Sr. Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

Darden’s family of restaurants features some of the most recognizable and successful brands in full-service dining — Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Yard House, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, The Capital Grille, Chuy’s, Seasons 52, and Eddie V’s. We own and operate more than 2,100 restaurants and are proud to employ over 200,000 team members, making us one of the 50 largest private employers in America.

Darden’s finance team encompasses both corporate and brand-specific roles that focus on FP&A as well as providing direct decision-making support for our operations, marketing, human resources and technology teams. We nurture career development with a pro-active rotation program focused on developing well-rounded future leaders.

Job Overview

The purpose of the Senior Financial Analyst is to perform routine to highly complex financial analysis to support business initiatives according to established procedures, departmental guidelines and regulatory requirements applicable to the work.

Additionally, the role will forecast, analyze and communicate financial performance in an accurate and objective manner to various levels of management both within finance and relevant business partners.

Flexible work arrangements offered such as flexible start & end times and remote work options 1-2 days each week as business needs allow.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Communicate complex information in a simplified manner to drive value-creating behaviors
• Maintain active communication with key business partners
• Prioritize actions based on needs of the team, focusing on impact and value creation
• Take the extra step to find answers to next-level questions
• Prepare and coordinate various weekly, monthly and year-end analyses, reports and financial records for management review
• Perform financial oversight for assigned area(s); model and evaluate financial impact of special projects and programs
• Teach fundamentals of analytical techniques, model building and business communication
• Provide guidance and coaching for key processes based on business expertise
• Perfect advanced analytical techniques, model building and business communication
• Prioritize effectively to move multiple concurrent projects to completion
• Increase the efficiency/effectiveness of reporting through streamlining, removing, simplifying and/or automating.

Required Technical Skills

• 4+ years of experience with progressing responsibility in moderate to highly complex financial analysis and reporting functions
• Strong knowledge of Excel
• Excellent analytical skills, strong initiative and flexibility in analyzing results
• Project management experience

Required Education

• Bachelor’s Degree (Finance, Accounting or related field)

Other Key Qualifications

• Drive results through analysis
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Meet aggressive deadlines with accurate and concise analyses
• Prioritize effectively to move multiple concurrent projects to completion
• Self-starter willing to promote change when necessary
• Teach fundamental analytical technique
• Understand advanced analytical technique, breakdown complex concepts
• Fully own projects

Preferred Skills And Experience

• MBA, CPA or related advanced degree
• Understand analytical tools: R, Alteryx, robotic process automation
• Knowledge of statistics, corporate finance and/or accounting
• Knowledge of HFM, Oracle, MicroStrategy BI, OneStream or similar financial systems
• Self-starter willing to promote change when necessary
• Restaurant experience is a plus!