Ben Walsh Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, US

• MAS Restaurant Group is a Taco Bell franchisee operating 110+ stores in Houston, Texas and Columbus, Ohio with Bessemer Investors as the equity sponsor
• In June 2021 the company acquired an 36 additional Taco Bell restaurants in Columbus, Ohio and refinanced company debt with BMO Harris as the lead bank

Houston, Texas, US

• MAS Restaurant Group is a Taco Bell franchisee operating 70+ stores in Houston, Texas with Bessemer Investors as the equity sponsor
• Head of Accounting, Finance, and IT departments
• Instituted new workflow reporting intended to improve margins, promote productivity, and increase visibility among all restaurants
• Relocated Accounting and Payroll departments from satellite office in California to Houston which included hiring an entirely new staff
• Transitioned company treasury management services from City National Bank to BMO Harris
• Implemented a new Accounting ERP system moving from Mas 90 to Sage Intacct

Costa Mesa, California, US

• Assisted private equity sponsor in refinancing existing $370M credit facility in August 2016
• Work directly with private equity sponsor on monthly business updates, ongoing company strategy, and quarterly lender compliance
• Responsible for ensuring the restaurants reach and maintain financial targets through identification of risks and opportunities and partnering with the Operations team
• Lead an experienced team responsible for all analytical work related to Marketing, Operations, Real Estate & Development, and IT
• Participate in cross departmental meetings and oversight committees to provide financial guidance related to current projects
• Direct the annual budgeting process and continuous financial forecasting

Pasadena, California, US

• Partnered with Marketing and Operations to support initiatives that include national marketing spend, franchisee P&L management, and royalty income
• Managed budget and forecast reporting for both the Applebee’s and IHOP brands in support of executive lead teams and investor relations guidance

Pasadena, California, US

• Monitor franchise financial health by reviewing future forecasts, financial statements, and credit agreement requirements
• Lead an experienced team enforcing franchise agreement compliance
• Present financial analysis regarding franchise activity to Dine Equity senior leadership
• Partner with franchisees to determine the best course of action for developing new territories and revitalizing existing markets
• Assist in approving franchisee-to-franchisee transactions after analyzing financial, operational, and development capability
• Internal Project Manager for divestiture of 23 company-owned Applebee's restaurants in July 2015 which included the following---- Designed valuation model---- Corporate representative responsible for determining the.

Leawood, Kansas, US

• Oversaw and evaluated all financial results relating to company-owned Wendy's restaurants under NPC Quality Burgers, Inc. (subsidiary of NPC International)
• Developed Annual Operating Plan for all Wendy's restaurants
• Presented financial results and other initiatives via Power Point to Executive and Operations teams.
• Evaluated and updated Wendy's Financial Forecast from top line sales through net income
• Assisted in designing business intelligence tool for Wendy's restaurants
• Maintained Wendy's Market Plan to ensure compliance with required remodels and new development

Leawood, Kansas, US

• Ran valuation analyses for potential Pizza Hut acquisitions
• Maintained Pizza Hut Market Plan to ensure compliance with required remodels and new development
• Designed and built the company's first transaction based labor model:---- This model is being utilized in all 1,250+ company-owned Pizza Hut restaurants---- The company has seen over $4.3 million in labor savings.

Leawood, Kansas, US

• Helped facilitate the sale of the company in December 2011. Including working on information provided in the Management Presentation, Offering Memorandum, and Rating Agency Presentation
• Heavily involved in M&A (over 400 units acquired in 4 years) including leading an $18.8 million, 36 Pizza Hut unit acquisition in February 2012
• Extensive modeling work in Microsoft Excel developing budgets, projecting sales and performing closure analysis utilizing IRR, ROI, and NPV of future cash flows
• Analyze and update company's Financial Forecast. This includes forecasting sales, cost of sales, cost of labor, other operating expenses and capital expenditures
• Present findings via Power Point and Excel to CEO, CFO and other executive team members
• Work with other team members in Finance to develop and present company's annual financial plan

Leawood, Kansas, US

• Work with Operations to improve margins by focusing on cost of sales, cost of labor and other operating expense
• Gather, summarize, and present the profitability around special deals (WingStreet, Tuscani Pasta, P'Zone, etc)
• Create and summarize data each period for the executive team. Projects include P&L Summary, weekly sales analysis, comparable store sales, average wage and transactions per labor hour analysis

New York, NY, US

New York, NY, US

St. Louis, MO, US

Saint Louis, MO, US