Coordinator, Sr Analyst Financial Planning

2 weeks ago


West Newton, United States Panera Bread Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

Panera Bread is looking for an individual with a strong interest in finance or financial planning to serve as a member of its team responsible for planning, forecasting, and business analysis efforts. This role will be a key contributor to the forecasting and planning process for our bakery cafes, helping to project café revenues, expenses and profitability while also providing value-add reporting and analytics on business performance trends.

Personal competencies for success include the ability to dynamically handle multiple competing priorities, the ability to develop financial modeling and data analysis skills, outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills, excellent communication and relationship skills, a positive "can-do" attitude, good judgment, and intellectual curiosity.

Duties & Responsibilities

Serve as part of the team which supports all of Panera’s key initiatives, analyzes ongoing business performance and produces financial plans and monthly, quarterly, annual and multi-year forecasts in one of the following areas:

  • Participate in monthly and quarterly, as well as annual and multi-year financial forecasts, working with broader organization to develop key assumptions leveraging a variety of datasets.
  • Deliver impactful reporting and analysis on business performance for a wide range of audiences, from café operators to executive team members.
  • Leverage new and emerging tools and technology to drive reporting improvements for sales, profit and café operations, with the ability to provide meaningful insights at a regular cadence.
  • Serve as a member of cross functional teams executing key company initiatives, providing reporting, analysis and business acumen in support of decision-making processes.
  • Develop end-to-end financial analyses in support of strategic initiatives, providing regular updates to finance leadership.
  • Adapt quickly to changing organizational and team priorities - be ready to quickly jump into intellectually challenging problems facing the broader organization.

Qualifications (Education & Experience)

  • 2+ years of experience in either a corporate finance or planning role, an accounting firm, investment banking or consulting.
  • Strong experience in an IT business partnership role including planning, forecasting, and variance analysis.
  • High level of demonstrated quantitative and finance skills in educational and professional records.
  • High level of proficiency in Excel and other analytical software, experience with data visualization and reporting tools a plus (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
  • Familiarity with enterprise planning tools also a plus (Anaplan preferred)
  • Ability to understand Panera’s business model through metrics and analysis that drive insight and action.
  • Personal commitment to excellence and appetite for success
  • Great sense of judgment and humility to ask for advice.
  • Attention to detail, willingness to roll up your sleeves, and drive to “get it right.”

Working Conditions

  • Required travel - none

Physical Requirements

  • While performing this job, the incumbent is regularly required to stand, sit, talk hear & use hands and fingers to operate keyboards.

Direct Reports

  • This position will have approximately 0 direct reports.

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