Financial Analyst

Pappas Restaurants, Inc.•Houston, TX

20d

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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.

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.