Job Details
Who We Are:
We believe a workplace food program is something employees should love and look forward to every day. Powered by technology and a network of over 1,400 restaurants, Fooda feeds hungry people at work through our ongoing food programs located within companies and office buildings. Every day each Fooda location is served by a different restaurant that comes onsite and serves fresh lunch from their chef s unique menu. Now with over 90 million meals sold, Fooda operates in major cities across the U.S. Eight out of ten employees believe Fooda is one of their company s top perks.
Position Overview:
Fooda is currently recruiting for a Financial Analyst position to be based at our corporate headquarters in Chicago. This is a high impact role at a fast growing, venture backed company offering exposure to Executive leadership as well as cross-functional exposure and collaboration across the country.
The ideal candidate will find a multitude of opportunities for growth, learning, and exposure to interesting business challenges.
What You Will Be Doing:
- Assist with the monthly financial analysis with an emphasis on identifying trends, insights, and opportunities for improved profitability; communicate all results to Division Vice Presidents and the Executive team.
- Support with the preparation and presentation of monthly P&L review meetings with Division Vice Presidents and other key stakeholders.
- Contribute to annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Build out reports to assist in financial analysis, drive margin improvement, and solve mysteries. Report buildout will include the ability to use of SQL & Tableau, but existing knowledge is not a requirement. Fooda will provide training: This is a great opportunity to learn a highly in demand skill.
- Prepare, improve, and automate various reporting including but not limited to: Fooda s monthly management package, quarterly board deck, and investor reports.
- Work in collaboration with the Accounting, Finance, and Data Science Departments to assist with month end close tasks as needed
- Build or modify various financial models to assess the viability of new business lines and other proposed business initiatives.
What You Should Already Have:
- Bachelor s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field.
- Three or more years experience in a similar role or field including: corporate finance, data science, business analytics, consulting, investment banking, or private equity.
- Thorough understanding of core finance and accounting principles. Demonstrable academic curiosity and/or achievement in this area is a plus.
- Advanced MS Excel Skills including expert usage of data lookups and validation techniques.
- Desire and acumen to learn Tableau report writing and SQL (Fooda will provide training. Prior experience not required).
- Experience building financial models and / or forecasts.
- Pro-active self-starter with a history of seeing projects through to completion and managing assigned tasks.
- Solid written and verbal communication skills with an emphasis on accuracy and brevity
What We ll Hook You Up With:
- Competitive market salary and stock options, based on experience.
- Unlimited vacation
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision plans
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Paid maternity and parental leave benefits
- Flexible spending accounts
- A fulfilling, challenging adventure of a work experience
- Lots of free food!
Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. No phone calls or recruiters please.