As we continue to grow, our strategies have set us up for success to be the top offering in Chicken Fingerz, Boneless Wings, and Zalads. We’d love to have you as part of our team!
Benefits Include
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company-Paid Disability, Critical Illness, and Basic Life Insurance
- 401K with Company Match
- 50% Off Meal Discount at Company-Owned Locations
- Parental Leave
- Child Care Assistance
- Education Assistance Program
- PTO and 9 Company Holidays + 2 Floating Holidays
DEFINITION
The Sr. Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis provides financial and analytical support to cross-functional teams and manages the execution of assigned planning, reporting, and analysis activities. This hands-on role translates business performance into actionable recommendations, partners with department leaders, and ensures timely, accurate financial deliverables.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Essential duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Manage assigned components of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), forecasts, and long-range planning, coordinating business partner inputs and validating assumptions with leadership
- Lead recurring and ad hoc analyses supporting Marketing, Menu and Calendar, Supply Chain, and other assigned business functions
- Develop and review financial models evaluating menu pricing, product testing, limited-time offers (LTOs), product mix, cost of goods sold (COGS), labor, and capital investments (IRR and NPV).
- Analyze results against plans and expectations, identify underlying business drivers, and recommend actions to improve financial performance
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to evaluate initiatives, challenge assumptions, assess financial tradeoffs, and track results against expected returns
- Manage the preparation and review of weekly and monthly reporting and key performance indicators, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clear business insights
- Prepare financial summaries and presentation materials for review and inclusion in senior management and Board reporting
- Establish timelines and coordinate analytical deliverables across assigned projects; review analyst work for sound methodology, accuracy, and actionable recommendations
- Improve data pipelines, financial models, reporting tools, and processes through automation, standardization, and collaboration with data and system partners
- Communicate findings, emerging risks, and recommendations to FP&A leadership and business partners to support timely decisions
- Manages, mentors, and develops financial analyst
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of integrated financial and reporting systems and the relationship between operational drivers and financial results
- Ability to translate large, complex data sets into clear insights and practical recommendations
- Sound business judgment and ability to challenge assumptions constructively
- Ability to lead cross-functional projects and manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Ability to review analytical work, provide meaningful feedback, and develop others
- Clear written and verbal communication, including presentation of financial information to senior leaders
- Intellectual curiosity, attention to detail, and strong ownership and accountability
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Data Science, or another quantitative field
- Experience: 6+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, finance, or business analytics, including financial modeling, budgeting or forecasting, and cross-functional business support. Experience leading analytical projects and reviewing the work of others required; direct people management experience preferred. Restaurant, QSR, or retail industry experience preferred.
PAY RANGE:
$120,000 to $150,000
Zaxby’s Franchising LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment decisions based on any factor protected by federal, state, or local law.