The Financial Analyst – Marketing Analysis is responsible for conducting financial analysis of marketing strategies and offering financial support for culinary development.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Partner with Marketing and Culinary teams to implement business-building initiatives, including analyzing guest counts, sales, margin, and profitability impacts
- Cost and price recipes based on Culinary development and provide feedback to optimize margin and improve guest experience
- Evaluate and distribute performance results for menu tests and promotions, including impacts to guest counts, sales, check, margin and menu mix
- Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting for various Marketing, Culinary and Operations initiatives
- Maintain financial forecasts and reconcile against expected results
- Leverage systems to perform data validations, identifying discrepancies and opportunities for optimizations
- Analyze, identify, and communicate emerging trends and their impact so action is prioritized appropriately
REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Experience in an analytical role exemplifying initiative, accuracy, and influence
- Excellent analytical skills, strong initiative, and flexibility in analyzing results
- Very strong knowledge of Excel. Proven spreadsheet and data retrieval skills
- Attention to detail
- Solid critical thinking skills
- Strong project management skills
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
OTHER KEY QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proven ability to work within a strong team environment
- Strong communicator with excellent oral, written and presentation skills
- Ability to meet aggressive deadlines with accurate and concise analyses
- Ability to prioritize effectively to move multiple concurrent projects to completion
- Self-starter willing to promote change when necessary
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Knowledge of Oracle, Hyperion, and Micro Strategy a plus
