approval processes.
  • Lead continuous improvement efforts for transfer templates, checklists, and systems

Other(10%)

  • Provide analytical support for ad hoc business development situations within our Brands
  • The above percentages are estimates subject to change dramatically from month to month as events arise and priorities shift.

Education Qualifications

  • Minimum: Bachelor27s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
  • Preferred: MBA or Master27s Degree in Finance

Experience Qualifications

  • Minimum 3+ years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, transaction advisory, corporate M&A.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  • Strong technical, analytical, andproblem-solvingskillswith an emphasis on financial returns
  • Sound knowledge of financial principles
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to navigate through a Transaction Process involving Franchisees, Financing Institutions. Attorneys, Investment Bankers/BusinessBrokers,and Landlords
  • Ability to manage a process involving cross functional teams in the execution of M&A Financial Transactions
  • Advancedproficiencywith Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPointand experience working with various Financial Systems and Valuation Models.Working knowledge Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook
  • Preferred: Negotiating Experience

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