{"id":6773,"date":"2020-10-22T13:12:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T17:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/40.87.96.138\/?p=6773"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T20:04:57","slug":"hissho-sushi-cfo-matt-wilken-named-one-of-the-charlotte-business-journals-2020-cfos-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hisshosushibeer.bar\/my\/2020\/10\/22\/hissho-sushi-cfo-matt-wilken-named-one-of-the-charlotte-business-journals-2020-cfos-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Hissho Sushi CFO, Matt Wilken, Named One of the Charlotte Business Journal’s 2020 CFO’s of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Article Originally Published in the Charlotte Business Journal, click here to read the original article.<\/a><\/p>\n

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WINNER:<\/strong> Emerging Leader<\/p>\n

Current job:<\/strong>\u00a0CFO, Hissho Sushi<\/p>\n

Brief description of business:<\/strong>\u00a0Franchisor of sushi restaurants within grocery stores, college campuses, airports and corporate offices.<\/p>\n

Your responsibilities:<\/strong>\u00a0I lead finance, accounting, supply chain and M&A.<\/p>\n

Year started at company:<\/strong>\u00a02018<\/p>\n

Number of employees:<\/strong>\u00a0More than 80 local; more than 250 total<\/p>\n

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Unique challenge of the past year:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Like everyone, the pandemic has been a challenge for our business; however, we were able to come together as a team to drive cost savings as well as generate creative promotional programs to improve sales results. While our business is not fully back to pre-pandemic sales in all channels, we are pleased with where we are today.<\/p>\n

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Advice to an aspiring CFO:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Take time to understand the underlying drivers of financial performance at your company so you can explain what the company needs to do to improve performance. A good finance leader does not just report news (i.e. make sure the numbers are correct and accurate); they impact future performance by helping educate others about changes they can make to help improve results and drive better returns.<\/p>\n

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Who or what made you successful? <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I think having a blend of finance, strategy and business experience in my past roles has helped set me up for success. I tried to look for opportunities to take on a new challenge or move into a new area of the business because it helped me gain new experiences that increased my knowledge base or allowed me to develop a new skillset. This also enables me to look at key decisions from both the business side and the finance side so I can provide a balanced opinion to our team.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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