Senior Financial Analyst, FP&A

PF Changs China Bistro • Scottsdale, AZ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

P.F. Chang’s is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Analyst to join its Financial team at the Global Support Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. This primarily office-based role supports financial planning and analysis, including sales planning, cost of goods analysis, forecasting, budgeting, executive communications, process improvement, and ad hoc projects. The current in-office expectation is at least three days per week, with additional onsite presence as business needs require. Candidates must currently reside in the greater Phoenix area within a reasonable commuting distance of the office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in FP&A, finance, or a related area.
• Strong computer knowledge, including financial systems and database applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, data warehousing, data mining, business intelligence, and other systems.
• Ability to assimilate data from disparate systems to perform financial analysis.
• Understanding of business operations, including ability to analyze business trends and detailed data and perform root cause analysis.
• Flexibility and willingness to take on new responsibilities and assignments and assist with ad hoc projects.
• Ability to communicate and present results effectively to audiences at various levels throughout the organization.
• Must currently reside in the greater Phoenix area within a reasonable commuting distance of the Scottsdale office.

Nice To Haves

• Restaurant or retail industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive processes and tools to compile weekly, monthly, and annual sales plans, synthesizing business performance, promotional plans, industry data, and Marketing team input into a financial outlook.
• Work with Purchasing to forecast demand and coordinate with the culinary team to identify and execute opportunities to reduce waste.
• Benchmark store performance against other stores and the industry.
• Evaluate the financial impact of menu changes and recipe updates on product mix and cost of goods sold, and provide recommendations to optimize profitability.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and benchmarks for food cost, waste, product usage, and inventory performance to identify restaurant improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate with Marketing to measure and capture the financial impacts of promotions, pricing actions, menu changes, and other activities.
• Coordinate FP&A inputs to the overall P&L planning process, including monthly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-range plans; review plans for reasonability against business and industry conditions, performance targets, and long-term initiatives.
• Organize FP&A team inputs into presentations for senior leadership covering monthly results, forecast updates, initiative performance, and business risks and opportunities.
• Develop tools and systems, automate processes, and implement process improvements.
• Develop and present value-added analyses, actionable insights, and recommendations for projects and ad hoc requests.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits starting on the first of the month following the hire date.
• 401(k) starting on the first of the month following the hire date.
• 20 days of paid vacation and sick time per calendar year for full-time Global Support Center team members, prorated for new hires.
• 12 company-selected paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays per year.
• Annual bonuses based on Company performance.
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related programs.
• Preloaded Lucky Cat Meal Card for use at corporate-owned P.F. Chang’s locations.
• Employee discounts.
• Financial assistance through the Lucky Cat Fund during hardships for qualifying team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior