Lead Analyst, CFA Supply Finance

Lead Analyst, CFA Supply Finance Chick-fil-A Supply LLC

20246

Atlanta, Georgia

Distribution

Experienced Professionals

10%

Exempt

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Job DescriptionOverview

The Lead Financial Analyst serves as a key financial partner responsible for overseeing the capital investment portfolio and driving high-priority strategic initiatives. This role ensures that capital is deployed efficiently to support Chick-fil-A Supply’s growth and optimization while providing deep financial insights that influence long-term business decisions. The Lead Analyst will blend technical financial expertise with cross-functional partnership to optimize asset performance and support the organization’s strategic roadmap.

About Chick-fil-A Supply and Bay Center Foods

Both wholly owned subsidiaries of Chick-fil-A, Inc., Chick-fil-A Supply™ is a distribution service provider focused entirely on serving the unique needs of Chick-fil-A restaurants, while Bay Center Foods™ is a manufacturing facility that primarily focuses on lemon juice production, among other innovations, to help alleviate complexity in the Restaurants. This position will provide multi-site, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) leadership for our growing network.

Due to steady, year-over-year sales and volume growth, combined with the complexity in our Restaurants, Vertical Business Lines support current and future Restaurant needs through distribution innovation that extends the Chick-fil-A culture of care to those it serves, as well as those it employs.

The VBL’s service network is comprised of three components:

• Distribution Center – State-of-the-art warehouses that house supply for Chick-fil-A restaurants

• Manufacturing Plant – Facilities that manufacture and produce select menu items for Chick-fil-A restaurants

• Transportation – Growing fleet of delivery vehicles that supply Chick-fil-A restaurants

Our Flexible Future model offers a healthy mix of working in person and virtually, strengthening key elements of Chick-fil-A culture by fostering collaboration and community.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end Capex lifecycle, including annual budgeting, forecasting, and actuals tracking for all capital and maintenance projects

• Conduct ROI, NPV, and Payback Period analysis to evaluate the financial viability of proposed capital projects

• Partner with business and accounting teams to forecast depreciation and plan for the replacement or expansion of critical assets

• Develop and maintain monthly capital reporting to provide leadership with visibility into spend health, project timelines, and variance analysis

• Support the multi-year financial planning process by integrating capital requirements with broader corporate objectives in the long-range financial model

• Identify and implement enhancements to financial systems and workflows to increase accuracy and efficiency in capital reporting

• Provide data-driven recommendations on complex business cases, such as lease vs. buy analyses or entering new markets

• Help prepare the financial modeling and narrative creation for new strategic ventures, such as facility expansions, automation technology, or network optimizations

• Act as a primary financial advisor to Facilities and Operations teams to ensure financial alignment with project goals

• Prepare and present financial findings and strategic recommendations to senior leadership and stakeholders

• Obtain a solid working knowledge of the primary drivers of operations and their impact on financial performance

• All other duties may be assigned at leader’s discretion

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

• Bachelor’s degree, Finance or Business-related field

• 5-8 years of relevant business experience

• Excellent business communication and presentation skills

• FP&A experience in a multi-location organization

• Financial Modeling experience

• Strong capabilities in Microsoft Excel

• Familiarity with ERP Systems such as Oracle

Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

• MBA

Required Years of Experience5Travel Requirements10%Required Level of EducationBachelor's DegreeRequired Major/ConcentrationFinance or Business-related fieldRelocation Assistance ProvidedNo

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Chick-fil-A, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. It is and has been the policy of Chick-fil-A to ensure that all individuals are provided equal employment opportunities without regard to disability. Accordingly, Chick-fil-A will make reasonable accommodation(s) for the physical and/or mental limitation(s) of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability - whether an applicant or current employee - unless an undue hardship would result. If you believe you may require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability in connection with your application and/or the hiring process, please [email protected] soon as you realize this need.