Lead Analyst, CFA Supply Finance

Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center

Atlanta (GA)

Hybrid

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Chick-fil-A Supply is seeking a Lead Financial Analyst to oversee the capital investment portfolio and drive high-priority strategic initiatives across our multi-site network.

You will perform ROI, NPV, and Payback analyses, partner with business and accounting teams, and provide monthly capital reporting to leadership to ensure spend health.

This role blends technical financial expertise with cross-functional collaboration to optimize asset performance and support Chick-fil-A's strategic roadmap.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business-related field.
5–8 years of relevant business experience.
FP&A experience in a multi-location organization.
Excellent business communication and presentation skills.
Financial modeling experience.
Strong Excel capabilities and ERP familiarity.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end Capex lifecycle, including budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking.
Conduct ROI, NPV, and Payback analyses to evaluate capital projects.
Collaborate with business and accounting teams to forecast depreciation and asset replacement.
Develop and maintain monthly capital reporting for leadership visibility.
Support multi-year financial planning by aligning capital needs with corporate objectives.
Identify improvements to financial systems and workflows for reporting accuracy.
Provide data-driven recommendations on complex business cases (lease vs. buy).
Assist with financial modeling and narratives for strategic ventures (expansions, automation).
Act as primary financial advisor to Facilities and Operations teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Financial modeling

FP&A experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Business

MBA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle ERP

Job description

Overview

The Lead Financial Analyst serves as a key financial partner responsible for overseeing the capital investment portfolio and driving high-priority strategic initiatives. This role ensures that capital is deployed efficiently to support Chick-fil-A Supply’s growth and optimization while providing deep financial insights that influence long-term business decisions. The Lead Analyst will blend technical financial expertise with cross-functional partnership to optimize asset performance and support the organization’s strategic roadmap.

Overview

About Chick-fil-A Supply And Bay Center Foods

Both wholly owned subsidiaries of Chick-fil-A, Inc., Chick-fil-A Supply™ is a distribution service provider focused entirely on serving the unique needs of Chick-fil-A restaurants, while Bay Center Foods™ is a manufacturing facility that primarily focuses on lemon juice production, among other innovations, to help alleviate complexity in the Restaurants. This position will provide multi-site, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) leadership for our growing network.

Due to steady, year-over-year sales and volume growth, combined with the complexity in our Restaurants, Vertical Business Lines support current and future Restaurant needs through distribution innovation that extends the Chick-fil-A culture of care to those it serves, as well as those it employs.

The VBL’s service network is comprised of three components:

Distribution Center – State-of-the-art warehouses that house supply for Chick-fil-A restaurants
Manufacturing Plant – Facilities that manufacture and produce select menu items for Chick-fil-A restaurants
Transportation – Growing fleet of delivery vehicles that supply Chick-fil-A restaurants

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end Capex lifecycle, including annual budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking for all capital and maintenance projects
Conduct ROI, NPV, and Payback Period analysis to evaluate the financial viability of proposed capital projects
Partner with business and accounting teams to forecast depreciation and plan for the replacement or expansion of critical assets
Develop and maintain monthly capital reporting to provide leadership with visibility into spend health, project timelines, and variance analysis
Support the multi-year financial planning process by integrating capital requirements with broader corporate objectives in the long-range financial model
Identify and implement enhancements to financial systems and workflows to increase accuracy and efficiency in capital reporting
Provide data-driven recommendations on complex business cases, such as lease vs. buy analyses or entering new markets
Help prepare the financial modeling and narrative creation for new strategic ventures, such as facility expansions, automation technology, or network optimizations
Act as a primary financial advisor to Facilities and Operations teams to ensure financial alignment with project goals
Prepare and present financial findings and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders
Obtain a solid working knowledge of the primary drivers of operations and their impact on financial performance
All other duties may be assigned at leader’s discretion

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)