Financial Analyst - Red Lobster

The Financial Analyst – Marketing Analysis is responsible for conducting financial analysis of marketing strategies and offering financial support for culinary development.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Partner with Marketing and Culinary teams to implement business-building initiatives, including analyzing guest counts, sales, margin, and profitability impacts
• Cost and price recipes based on Culinary development and provide feedback to optimize margin and improve guest experience
• Evaluate and distribute performance results for menu tests and promotions, including impacts to guest counts, sales, check, margin and menu mix
• Provide ad hoc analysis and reporting for various Marketing, Culinary and Operations initiatives
• Maintain financial forecasts and reconcile against expected results
• Leverage systems to perform data validations, identifying discrepancies and opportunities for optimizations
• Analyze, identify, and communicate emerging trends and their impact so action is prioritized appropriately

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Experience in an analytical role exemplifying initiative, accuracy, and influence
• Excellent analytical skills, strong initiative, and flexibility in analyzing results
• Very strong knowledge of Excel.  Proven spreadsheet and data retrieval skills
• Attention to detail
• Solid critical thinking skills
• Strong project management skills

 
REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting

OTHER KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Proven ability to work within a strong team environment
• Strong communicator with excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• Ability to meet aggressive deadlines with accurate and concise analyses
• Ability to prioritize effectively to move multiple concurrent projects to completion
• Self-starter willing to promote change when necessary

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Knowledge of Oracle, Hyperion, and Micro Strategy a plus