Director, Finance (PBI Planning)

Director, Finance (PBI Planning)

Newton, MA

Panera Bread is a specialty concept with unparalleled people and quality products offering careers as diverse as our breads. Panera Bread is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong business acumen, project management and communication skills as well as strategic, analytical, and technical capabilities to fill the role of Director, Finance (PBI Planning)

Key Responsibilities

Personal competencies for success include the ability to master both strategic and operational issues, the ability to dynamically handle multiple competing priorities, ability to navigate IT infrastructure, ability to develop financial modeling and data analysis skills, outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills, excellent communication and relationship skills, a positive "can-do" attitude, good judgment, flexibility, curiosity, and knowing what you don't know.

If you've got a healthy competitive streak, good problem-solving skills, strong attention to detail and quantitative skills, we'd like to hear from you. We'll ask you to leverage your talent and experience to contribute meaningfully to our business and culture; and we'll give you the information, tools and mentors you need to succeed.

Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

Serve as part of the team which supports all of Panera’s key initiatives, analyzes and reports on ongoing business performance and produces financial plans and monthly, quarterly, annual and multi-year forecasts in one of the following areas:

• Participate in annual operating and financial planning with emphasis on annual plans reflecting critical strategic initiatives
• Participate in monthly and quarterly, as well as annual and multi-year financial forecasts, typically working with broader organization to understand and test key forecast assumptions and run alternate scenarios.
• Partner with CFO and senior leadership to create presentations that shape the narrative for the organization, both from a financial perspective as well as the overall direction of the company, that are presented to JAB and the Board of Directors
• Lead ad-hoc projects analyzing strategic financial issues to drive key business decisions
• Lead ongoing analysis of business results, focused on key insights and action items, identifying and elevating potential issues
• Build strong working relationships within the company and across Panera Brands

Qualifications:

• An MBA and 5 years in either a corporate finance or planning role, an accounting firm, investment banking or consulting firm, or a bachelor’s degree and 7 years of experience
• Strong strategic, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a high level of demonstrated quantitative and finance skills in educational and professional records
• Expertise with Microsoft PowerPoint, proficiency in Excel and other analytical software, familiarity with dashboard and data visualization packages,
• Personal commitment to excellence and appetite for success
• Great sense of judgment and the humility to ask for advice.
• Self-motivated with a willingness to roll up your sleeves, and an intense drive to "get it right"
• Performs well under pressure within team and individual settings

• Able to coordinate across multiple projects effectively
• Ability to manage complexity and ambiguity
• Collaborative working style. Enthusiastically makes contributions and takes satisfaction in team accomplishments