Available Corporate Positions

All qualified applicants should submit a resume in one of the following ways:

E-mail: h.resources@abrholdings.com
Fax: (303) 672-2664
Mail:
American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC
400 W. 48th Ave.
Denver, CO 80216
Attn: Human Resources Department

Restaurant Management

If you are interested in a Village Inn or Bakers Square restaurant management position, please e-mail your resume to h.resources@abrholdings.com .

Updated June 17, 2009

Paralegal

Nature and Scope of Position

Perform legal and administrative support functions for the company’s Legal Department.

Essential Functions

Perform paralegal tasks related to commercial real estate and business matters, such as lease and title reviews and preparation or review of applications, standard/form contracts, and amendments, permit renewals, corporate governance documents, exercise of lease renewal options, lease extensions, landlord consents and waivers, leasehold mortgage interests, lease memorandums, financing statements, estoppel certificates, and easements. Record and file legal documents. Other tasks may include trademark searches and registrations/renewals, preparation of arbitration complaints, and assistance in the submission of EEOC position statements.
Manage litigation matters, such as file preparation, cataloging pleadings and evidence, preparation/review of discovery responses, calendar of filing deadlines, exhibit preparation, deposition transcript and evidence review, document production, and interview of witnesses.
Ensure timely filing of government reporting requirements.
Ensure timely payment of legal department invoices and proper assignment of expenses to various department budgets.
Maintain and distribute franchise and lease expiration/notification lists, and draft memos to various departments advising of executed amendments or terminations to existing agreements.
Update litigation and EEOC logs and prepare or update quarterly status reports to auditors and insurance carriers.
Notify and coordinate with accounts receivable regarding bankruptcy filing notices by ABRH vendors
Notify and coordinate with accounts payable regarding processing of wage garnishment orders.
Organize and maintain company’s legal files, including the maintenance of chronology correspondence files and ticklers.
Communicate with attorneys, managers, landlords, customers, and employees regarding subpoenas, complaints, and employment or service-related issues.
Prepare travel itineraries.
Provide daily back-up support for Executive Assistant as needed.
Perform all other projects and duties as assigned.

Primary Contacts

Corporate Management; Vice Presidents and Department Heads of all ABRH departments; Board of Managers, and various Government Agencies.

Skills and Knowledge

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Work under minimal supervision, performing projects and assignments with self-direction.
Work with continuous attention to detail in composing, typing, and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines; work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing assignments and demands; perform multiple tasks, working with constant interruptions and under sensitive time lines.
Excellent organizational and analytical skills. Possess and demonstrate confidentiality.
Possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to resolve conflicting interests with the goal of obtaining cooperation in a team environment; exhibit strong customer service orientation.
Exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills; display good grammar and proof-reading skills.
Review contracts and understand legal real estate and contract terms; evidence knowledge of real estate laws and procedures; able to independently draft appropriate letters and memos; and interpret or gather and generate information and reports from various legal documents.
Excellent knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office Professional products, especially creating and editing Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and mail-merge formats for mass mailings.
Ability to type at least 50 wpm and maintain a high level of accuracy.
Familiarity with Colorado federal and state courts and government agencies.

Education and Experience

High school education or GED equivalent is required. College degree preferred.
Minimum of five years paralegal experience in commercial real estate and business contracts required, preferably with a medium to large law firm or in-house legal department. Litigation, employment, franchise, and/or trademark experience a plus. Transcriber experience helpful.
Paralegal certification is required.

Financial Analyst

Nature and Scope of Position:

Provide American Blue Ribbon Holdings, LLC management with information and analysis, both operational and strategic, and to assist and support Restaurant Operations and Corporate management with achieving its business objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

Perform operational performance analysis and reporting, including Company Management reports, operational trend analysis, cost/margin studies, other financial analysis and the generation of summary and exception reports.

