WHO WE ARE

We are a restaurant group that thrives on creating authentic and inspiring experiences for the communities we serve. Through the contributions of countless incredible people, past and present, we're headed to the moon with a simple mission - to make people feel good. While no one on the team is quite like the other, it's our common values that keep us united.

• Be Authentic and Humble
• Act with Integrity
• Bring Good Energy
• Achieve as a Team
• Get Extraordinary Results
• Inspire with Hospitality

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL PLANNING AND ANALYSIS 

As Director FP&A your key role is to provide data driven analysis and insight to support decision making, evaluate and identify opportunities to improve the business, and lead the budgeting and forecasting process. This role reports to the Chief Financial Officer Provides long-range plans involving strategy development, resource allocation and financial outcomes. This position will also help drive strategic decision making through the generation of financial models, forecasts, financial analysis, reporting and presentations for leadership team review. 

TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU MUST

• Maintain and evolve the long-range plan that supports strategic objectives 
• Lead the annual budget process, including collaborating with others teams to thoughtfully allocate resources, inform key business decisions, and execute on operational plans
• Maintain the quarterly forecast and actuals performance of the P&L, identify key business and financial trends, and communicate them to leadership team at the period financial reviews
• Maintains 90 day  free cash flow outlook to drive capital allocation decisions
• Oversee presentations, key analyses, and corporate models for the Board, management, and other key internal stakeholders
• Contribute to the strategic planning and execution of key company initiatives by providing FP&A leadership, performing financial analyses and modeling, and sharing insights
• Drive the long-term transformation of our planning approach, operations, and technology, including identifying and sponsoring initiatives to continuously improve, automate and scale forecasting and reporting tools and systems
• Provide thought partnership and foster collaboration across the organization while directly leading the FP&A department
• Delivers operational insights by utilizing problem solving and analytical skills to aggregate data from a variety of datasets, and performs qualitative and quantitative analyses.
• Able to build forecasting models that are easy to understand from the users perspective.
• Drives forecasts, annual planning, and budgeting
• Continually improves or develops tools/systems and automation processes to collect and analyze data. 

WHY YOU'LL LOVE UPWARD PROJECTS

• Excellent benefit and compensation package
• Paid time off and earned paid sick time
• Fitness discount programs
• 401K with company match
• A people focused culture united by our shared values
• Unlimited growth opportunities, with several new restaurant openings
• Having a voice. We provide empowerment and influence to all our team members
• Opportunity to build deep, meaningful, and lasting relationships with colleagues
• Recognition and rewards for your hard work and tenure
• Generous meal benefit program

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Statistics, Business, Accounting or related discipline is required. MBA is strongly preferred. 
• 5+ experience in FP&A, consulting or investment banking. Experience in multi-unit retail or hospitality preferred
• Outstanding conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly build in-depth knowledge of data hierarchies and financial systems. 
• Proficiency in corporate finance and valuation concepts such as Discounted Cash Flow, Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return and Return on Invested Capital
• Proficiency in linking the three financial statements and projecting financial statements and cash flows 
• Proficient in leading the planning process
• Knowledge of Python and Data Science concepts preferred