The Financial Analyst supports the Finance Department and serves as a key business partner to the Operations team. This role provides timely, accurate, and actionable financial insights, including monthly financial reporting, performance metrics, profitability analysis, and web-based dashboards. The Financial Analyst also performs ad hoc analyses and assists in the preparation, monitoring, and updating of company forecasts and budgets.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

The primary job duties and responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

Budgeting/Forecasting

• Perform monthly variance analysis of store expenses versus budget; identify drivers of variances and prepare clear, concise explanations.
• Review and update sales and expense forecasts for stores based on current trends and performance.
• Assist in the preparation and ongoing maintenance of the annual operating budget.

Profitability Analysis

• Investigate and respond to questions related to period-end financial results from Office Administrators, General Managers, and Senior Leadership, including sales, cost of sales, labor, and operating expenses.
• Provide detailed financial analysis and reporting to Senior Leadership and General Managers to support decision-making.
• Conduct concept-level and store-level profitability analyses to identify key drivers, trends, and areas requiring deeper review.
• Analyze menu mix and item-level profitability.
• Develop new reports, tools, and dashboards to improve financial visibility and operational performance.

Ad Hoc Projects

• Prepare ad hoc analysis for restaurant operations and management in order to analyze impact of potential decisions.
• Work with the Marketing Department to track and analyze the success of current promotions and marketing initiatives (impact on sales, traffic, guest spend, and profitability).
• Work to identify areas of improvement.
• Assist with implementation and integration of new process and software products as well as assist in the ongoing utilization and design of existing software/databases to maximize utility in reporting.

Minimum Qualifications

Listed below are the minimum qualifications required to successfully perform this role. These qualifications are necessary for someone to be considered for this position.

• Bachelor’s degree in any field of study
• 1-3 years of experience working in corporate finance, preferably in hospitality
• Positive and professional attitude
• Detail oriented, strong organizational and time management skills
• Excel at problem solving
• Collaborative and works well in a team environment
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Excel, SQL, TM1 and other OLAP applications
• Experience with reporting and dash boarding software such as DOMO, Tableau, Mirus or Microstrategy

Essential Physical Job Functions (with or without accommodation)

• Physical requirements are the ability to perform a manual data input function for up to 50% of an 8-hour day on regular basis.
• This position requires a focused, self-starter with the ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to work well under pressure with good organizational and project management skills.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact teamresource@pappasrestaurants.com for assistance completing any forms or to participate in the application process.

Pappas Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity Employer.