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Financial Analyst

Office Middle $7.5k–$10.0k/moest.

Summary

CAVA is hiring a Financial Analyst to support financial planning, analysis, and decision-making across its growing multi-unit restaurant portfolio. You will partner with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and Real Estate to drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance insights using large datasets and scalable reporting.

What you'll do

  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance analysis for restaurant-level labor, occupancy, and operating costs.

  • Build and maintain financial models for new restaurant openings, labor deployment, and cost trends.

  • Prepare variance analyses versus budget and forecast, identifying key drivers and insights.

  • Own recurring performance metrics and reporting for assigned restaurants or cost categories, ensuring accuracy and consistency.

  • Partner with Operations and Real Estate teams to assess financial impacts and support decision-making.

  • Improve data accuracy, automate recurring reports, and streamline planning/reporting processes.

  • Build and maintain scalable reports and dashboards using Excel, Tableau, and/or Power BI.

  • Analyze data sourced from financial systems and data warehouses to support reporting and insights.

  • Support month-end close activities including accruals, prepaid reviews, and expense validation.

  • Conduct ad hoc analysis and research to support Finance and Restaurant Leadership.

  • Participate in post-investment reviews and continuous improvement of planning and forecasting processes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

  • 1–3 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, accounting, or a related role.

  • Strong accounting fundamentals (accruals, prepaids, expense recognition).

  • Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

  • Ability to analyze large datasets and translate findings into clear, actionable insights and recommendations.

  • Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis).

  • Exposure to SQL and relational databases for querying financial/operational data.

  • Nice to have: experience with data warehouses/analytics environments (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks).

  • Nice to have: familiarity with financial planning/ERP tools (Hyperion, SAP, Oracle, Adaptive, Anaplan).

  • Strong written/verbal communication and ability to explain financial results to non-finance partners.

  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, adaptable, and comfortable in a fast-changing environment.

  • Physical requirements include ability to operate office equipment, assess details, communicate effectively, and occasionally move/transport items up to 50 pounds (for certain positions).

Conditions

  • Competitive salary plus bonus and long-term incentives (eligible roles).

  • Early Wage Access.

  • Unlimited PTO and paid parental leave.

  • Paid opportunities to give back to the community.

  • Health, dental, vision, telemedicine, and pet insurance options.

  • 401(k) enrollment with company contribution.

  • Company-paid STD, LTD, Life, and AD&D coverage for salaried positions (eligible roles).

  • Free CAVA food.

  • Casual work environment and opportunity to join a rapidly growing brand.

  • Benefits generally effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of service (enrollment window noted in posting).

  • No visa sponsorship available.

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