Financial Analyst - Development - First Watch Restaurants, Inc.

The Financial Analyst is responsible for providing analytical and financial support across all areas of the business with a focus on the Development team, including Real Estate & Asset Management, Construction & Design, and Facilities support teams. This position will play a key role in the company’s financial planning function as well as driving operational efficiency through reporting and analysis. The role will partner with leadership and senior managers to analyze new site opportunities, monitor key performance metrics, analyze the company’s financial results, and identify business trends.

The essential functions in this job description are not all-inclusive of this position’s duties and responsibilities.  Reliable and dependable attendance is required.

• Business & Operations Analysis: Perform ongoing analysis of business results, focused on variance versus expectations, understanding changes in trends in both company and category performance, and identifying and elevating potential issues. Support all business analysis with accurate analytical models, using a variety of data and assumptions, and can be easily explained to executive management
• Data Gathering: Query various data sources to support recurring and new reporting and analysis, including P&L, metrics, attributes, organization, etc.
• Data Maintenance: Maintain and clean various data sources to support the acquisition and updating of restaurant attributes and related support information
• Reporting: Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly recurring reporting to support the Development Team and others
• Project Support: Provide support to key members of teams working on executing core company initiatives and analysis of component level performance
• Planning: Provide support to the Development Finance team preparing annual operating and financial planning
• Provide ad hoc analytical support to the Development Finance team

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or analytical discipline with 1+ years of corporate financial planning and analysis experience
• Intermediate Excel skills and proficient in PowerPoint
• Strong understanding of financial statement analysis, corporate finance and financial modeling
• Analytical skills and ability to understand First Watch’s business model through metrics and analysis
• Familiarity with SharePoint, OneDrive, Power BI & SQL, and other Microsoft tools
• Multi-unit restaurant or retail industry experience preferred
• MBA, Graduate Degree, or financial certification (FPAC, CPA, CMA) preferred

First Watch is the leading Daytime Dining concept serving made-to-order breakfast, brunch and lunch using fresh ingredients. A recipient of hundreds of local “Best Breakfast” and “Best Brunch” accolades, First Watch's chef-driven menu rotates five times a year and includes elevated executions of classic favorites alongside specialties such as its Quinoa Power Bowl, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Chickichanga, Morning Meditation fresh juice and signature Million Dollar Bacon. After first appearing on the list in 2022 and 2023, First Watch was named 2024’s #1 Most Loved Workplace® in America by Newsweek and the Best Practice Institute. In 2023, First Watch was named the top restaurant brand in Yelp’s inaugural list of the top 50 most-loved brands in the U.S. In 2022, First Watch was awarded a sought-after MenuMasters honor by Nation's Restaurant News for its seasonal Braised Short Rib Omelet. First Watch operates more than 540 First Watch restaurants in 29 states. For more information, visit www.firstwatch.com.

First Watch is an equal opportunity employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, First Watch will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.