The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Financial Analyst
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Home Office - 1800 Vine Street, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Req #976Wednesday, August 17, 2022The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is seeking a Financial Analyst. This role will assist the Americas Finance Team in supporting franchise business growth, carrying out market research, analyzing past records, performing forecasts and making recommendations for improvements. This role will analyze the budgets, provide analytic support, and identify operational implementations to improve efficiencies and outcomes, with an emphasis on delivering disciplined growth, enhancing financial reporting, and driving business review processes.The Financial Analyst will sit in the US office, reporting directly to the Head of Finance, Americas. We are in office Monday through Wednesday and remote Thursday and Friday.
Responsibilities:Participate in short and long term financial planning processes, including forecasting, reporting, and periodic operational metrics analysis and trackingAssist in development of initiative analysis and business cases, partnering cross-functionally to capture sources of value as well as risks and pre-requisites for successUtilize statistical modeling tools to drive strong analytics-based decision-making throughout the product life cycle (inception to post-mortem)Develop thorough understanding of business drivers and operations to support operating leaders in data-driven decision making and action planning to maximize opportunitiesIdentify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboardsProvide analytical and strategic support on an ad hoc basis, leveraging tools like market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation to provide recommendations to senior management. Actively participate in the implementation of approved changesOwn the G&A cost model, including budgeting, forecasting and deep dive review of actuals, to encourage cost management for the businessSupport monthly forecasting and annual budgeting process. Manage meetings with functional owners to discuss G&A needs and adjust forecast model accordingly.Support preparation of comprehensive business reviews and updates to various audiencesMaintain user confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidentialExecute special projects in support of the Senior Finance Manager, as designed and defined by the Finance team
Qualifications:Highly proficient with Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; Microsoft DynamicsBachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Statistics3+ years of financial planning and analysis experience in a multi-national companyFood service and/or retail industry knowledge and experience a plusHands-on experience with process improvement methodologies, project management, and change management strongly preferredSelf-motivated and experienced in transition situations where there is rapid changeStrong ability to think strategically, creatively, and act tactically when requiredStrong leadership, interpersonal, influencing and team building skills requiredStrong negotiation, communication and analytical skills requiredWell organized with attention to detail and ability to carry out tasks independently
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Req #976Wednesday, August 17, 2022The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf is seeking a Financial Analyst. This role will assist the Americas Finance Team in supporting franchise business growth, carrying out market research, analyzing past records, performing forecasts and making recommendations for improvements. This role will analyze the budgets, provide analytic support, and identify operational implementations to improve efficiencies and outcomes, with an emphasis on delivering disciplined growth, enhancing financial reporting, and driving business review processes.The Financial Analyst will sit in the US office, reporting directly to the Head of Finance, Americas. We are in office Monday through Wednesday and remote Thursday and Friday.
Responsibilities:Participate in short and long term financial planning processes, including forecasting, reporting, and periodic operational metrics analysis and trackingAssist in development of initiative analysis and business cases, partnering cross-functionally to capture sources of value as well as risks and pre-requisites for successUtilize statistical modeling tools to drive strong analytics-based decision-making throughout the product life cycle (inception to post-mortem)Develop thorough understanding of business drivers and operations to support operating leaders in data-driven decision making and action planning to maximize opportunitiesIdentify and drive process improvements, including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and Excel dashboardsProvide analytical and strategic support on an ad hoc basis, leveraging tools like market research, data mining, business intelligence, and valuation to provide recommendations to senior management. Actively participate in the implementation of approved changesOwn the G&A cost model, including budgeting, forecasting and deep dive review of actuals, to encourage cost management for the businessSupport monthly forecasting and annual budgeting process. Manage meetings with functional owners to discuss G&A needs and adjust forecast model accordingly.Support preparation of comprehensive business reviews and updates to various audiencesMaintain user confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidentialExecute special projects in support of the Senior Finance Manager, as designed and defined by the Finance team
Qualifications:Highly proficient with Access, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; Microsoft DynamicsBachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Statistics3+ years of financial planning and analysis experience in a multi-national companyFood service and/or retail industry knowledge and experience a plusHands-on experience with process improvement methodologies, project management, and change management strongly preferredSelf-motivated and experienced in transition situations where there is rapid changeStrong ability to think strategically, creatively, and act tactically when requiredStrong leadership, interpersonal, influencing and team building skills requiredStrong negotiation, communication and analytical skills requiredWell organized with attention to detail and ability to carry out tasks independently
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