Manager, Marketing Finance & Corporate Strategy

BJ's Restaurants•Huntington Beach, CA

68d•Hybrid

About The Position

BJ’s Restaurants is seeking a Manager, Marketing Finance & Corporate Strategy to connect financial expertise, business insight, and strategic thinking to support decisions across the organization. The role extends beyond traditional FP&A, analyzing performance drivers such as menu mix, pricing, product costs, marketing initiatives, testing, loyalty, and the guest experience. It partners with Marketing, Culinary, Supply Chain, Operations, Off-Premise, and other teams to turn financial and operational data into decision-ready insights. The manager supports forecasting and performance analysis, leads recurring analytics and high-impact initiatives tied to revenue, margin, and product performance, and develops financial models and business cases for new initiatives. The role also helps design and evaluate business tests, assess results, and communicate recommendations, including through executive- and Board-ready materials. The position follows a hybrid schedule, working at the Restaurant Support Center in Huntington Beach Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
At least 7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a related strategic finance role.
Strong financial acumen and ability to connect financial results to consumer, product, marketing, and operational performance.
Experience partnering cross-functionally and translating business questions into financial analysis and recommendations.
Experience supporting senior leadership and influencing stakeholders across the organization.
Experience leading and developing direct reports, including providing direction, structured workflows, and performance oversight.
Advanced financial modeling skills and strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, business curiosity, and commercial acumen.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to make complex financial information clear and actionable.
Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Public company experience is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with BI and data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
CPA, CFA, or MBA.
Experience with ERP and planning systems such as Anaplan, Hyperion, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

Support forecasting and performance insights while leading analytical initiatives related to revenue, margin, and product performance.
Analyze financial performance against forecasts and deliver actionable insights and recommendations.
Own recurring analytics, including menu mix, check composition, KPI dashboards, and variance analyses.
Partner with business and operational leaders to understand performance drivers and identify opportunities to optimize revenue, costs, and margins.
Translate financial and operational data into recommendations and executive-ready materials.
Improve financial models, analytical tools, systems, and reporting automation.
Analyze menu mix and check composition to understand guest behavior, product performance, and sales trends.
Support menu pricing, product costing, menu testing, and innovation through financial modeling and post-test evaluation.
Provide financial analysis for marketing, promotional, loyalty, and sales-driving initiatives.
Develop business cases and ROI analyses for new initiatives, including potential impact, risks, and opportunities.
Help design and evaluate business tests by setting success metrics, estimating financial impact, and analyzing results.
Evaluate vendor, product, and operational initiatives by assessing their financial impact.
Collaborate with Marketing, Culinary, Supply Chain, Operations, Off-Premise/Loyalty, and other partners to develop decision-ready insights.
Assess industry trends, competitive dynamics, and internal performance to identify opportunities and inform longer-term strategy.
Prepare executive- and Board-ready materials communicating findings, financial implications, and recommendations.
Lead and develop direct reports, providing direction, structured workflows, and performance oversight.