Analyst, Cash Handling

Chipotle•Columbus, OH

20h

About The Position

As the Analyst, Cash Handling, you will be responsible for supporting the safeguarding of Chipotle’s assets by analyzing restaurant-level reports to identify policy violations and potential fraud, including cash shortages, missing deposits and deposit discrepancies, missing change orders and change-order discrepancies, and other suspicious transaction activity. In addition, you will support ad-hoc investigations as needed, including but not limited to payroll time-edit cases.

Requirements

High School Diploma or General Education Degreed (GED) required.
1–3 years of experience in restaurant or retail environments with exposure to cash handling, POS systems, and loss prevention or theft investigations required.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to review reports, identify anomalies and trends, and detect potential fraud or policy violations.
Clear and concise communication skills, with the ability to escalate findings and partner effectively with operations, finance, and leadership.
Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to identify discrepancies and translate findings into actionable insights.
Experience documenting investigations, reconciliations, and audits for tracking, reporting, and audit readiness.
Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, cases, and deadlines.
Collaborative and solution-oriented, with the ability to work both independently and cross-functionally with general supervision.
Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on strengthening processes, controls, and operational efficiency
Proficiency with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year college or university in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
Familiarity with reporting/BI tools preferred.

Responsibilities

Analyze daily, weekly, and monthly restaurant-level reports to identify policy violations and cash-related anomalies (cash shortages, missing deposits or deposit discrepancies, missing change orders or change-order discrepancies, and other suspicious transactions).
Develop, maintain, and enhance exception-based reporting to proactively identify cash handling irregularities, policy violations, and emerging risk patterns
Support ad-hoc investigations, including payroll time-edit cases by investigating time edits, documenting findings, generating cases or corrective actions as needed.
Investigate, document, and escalate suspicious trends and findings to leadership as appropriate.
Provide input on internal controls and process improvements to reduce cash loss and strengthen compliance.