Senior Financial Analyst in Missouri at FlynnGroup Taco Bell

Sr. Financial Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Position Description

The Sr. Financial Analyst supports the annual unit-level budget and periodic forecasts for Flynn Taco Bell, helps lead the annual planning process, and contributes to key brand-level FP&A initiatives. The position delivers accurate, timely weekly and periodic performance reporting to brand leadership and operators, and provides analysis and insight on business performance and initiatives. Flynn Taco Bell operates more than 300 restaurants and is part of Flynn Group, a rapidly growing, ~$5B+ diversified international restaurant and gym operator. This role reports directly to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis.

We're looking for someone who is naturally curious about how things could work better. This role offers the freedom to rethink processes, find new ways to automate work, and bring forward recommendations that move the business.

Essential responsibilities include:

• Drive continuous improvement in brand forecasting, reporting, and planning processes, with a focus on reducing manual work through automation.
• Partner with the Director of FP&A to lead the annual unit-level budget process across 300+ restaurants. Build and maintain driver-based models for sales, transactions, labor, food cost, and other operating expenses.
• Produce reliable periodic reforecasts, track forecast accuracy against actuals, and refine methodology over time.
• Own the daily, weekly, and periodic dashboards for sales, labor, COGS, and operating metrics, making sure they are accurate, timely, and useful for decision-making.
• Analyze and communicate the drivers behind P&L performance by market, area, and restaurant, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities and their implications for future performance.
• Develop executive-ready commentary and presentations for the Brand President, leadership team, and ownership that clearly communicate insights and recommendations.
• Create and manage scenarios that inform business decisions in areas such as pricing, labor, commodity inflation, and menu mix.
• Align forecasts and budget assumptions with operations and finance leadership. Partner with business leaders to turn brand priorities into financial outcomes.
• Provide analytical support for new restaurant openings, remodels, capital projects, and other strategic initiatives.
• Support key FP&A initiatives, including the evolution of Power BI reporting and the automation of recurring workflows.
• Work cross-functionally with operations, accounting, supply chain, and corporate finance.
• Serve as an objective financial partner with a brand-wide perspective.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline is required, along with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience with increasing responsibility in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or business analytics.
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills, including building large models across multiple workbooks. Experience with Power Query and Power BI is required. Workday experience is a plus.
• A track record of improving or redesigning a process, model, or report, with results to show for it.
• Strong understanding of restaurant P&L drivers, especially labor, cost of goods, and operating margin. Multi-unit restaurant, retail, or franchise experience is a plus.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities, and proactive curiosity.
• Comfortable making sound recommendations when not all information is available.
• Self-starter who has succeeded in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to engage with and work across all levels of the organization, from restaurant operators to executive leadership.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

The Flynn Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer