Senior Financial Analyst

Job Summary

The Senior Financial Analyst partners closely with business leaders to drive financial performance across brands and Company-owned store team within the GoTo portfolio. This role is responsible for developing actionable financial models, delivering accurate forecasts, and providing timely reporting and P&L analysis to support strategic decision‑making. Leveraging data analytics and profitability insights, the Senior Financial Analyst identifies opportunities to enhance growth, improve margins, and optimize overall business performance.

The position also plays a key role in the annual budgeting and planning process, while supporting cross‑functional initiatives, special projects, and ad hoc analysis.

• Oversee brand financial activities, including reporting, forecasting, budgeting, profitability analysis, and ad hoc analyses.
• Assist in presenting monthly and quarterly financial results and presentations for senior leadership.
• Build and utilize predictive models to provide actionable insights for financial performance and long-term forecasts.
• Analyze and report on key performance indicators including net sales, royalties, unit growth, and operating expenses.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather, validate, and analyze relevant information, presenting insightful findings and recommendations to management.
• Support the annual budgeting and planning process.

• Partner with brand and Company-Owned store teams to provide financial insights and support short and long-term initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve analysis and ensure accurate reflection of monthly performance in financial systems.
• Conduct monthly analysis of profit & loss statements and provide performance recommendations to business leaders and partners.

• Participate in the annual budgeting process and rolling forecast processes to provide business leaders with actionable information on business performance and future outlook.
• Perform quantitative analysis to provide insights on profitability drivers.
• Conduct detailed research and variance analysis against forecasts, budgets, and actuals.

• Prepare and automate detailed financial reports, dashboards, and presentations for management and finance team.
• Reconcile financial systems to ensure accurate reflection of business data in financial reporting.

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Required.
• Master's Degree, Preferred.

• 3-5 years of progressive finance or FP&A experience (Required).
• Experience in forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis (Required).
• Retail, franchisee, restaurant, food, or beverage experience (Preferred).

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, with extensive skills in MS Excel.
• Ability to build, organize, and retrieve reports using financial software applications.
• Working knowledge of budgeting and forecasting models, processes, and financial reporting systems.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage complex projects in a constantly changing environment while meeting critical deadlines.