FP&A Partner - Restaurant Budgeting, Forecasting & Ops

CAVA; Washington; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CAVA is seeking a Senior FP&A professional to partner with restaurant operations on budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role focuses on OPEX, pre-opening costs, and translating results into actionable insights for leadership.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in FP&A or analytics within multi-unit settings, with hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential for success.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of FP&A or related analytical experience.
• Experience supporting restaurant, retail, hospitality, or multi-unit operations preferred.
• Hands-on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance analysis for OPEX and pre-opening items.
• Own variance analysis for assigned expense lines and identify key drivers, risks and opportunities behind performance.
• Partner with Operations, Development, Accounting, and Finance to understand cost trends, validate inputs, and support decisions across the restaurant portfolio.
• Build and maintain planning models, recurring reports, dashboards, and tools for OPEX, pre-opening costs, and restaurant performance.
• Assist with month-end close activities related to assigned expense areas, including accruals and expense validation.
• Translate financial results into concise commentary and action-oriented insights for field leaders and FP&A leadership.
• Improve reporting and planning processes by reducing manual work and creating scalable tools for recurring analysis.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Management reporting

Operations analytics

Job description

CAVA is seeking a Senior FP&A professional to partner with restaurant operations on budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role focuses on OPEX, pre-opening costs, and translating results into actionable insights for leadership.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in FP&A or analytics within multi-unit settings, with hands-on experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling. Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential for success.