Participate in the annual planning process and periodic re-forecasting processes.
Responsible to maintain, coordinate and roll-up the weekly profit and loss flash reports submitted electronically by Regional Managers.
Support the Marketing Department with analysis on financials, business, return on investment and product mix break even and results reports.
Provides on-going efforts to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of the Financial Services department, and helps to identify and develop written work flow and systems processes.
Perform special projects, ad-hoc analysis, and provide back up to other financial analysts as requested.

Primary Contacts

Sr. Management, Divisional VP’s, Directors, all other members of the ABRH team including corporate staff, restaurant management, Accounts Payable, Finance, Restaurant Accounting, and Payroll.

Skills and Knowledge

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies with the ability to:

Work under general supervision, performing assigned tasks with self-direction; reviews progress with management only as needed; a certain degree of latitude is required;
Collect, evaluate, analyze, and organize financial data relating to financial statistics into a logical, useful format; present information effectively to all levels of management.
Handle and maintain information in a confidential manner.
Understand and apply mathematical calculations and complex technical concepts.
Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills; maintain a professional and positive customer service orientation; continually demonstrate professional presentation skills.
Possess and demonstrate advanced skill levels of proficiency in excel spreadsheets and financial analysis software programs, as well as in other Microsoft Office Professional products.

Education and Experience

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or Finance.
Minimum five and preferably eight years of work experience in accounting and financial analysis with experience in the development of complex financial models and visual basic macros. Work experience within multi unit retail industry is preferred.
Knowledge of SQL databases, Visual Basic programming and SAP R/3 experience is helpful.
Advanced level of computer skills and proficiencies are required in the following areas:

Microsoft Excel using Pivot Tables, regression, macros and add-on statistical tools
Microsoft Access creating complex queries and reports or other data mining tools
Financial analysis software programs

Account Receivable Accounting Specialist

Nature and Scope of Position

Analyze and maintain all assigned general ledger accounts and related subsystems including preparation of all schedules, reconciliations and backup to support account balances.

Essential Functions

Responsible for the billing process, as directed, including all manual invoicing from various departments. Review and mail all system-generated invoices from various departments.
Meet weekly with the franchise department to ensure invoicing is compliant with franchise agreements, including but not limited to; royalty rates, prepayment options, IT rebills, etc and make necessary changes as needed.
Maintain SAP A/R module, including customer master data, service charge program, running customer statements and preparing aging reports. Test all LCP/SAP upgrades to determine any errors with the application.
Prepare daily cash deposit log from corporate lock-box and in-house deposit.
Bill and collect restaurants’ house charges, including research and reconciliation to the cash and sales system.
Prepare spreadsheet of all daily cash transactions (both incoming and outgoing) including deposits, ACH and wired funds for A/P, payroll, taxes, debt payments, insurance, credit cards, royalties, and rents. Prepare entries at period-end to apply to appropriate accounts.
Clear and process internal pie sales to Bakers Square restaurants from the A/R system.
Post daily all cash receipts, including discounts taken for early payment and marketing programs.
Follow up on any past due balance(s) via phone calls and/or written notices. Notify appropriate department(s) of past due balances and assist with the collection process as needed; including VICOM and franchise department.
Prepare analysis/reconciliations for assigned G/L accounts including development of spreadsheets and preparation of necessary entries.
Maintain desk procedure manuals for assigned responsibilities.
Assist corporate accounting department with special projects and legally sensitive research.
Organize and lead quality credit committee meetings with corporate accounting, franchise and VICOM each period end to review each department(s) receivable aging reports.
Perform all other assigned projects and duties.

Primary Contacts

All accounting personnel, legal, tax, treasury, construction/equipment, IT, restaurant managers, franchises, VICOM outside sales customers, sub-lease.

Skills and Knowledge

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Intermediate knowledge of Windows NT and the suite of Microsoft Office products, including Word, and Excel.

Ability to communicate effectively and work positively in a team environment.
Ability to perform detailed work in a proficient manner meeting deadlines and working under pressure.
Ability to demonstrate strong analytical skills.
Ability to read procedures, instructions, etc., using varying degrees of independence, judgment and discretion within the scope of GAAP and under moderate supervision.

