Sr. Principal Team Leader, Cathy Family Office

How We Work At Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A, Inc. ('Chick-fil-A' or 'the Company') Staff members play a vital role in achieving our strategic goals by developing their skills, fostering inclusive teamwork, and embracing innovation. All Staff are expected to contribute to a compelling future by inspiring and motivating those around them. Growth and development are essential at Chick-fil-A. We want Staff to seek new perspectives and adopt new methods to drive continuous improvement and adaptation to evolving business needs. Lastly, we ask Staff to seek wisdom, expect the best, accept responsibility, respond with courage, and think others first.

Our Flexible Futures Model offers a healthy mix of working in person (currently a minimum of 8-10 days per month) and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Overview

The Cathy Family Office exists to serve the Cathy Family and family enterprise as owners of Chick-fil-A, Inc. through facilitating stewardship of resources and tools to maintain a healthy enterprise and family.

This position will leverage their knowledge of accounting to help oversee financial statement preparation for 60+ entities. The ideal candidate has strong leadership abilities, a forward-thinking and collaborative mindset, and demonstrates excellent relationship-building skills with direct reports, leaders, and peers.

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of the Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the reporting of the Family Enterprise financial statements
• Lead the team responsible for the accounting on various enterprise assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses

(including capital assets)

• Serve as final review for all Family Enterprise reporting (60+ entities, varying types of entities)
• Directly oversee GL account reconciliations prepared by team
• Compile insights and commentary for monthly and year-end financial statement packet provided to family and to leadership
• Oversee identification and mitigation of Internal Assurance risks specific to financial reporting
• Provide oversight on accounting policies specific to team's responsibilities
• Oversee preparation of work papers and address auditor questions and requests for annual financial statement

audit

• Oversee partners/consultants and serve as relationship manager for banking relationships
• Use GAAP and not-for-profit accounting expertise to partner with the business to provide strategic direction for various projects and new initiatives across the business
• Identify improvement opportunities and work optimization efficiencies for the Cathy Family Office Accounting Function

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, or equivalent work experience
• CPA
• 10+ years of experience
• 3+ years of people development and leadership experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including a mastery of Excel
• Financial acumen; strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Deep knowledge of accounting principles
• Experience with financial statement preparation and review
• Strategic and forward-thinking mindset
• Extreme attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple projects while meeting all deadlines
• Self-motivated; desire to continually improve outputs and meet all deadlines
• Strong organizational, communication and collaboration skills
• Detail oriented
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with other leaders

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

• Master's Degree in Accounting

Required Years of Experience

10

Travel Requirements

10%

Required Level of Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Preferred Level of Education

Master's Degree

Required Major/Concentration

Accounting

Relocation Assistance Provided

No