Financial Analyst

About Compass

At Compass Group, GREAT PEOPLE are at the core of our business! Our talented teams work tirelessly crafting incredible food experiences to help fuel the teams creating world-changing technologies at one of the world’s major tech companies! The food and experiences we provide make quite an impact! As we continue to move forward, we’re more passionate than ever about supporting the long-term success & wellness of everyone we feed, and we love what we do.

Background to Role

The Finance Team exists to support the Food at Google program regionally and to champion best financial practices as it relates to analysis, budget, forecasting and spend for all aspects of the Food Program. The Finance Team consists of three main work streams: Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and Data Analytics.

Role Summary

To support our growth we’re looking for a Financial Analyst to join our awesome team!

The Financial Analyst will mainly support the Financial Planning & Analysis and Data Analytics work streams within the Finance Team. You will partner with Bon Appetit’s and Compass’ Site Leadership as well as Client Service Managers to focus on financial modeling and analysis to outline growth and determine financial opportunities and efficiencies that benefit the food programs overall. You will also support the development and maintenance of the data infrastructure platform and promote effective data validation, data cleansing and data storage practices to enable accurate reporting and provide data for ad hoc analysis projects.

This position reports into the Regional Controller, and will leverage their strong financial, business and analytical skills to partner with key stakeholders (culinary, operations, hospitality, concept development, procurement, risk management, and HR), to promote financial best practices in line with Bon Appetit’s standards and Food program expectations while maintaining enhanced user experience.

This role is on-site, and is not eligible for hybrid or remote. Reporting location will vary based on business needs and will fluctuate primarily between two locations, one in Mountain View and one in San Jose. No relocation support is being offered for this role.

The great things you’ll do

• Financial modeling projects to add depth of understanding and accuracy to financial discussions and inform decision-making
• Maintain and reinforce all financial policies and standards consistently across the account
• Communicate any financial issues/concerns to the regional team
• Oversee preparation of weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual financial summary reports to unit management and leadership groups
• Participate in meetings with site and client leadership teams
• Create/maintain financial tools for all levels of managers, chefs, leadership and client teams
• Track weekly, monthly and quarterly financial KPI’s for site leadership and client partners
• Maintain, on a weekly basis, the client consolidated financial roll up
• Provide ongoing budget support (training, development, questions) for managers and chefs and budget development and review by location with leadership
• Assist with financial modeling for proformas for new cafes/programs, new food initiatives and Support Team projects to help determine operating expenses and provide guidance
• Present information for quarterly business discussions (aka quarter reports) and annual strategic review projects as needed
• Develop data validation processes to ensure that the data is clean and accurate
• Maintain and develop data infrastructure
• Support ad hoc data analysis projects

What we look for in the great candidate

• 4 year college degree in Business/Accounting and/or 5 years of experience working in an Analyst capacity
• Strong partnership skills
• Ability to influence in a matrixed organization
• Able to dynamically and creatively problem solve
• Adept at managing multiple client and internal requests and deadlines
• Able to shift priorities for self and team on short notice
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word and Outlook
• Proficient in Google Suite tools including Sheets, Docs, Slides and GMail
• Basic proficiency in using SQL to interact with databases
• Experience in dashboard design and using data visualization tools such as Google Data Studio / Tableau / Looker etc.
• Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently
• Bilingual a plus

Please attach resumes as a pdf.

Sounds good? Apply now to take your seat at our table!

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.