Education and Experience

Associates degree in Accounting/Finance or a minimum of two years of general accounting experience or equivalent work experience required.
High School diploma or GED required.
SAP experience highly desired.

Treasury Specialist

Nature and Scope of Position

Responsible for the timely and accurate movement of funds while providing problem resolution with customers, restaurants, banks, and corporate departments, as well as issuing reporting and analyses for the day-to-day operation by the Treasury department.

Primary Responsibilities

Ensure cash is in the most appropriate account according to Treasury Department policy; move cash between bank accounts on a daily basis; run banking reports to gather data needed to determine daily cash position.
Determine daily cash position. Recommend appropriate borrow/re-pay and/or invest/redeem action and amount.
Balance daily cash position against Cash Data model. Ensure Cash Data is current and accurate.
Create and maintain periodic reporting on various Treasury areas of responsibility, including restaurant deposit exceptions, bad checks, collections, banking costs and fees. Analyze report data, make recommendations to next level.
Download daily banking transactions in BAI file format from concentration banks for Restaurant Accounting to use for deposit verification purposes.
Audit store bank deposits, resolve banking and payment issues; investigate, quantify and resolve the identified deposit issues using BAI data, bank, corporate and field operations contacts.
Wire funds as needed to appropriate parties.
Use Excel model to input cash balances and determine daily amounts to be concentrated from store bank accounts.
Initiate ACH transfers to and from ABRH’s main operating account for store deposits, franchise fees, payroll and sales taxes, rents, utilities, insurance, benefits, etc. and ensure that these payments are made on a timely basis.
Use Secure 32 software to print all payroll and accounts payable checks. Audit checks for accuracy.
Coordinate Gift Card activity through Merchant Processor software including activation and customer issues.
Deposit daily checks for the lockbox account that come directly to ABRH. Maintain deposit ledger.
Distribute banking reports to accounting departments.
Coordinate requests for credit application completion and credit references. Review credit applications, make recommendations of necessary changes.
Order banking supplies as needed for the restaurants and work with suppliers to keep these costs at appropriate levels.
Assist the accounts payable department with stop-payment issues.
Research any credit card/debit card issues; may include but not limited to, reimbursing, charging or making any corrections.
Use SAP to input/correct any banking information for vendors
Manage check collection vendors and processes.
Review monthly bank analysis statements to ensure appropriateness of charges and adherence to fee schedules; evaluates bank service and fees, monitors bank performance and recommends appropriate actions to minimize charge and fees.
Under the direction of the Corporate Controller, assist in the coordination of major bank changes and new system implementations.
Coordinate Treasury functions for new restaurants including customer interface with credit, debit and gift cards services.
Maintain and update Treasury department policies and procedures.
Update and maintain bank files.
Perform all assigned duties and projects

Licenses and Certifications Required

Valid Driver’s license

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies with the ability to:

Work under general supervision; exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality; set priorities among daily/weekly tasks; resolve practical problems, as well the ability to define and effectively solve and deal with a variety of changing situations.
Demonstrate exceptional organizational and prioritization skills; demonstrate interpersonal skills and be successful in dealing with all levels of employees.
Exhibit and maintain a professional and positive customer service orientation, to include strong telephone and customer service problems/resolution.
Possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to resolve conflicting interests with the goal of obtaining cooperation in a team environment.
Exhibit good verbal and written communication skills; display good grammar and proof-reading skills.
Read documents, letters, and financial reports; from these documents and reports, interpret and gather information and produce summary reports.
Perform fundamental skills using basic office equipment: typewriter, copier, printers, calculator, fax, phone, and 10 key.
Demonstrate proficiency at an intermediate level in computer skills with the Microsoft Office Professional products to include Excel, Word, and Outlook; banking software knowledge (ACH, POS, Internet, etc.) preferred.

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
Associate’s degree and/or college course work with an emphasis in business classes, accounting, and business law is preferred.
Minimum 2 years of cash management or banking transactions knowledge and practices is required.