FP&A Specialist, Restaurant Analytics (100% Remote)

We are seeking a sharp FP&A professional to help build the financial planning, reporting, and analytics engine for a newly acquired franchise restaurant business within a growing investment and operating platform. This is a high-ownership role for someone who loves digging into the numbers, building scalable tools, partnering with operators, and turning complex restaurant performance data into insights that leadership can act on.Company / Team / Position highlights:Confidential search supporting a newly acquired franchise restaurant platformBusiness operations across the U.S.High-visibility role with regular exposure to senior leadershipOpportunity to help build the FP&A foundation for a complex multi-unit restaurant and franchise businessBroad ownership across budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, KPI reporting, dashboards, and ad hoc analyticsLean, entrepreneurial environment where strong performers can have real impact quicklyGreat fit for someone who wants meaningful ownership rather than a narrow corporate finance seatBroad responsibilities:Build and maintain financial models, budgets, forecasts, and rolling projectionsAnalyze performance against budget, forecast, and prior periodsPerform variance analysis across sales, labor, food costs, controllable expenses, G&A, royalties, franchise fees, margins, and other key operating driversPartner with accounting during month-end close to review results, investigate variances, and prepare management commentaryCreate reporting packages, dashboards, and templates that improve visibility into unit-level, brand-level, and consolidated performanceAnalyze restaurant and franchise KPIs including sales trends, traffic, average check, labor productivity, food cost, unit economics, and profitabilityPartner with finance leadership, accounting, operations, and cross-functional teams to connect operational activity to financial impactHelp build scalable FP&A processes, reporting routines, and analytical tools for a newly acquired businessSupport acquisition integration, profitability improvement, pricing, cost control, labor trend, and growth-related analysesPrepare clear, actionable insights and materials for leadership reviews and operating discussionsQualifications:3–6 years of FP&A, financial analysis, corporate finance, accounting, or related analytical finance experienceStrong Excel, financial modeling, P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis skillsExperience building models, reports, dashboards, or processes in a lean or evolving environmentStrong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into practical business insightsComfort working closely with accounting, operations, finance leadership, and non-finance stakeholdersRestaurant, franchise, hospitality, multi-unit retail, consumer, or PE-backed experience preferredBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field