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Financial Analyst

CAVA is seeking aFinancial Analystto supportfinancial planning, analysis, and decision-making across our growing restaurantportfolio. This role is ideal for an analyst with1-3 years ofexperiencewho is excited to deepen their FP&A skillset in afast-paced, operationally focused, multi-unit environment.

In this role, you'll partner closely with Finance, Accounting,Operations, and Real Estate teams to support budgeting, forecasting, varianceanalysis, and investment decisions at the restaurant level. You'll work withlarge, complex datasets and have the opportunity to build scalable reporting,improve processes, and grow your technical and analytical capabilities.

Success at CAVA:

At CAVA, Individual Contributors focus on delivering high-qualitywork, owning tasks, and contributing to team success. We look for team memberswho take initiative, collaborate across teams, and stay curious about how theirwork supports broader goals.

This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position, and such duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

What You'll Do:

• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance analysis for restaurant-level labor, occupancy, and operating costs
• Assist in building and maintaining financial models related to new restaurant openings, labor deployment, and cost trends
• Prepare variance analyses comparing actual results to budget and forecast, identifying key drivers and insights
• Own recurring performance metrics and reporting for assigned restaurant or cost categories, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Partner with Operations and Real Estate teams to understand financial impacts and support decision-making
• Help improve data accuracy, automate recurring reports, and streamline financial planning and reporting processes
• Build and maintain scalable reports and dashboards using tools such as Excel, Tableau, or Power BI
• Work with data sourced from financial systems and data warehouses to support analysis and reporting
• Support month-end close activities, including accruals, prepaid reviews, and expense validation
• Conduct ad hoc analysis and research to support Finance and Restaurant Leadership
• Participate in post-investment reviews and continuous improvement of planning and forecasting processes

The Qualifications:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field
• 1-3 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, accounting, or a related role

Financial & Analytical Skills

• Strong foundation in accounting concepts, including accruals, prepaids, and expense recognition
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Ability to analyze large datasets and translate results into clear, actionable insights
• Interest in supporting business decisions by articulating financial trade-offs and recommendations

Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables, data analysis)
• Exposure to SQL and relational databases for querying financial or operational data
• Experience working with or alongside a data warehouse or analytics environment (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks) is a plus
• Familiarity with financial planning or ERP systems (e.g., Hyperion, SAP, Oracle, Adaptive, Anaplan) is a plus
• Comfort partnering with data or analytics teams to source, validate, and interpret data

Communication & Collaboration

• Ability to communicate financial results clearly to non-finance partners
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative mindset with curiosity and a desire to learn from cross-functional teams

Other Attributes

• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable operating in a fast-changing environment
• Eager to grow technical, analytical, and business partnership skills

Physical Requirements:

Ability to maintainstationary position to be able to operate a computer and other office equipment

Must be able toidentify, analyze and assess details

For certain positions,must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to 50 pounds

Ability to communicatewith others and exchange information accurately and effectively

Constantly positionsself and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production supportor office operations, as applicable

Ability to work in aconstant state of alertness and in a safe manner

What we offer:

Competitive salary,plus bonus and long-term incentives*

Early Wage Access!

Unlimited PTO, paidparental leave, plus paid opportunities to give back to the community

Health, Dental,Vision, Telemedicine, Pet Insurance plus more!

401k enrollment withCAVA contribution

Company-paid STD, LTD,Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions*

Free CAVA food

Casual workenvironment

The opportunity to beon the ground floor of a rapidly growing brand

• All exempt and non exempt employees are eligible for benefits. Benefits are effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of service and you have until the day before the effective date to enroll. A new hire can enroll in our benefit program by selecting a link that is emailed directly to the new hire at their personal email address once hired.
• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available.
• The posting range is an all cash range.

*Indicates qualifying eligible positions only

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