Strategic Restaurant FP&A & Ops Partner

CAVA; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Early Wage Access

Unlimited PTO

Health, Dental, Vision

401k with company contribution

Company-paid STD/LTD/Life/AD&D

Free CAVA food

Casual work environment

Job summary

CAVA is seeking a Senior Partner in Washington, DC to partner on building budgets, forecasts, and performance analyses across restaurant operations. You will translate financial results into actionable guidance for Operations and leadership, while leveraging data-driven insights and automation to streamline planning processes.

The role emphasizes advanced Excel, financial modeling, and collaboration across Finance and Operations, with a strong focus on cost management and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, accounting, consulting, operations analytics, or related analytical role.
• Experience supporting restaurant, retail, hospitality, or multi-unit operations is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, financial modeling, and management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance analysis for restaurant OPEX and pre-opening line items.
• Own variance analysis for assigned expense lines, comparing actual results to budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Partner with Operations, Development, Accounting, and Finance to understand cost trends and support decisions across the restaurant portfolio.
• Build and maintain planning models, recurring reports, dashboards, and tools for OPEX and pre-opening costs.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Databricks

Snowflake

Hyperion

Oracle

SAP

Job description

CAVA is seeking a Senior Partner in Washington, DC to partner on building budgets, forecasts, and performance analyses across restaurant operations. You will translate financial results into actionable guidance for Operations and leadership, while leveraging data-driven insights and automation to streamline planning processes.

The role emphasizes advanced Excel, financial modeling, and collaboration across Finance and Operations, with a strong focus on cost management and operational efficiency.