Lead Analyst, CFA Supply Finance

Overview

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 Experience

5
Travel Requirements

10%
Required Level of Education

Bachelor's Degree
Required Major/Concentration

Finance or Business-related field
Relocation Assistance Provided

No