Job Title: Sr. Financial Analyst, FP&A Compensation: $107,480 - $134,350 Annual Salary + Bonus The base salary or hourly wage range for this role will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors. Range is not inclusive of potential bonus or benefits. Your recruiter can share more information about the salary range and other factors during the hiring process.
Location: Hybrid, Din Tai Fung - Restaurant Support Center in Pasadena, California Benefits and Perks: - Competitive Pay & Benefits
- Employer Contribution for individuals and eligible dependents' medical insurance
- Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Commuter Spending Accounts
- 401(k) Plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounts through BenefitHub
- Employee Meal Discounts
- Paid Time Off (PTO) to support work-life balance (accrued based on length of service)
- Paid Sick Leave (PSL) to care for your health or loved ones
- Quarterly Wellness Days - extra time off to recharge every season
- Bonus Eligible
- Opportunities for growth; we love promoting within
About the Role: The Senior Financial Analyst, Development leads financial analysis and underwriting for Din Tai Fung's new restaurant development pipeline, from site selection through post-opening performance review. Reporting to the Director, FP&A, the role builds unit-level pro formas and investment-return analysis (IRR, NPV, Cash-on-Cash, payback) for proposed sites, partners with Development and Construction to track construction costs and TI build-out spend against budget, incorporates demographic and sales-forecasting data into site models, and models the financial impact of lease structures and renewals. The role also partners with the G&A leader to support day-to-day departmental spend analysis and owns budgeting and capital forecasting for new restaurant openings.
Responsibilities: - Development Support & Construction Cost Management - Serve as a day-to-day finance partner to the Development team across all active and pipeline restaurant projects. Partner with Development and Construction on cost benchmarking and bid evaluation to help drive down construction costs, and monitor Tenant Improvement (TI) allowances, kitchen equipment procurement costs, and permitting variances to track total capital expenditure against original site budgets.
- Site Selection & Underwriting - Build unit-level pro formas to evaluate proposed corporate or franchise sites, estimating NRO AUV, payback period, Cash-on-Cash (CoC) returns, IRR, and NPV, and assess lease-versus-buy trade-offs. Conduct pre- and post-opening analysis comparing actual restaurant performance against underwritten assumptions to validate site-selection paybacks and improve future underwriting.
- Sales Forecasting Integration - Partner with Marketing and Data Science teams to incorporate demographic data, traffic counts, competitive density, and cannibalization metrics into site-level sales forecasts and financial models.
- Lease Portfolio Optimization - Model the financial impact of lease renewals, percentage-rent structures (rent tied to restaurant sales tiers), and kick-out clauses for underperforming locations, and monitor occupancy cost ratios (rent, CAM, property taxes, and insurance as a % of sales) against target ranges.
- G&A Department Spend Support - Partner with the G&A leader to support day-to-day analysis of departmental spend, including variance tracking, ad-hoc reporting, and assistance maintaining the zero-based budgeting (ZBB) process for assigned departments.
- NRO Budgeting & Capital Forecasting - Build and maintain budgets and rolling capital forecasts for new restaurant openings, track capital spend against approved budgets by project, and partner with Development and Accounting to ensure capital tracking and reporting reflect current project timelines and costs.
Job Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, Business Administration, or related field
- 4-7 years of experience in Corporate Finance, FP&A, or real estate / development analysis
- Demonstrated experience building unit-level pro formas and evaluating investment returns (IRR, NPV, Cash-on-Cash, payback period) for new-site development
- Working knowledge of core restaurant development metrics: Sales-to-Investment Ratio, Average Unit Volume (AUV), Occupancy Cost Ratios (rent, CAM, property tax, and insurance as a % of sales), and Four-Wall EBITDA
- Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, INDEX/MATCH, pivot tables, sensitivity analysis) and demonstrated experience building structured financial models
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with Development, Construction, Marketing, or Operations teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate financial analysis into clear recommendations for non-finance stakeholders
- Self-directed with strong organizational and project management skills; able to manage multiple analyses and deadlines concurrently
Preferred Requirements: - Experience in a multi-unit restaurant, retail, or hospitality operator
- Experience with commercial real estate lease structures (percentage rent, CAM, kick-out clauses) and lease-versus-buy analysis
- Experience incorporating demographic, traffic count, or competitive density data into sales forecasting models
- Working knowledge of fiscal-period (13-period / 4-4-5) accounting
- SQL or Power Query for self-service data extraction from data warehouse environments
- MBA, CPA, or CFA progress / completion
Essential Functions: - Build and maintain unit-level pro formas, capital budgets, and investment-return analyses for new restaurant sites
- Track Tenant Improvement allowances, build-out costs, and permitting variances against site budgets
- Model lease structures and partner with Development on renewal and kick-out decisions
- Communicate financial analysis and recommendations in writing and live presentation
- Collaborate cross-functionally with FP&A, Accounting, Development, Marketing, and Operations
- Operate Excel, PowerPoint, and company financial reporting / capital tracking systems
- Occasional travel to active development and construction sites for project reviews
Special Requirements: - Approximately 5-10% travel expected, primarily to active Din Tai Fung development and construction project sites across existing and new markets.
NOTE: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position. Employees will be required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and able to provide documentation to work in the United States legally. 
