Senior Financial Analyst

Bloomin Brands; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Job summary

Bloomin’ Brands in Tampa is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with Marketing, Culinary, Operations and Finance on pricing, margins, and product profitability. You will build models for pricing, food cost, and category contribution and develop business cases for new product opportunities.

The role is based in Tampa, FL at the Restaurant Support Center with a hybrid schedule. We value diversity and offer benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Qualifications

• 3+ years of FP&A or related finance experience.
• Experience in restaurant or retail industry preferred.
• Strong modeling and analytics focusing on pricing, margin, and cost structures.
• Familiarity with product innovation and go-to-market finance.
• Excellent communication across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate financial impact of new product launches, menu changes, limited-time offers, and tests.
• Build and manage financial models for pricing, gross margin, food cost, profitability.
• Support menu engineering and product mix analysis.
• Develop business cases to scale successful products.
• Provide insights to optimize guest value, brand growth, and financial performance.
• Present insights to cross-functional and senior leadership.
• Leverage data visualization tools to guide decisions.
• Collaborate across functions to balance guest appeal, feasibility, and profitability.
• Support go-to-market financial planning for product innovation.
• Ad-hoc analysis as assigned.

Skills

FP&A

Corporate Finance

Revenue Management

Pricing

Product Finance

Go-to-Market Finance

Excel

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Senior Financial Analyst for Bloomin’ Brands’ finance team is a key role that supports product strategy, menu innovation, and pricing decisions across the brand. This individual will partner with Marketing, Culinary, Operations, and Finance to evaluate the financial impact of new product launches, menu changes, limited-time offers, and test‑and‑learn initiatives. Key responsibilities include building financial models for product pricing, margin, and profitability; supporting menu engineering and product mix analysis; developing business cases for scalable product opportunities; and providing insights that help optimize guest value, brand growth, and financial performance.

This role is based in our Tampa, FL Restaurant support Center and is approved for a hybrid work schedule (blend of onsite and remote work).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Partner with Marketing, Culinary, Operations, and Finance to evaluate the financial impact of new product launches, menu changes, limited‑time offers, and product tests.
• Build and manage financial models for product pricing, gross margin, food cost, profitability, and category‑level contribution.
• Support menu engineering and product mix analysis to identify opportunities that drive sales, optimize guest value, and improve financial outcomes.
• Analyze product test results, synthesize key learnings, and develop business cases to scale successful products systemwide.
• Monitor product lifecycle performance and recommend adjustments based on guest trends, mix shifts, pricing architecture, margin contribution, and financial outcomes.
• Track food cost targets, menu pricing guardrails, and margin contribution by item, category, daypart, and channel.
• Prepare presentation‑ready materials that translate product performance, test results, pricing recommendations, and financial implications into clear insights for cross‑functional and senior leadership audiences.
• Leverage technology, reporting tools, and data visualization to improve access to product, pricing, mix, and profitability insights that guide decision making.
• Collaborate effectively across functions to influence product decisions, communicate financial tradeoffs, and ensure recommendations balance guest appeal, operational feasibility, and profitability.
• Support go‑to‑market financial planning for product innovation, including pricing recommendations, sales and mix assumptions, cost implications, and expected returns.
• Perform ad‑hoc analysis and other job‑related duties as assigned.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Independent and self‑motivated with a proven ability to work with minimal supervision while managing multiple product, pricing, and test‑related priorities.
• 3+ years of experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, revenue management, product finance, or related analytical roles, preferably in the restaurant or retail industry.
• Strong modeling and analytical skills with a focus on pricing, gross margin, food cost, product mix, and cost structures.
• Familiarity with product innovation, menu strategy, test‑and‑learn environments, go‑to‑market finance, or revenue growth management.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and multi‑task in a fast‑paced, changing environment with competing product launch, menu update, and analysis timelines.
• Collaborative approach and excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence Marketing, Culinary, Operations, Finance, and senior leadership partners.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, advanced Excel, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau; curiosity about customer behavior, product trends, and how financial outcomes connect to brand growth.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, required
• CPA, preferred

• Bloomin' Brands offers benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401k.

Further details around eligibility and additional benefit offerings can be found at BloominBrandsBenefits.com

We value diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing all individuals employment consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law

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