Sr. Financial Analyst

PF Changs China Bistro • Scottsdale, AZ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

At P.F. Chang’s, we take PRIDE in creating a heart-filled, guest-led Pan-Asian dining experience while delivering meaningful value for our guests, Team Members, and shareholders. Our vision is to be the most admired Pan-Asian restaurant company in the world. We are seeking an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst to join our Financial team at our Global Support Center in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Requires 3+ years’ experience in FP&A, finance or a related area.
• Requires strong computer knowledge including financial systems and database applications such as Excel, Access, SQL, PowerPoint, data warehousing, data mining, business intelligence, and other systems.
• Ability to assimilate disparate systems to collect data in order to perform financial analysis.
• Demonstrated understanding of business operations including ability to analyze and perform root cause analysis on business trends and detailed data.
• Exhibit flexibility and willingness to take on new responsibilities and assignments as identified and to assist with various ad hoc projects as needed.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present results to audiences at various levels throughout the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MicroStrategy, Adaptive Insights, and/or APT a plus.
• Restaurant or Retail industry experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the process and tools necessary to effectively compile weekly, monthly, and annual sales plans. Synthesize business performance, promotional plans, industry data, and Marketing team input to create and communicate an informed financial outlook.
• Work with Purchasing team to forecast demand. Coordinate with culinary team to identify opportunities to reduce waste and execute on the opportunity. Benchmark store performance vs other stores and the industry in general.
• Evaluate the financial impact of menu changes and recipe updates on product mix, and cost of goods sold to provide recommendations to optimize profitability.
• Establish and monitor KPIs and benchmarks for food cost, waste, product usage and inventory performance to highlight opportunities for improvement across restaurants.
• Collaborate closely with the Marketing team to measure and capture financial impacts of promotional activity, pricing actions, menu changes, and other activities.
• Coordinate FP&A inputs to the overall P&L planning process. Review for reasonability given the state of the business and industry, performance targets, long-term initiatives, etc.
• Organize FP&A team inputs to create succinct, cohesive presentations to best inform senior leadership teams of monthly results, forecast updates, initiative performance, and business risks and opportunities.
• Continuously develop tools/systems and automate processes. Evaluate current processes and implement improvements.
• Develop and present value-added analyses to identify actionable insights and recommendations as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and 401(K) starting on the 1st of the month following the hire date.
• 20 days per calendar year for full-time Global Support Center team members, prorated for new hires.
• 12 company-selected holidays plus 2 floating holidays per year.
• Annual bonuses based on Company performance.
• Tuition reimbursement for job related programs.
• Preloaded meal card for use at any corporate-owned P.F. Chang’s location.
• Access exclusive 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